World Space Week activities

Celebrate World Space Week with your primary and secondary classes with the help of these booklets, quizzes and activity ideas

Tes Resources Team

18th September 2025

Astronaut standing on a planet to signify world space week

Inspire an interest in space exploration with these themed resources, hand-picked for World Space Week

Observed between 4 – 10 October every year, World Space Week was set up to celebrate the contributions of space science to the advancement of the human condition. The largest annual space event in the world, there’s no better time to encourage learners to discover more about the importance of exploring it.

To help you do just that, we’ve brought together a collection of teaching ideas to not only introduce the topic but also engage students of all ages.

Primary resources

Wonder at the World

Solar system foldout - order of the planets sequencing activity cut and paste KS2 space

£2.20

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These fun foldouts are a memorable way of teaching or re-enforcing the planets in our solar system and their order. Use as a science centre, for an interactive notebook or to support learning around space, including World Space Week. There are 4 similar options to choose from: * Option 1: Students...

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Planet fact cards solar system resource (KS1/KS2)

FREE

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This free downloadable resource is ideal for introducing pupils to the planets in our solar system. Suitable for KS1 and lower KS2, it includes a set of fact cards with clear visuals and simple facts to support science lessons on space. Pupils can use the cards to learn about each planet s size, d...

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WORLD SPACE WEEK - Fun Worksheet

£2.62

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WORLD SPACE WEEK IS COMING! Celebrate the World Space Week (4 - 10 October) with this Fun Worksheet! These best-illustrated Fun Workhsheet will go great with any Space Theme Activities in your Classroom! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: YOU WILL RECEIVE ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...

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Space-Themed Taboo Vocabulary Game for World Space Week

FREE

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Bring some out-of-this-world fun to your classroom with this engaging Space-themed Taboo game! Perfect for celebrating World Space Week (4th 10th October), this activity helps students review and reinforce key vocabulary related to the Solar System in an interactive and memorable way. This pack i...