Inspire Young Astronauts with Decodable Books

Strap on your astronaut suit and helmet for a trip into space, and take your students along for the ride! We’ve put together the perfect blend of decoding, comprehension skills, and outer space to inspire your young readers to grow! 

Students will love learning about Earth and Space with this fun and educational book. The book covers everything they know and love about the world outside our atmosphere. Students can learn all about the sun, moon, planets, and solar system while they are having fun reading and coloring the pictures inside.

This leveled reader is perfect for first and second-grade students. It features

• Decodable text 
• Tracking dots to encourage fluent reading
• Engaging text and illustrations
• Comprehension questions to summarize learning.

Plan for Guided Reading Lessons Ahead of Time

In addition to independent student work time, use this Desert book for kids as a resource for

• Guided reading groups
• Lesson Introduction
• Fast finishers 
• ESL Group Activities
• Classroom Shared Reading
• Science lessons on space

Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to download this resource’s PDF or Google Slides version. 

This resource was created by Anna Helwig, a teacher in Arizona and a Teach Starter collaborator.