FREE 2024 Solar Eclipse Activities and Printables for Kids
Are you looking for free 2024 Solar Eclipse Activities and Printables for Kids? I’ve gathered some of my favorite free resources for the Great North American Solar Eclipse and want to share them with you as we are preparing for the big event!
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The 2024 Great North American Solar Eclipse
We have our solar eclipse glasses and phone lens filter ready! The rare solar eclipse spanning across the United States, from Texas to Maine, is happening soon! It will be visible across the USA on April 8, 2024. Be sure to check out a map to see how close it will be coming to you. Even if you aren’t in the path of totality, a partial eclipse may be visible from your location.
To celebrate the occasion, I’ve gathered a list of some of my favorite free 2024 Solar Eclipse Activities and Printables for Kids for you to check out to see if your kids would enjoy them!
NASA
Of course, as to be expected, NASA has some great resources. They released a My NASA Data Page with mini lessons and resources for educators with options in grades 3-12. They’ve also recently launched the “Snap It!” Eclipse Adventure Game to learn all about the upcoming 2024 eclipse. If you go to the “Educators” area of this game, you will also find many science related activities that you can incorporate into your homeschool science lessons throughout the year, not just for the eclipse. There are many other interactive options on their site that are not eclipse related, if you’re also interested in those.
NASA has some other really fantastic Eclipse 2024 resources to be used, even posters, coloring pages, moon charts and more that you can print to remember the event. There is a page on eclipse history that is fascinating. They even have an archived set of activities for homeschoolers that is great. It is from 2017, but almost all of the activities could still be used today, check it out if you haven’t!
If you’re looking for a map, NASA has a very detailed map showing the path of totality as well. This resource is definitely my favorite of the bunch.
National Park Service
The National Park Service and The Planetary Society have come together to create a Solar Eclipse themed Junior Ranger Booklet! I love this idea because my kids have really enjoyed the Junior Ranger booklets that we have picked up at the national parks we have visited.
Commemorating The Event
If you are like me and get ornaments for big events in your life, consider this one! It is so cute an can also be personalized.
If you are more of a sticker person, this one is my favorite, and this one a close second. I’m going to be getting one for my laptop.
Other FREE 2024 Solar Eclipse Activities and Printables for Kids
- There is a coloring page available titled Geometry of a Solar Eclipse for kids to color.
- National Geographic has an extensive resource they put together for Building A Solar Eclipse Viewer that is worth taking a look at. It is listed for ages grades 3-8.
- NASA Video or Free School Video on YouTube explaining the eclipse
- Exploratorium has an Eclipse Guide and also a link to livestream the event
- This one is a stretch, but K12Reader.com has a worksheet for high school students. However, it is about reading a paragraph and identifying the main idea, the topic is just solar eclipses.
- A family guide to the sun
- The Lawrence DIY Sun Guide, complete with printables (also available in Spanish).
- Safety First! How to Safely View A Solar Eclipse
- Flyover Video showing a really unique view of the eclipse path, I love this one!
My Top 5 Eclipse Books For Kids – and don’t forget your glasses & phone lens filter!
If you’re looking for a little more information than the above free resources offer, check out my Top 5 Eclipse Books for Kids.
- A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse – by Kate Allen Fox
- Total Solar Eclipse: A Stellar Friendship Story – by Jayme Sandberg
- Solar Eclipse 2024: The Complete Kids’ Guide and Activity Book for the Great North American Solar Eclipse – by Science Across America
- Totality!: An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science – by Jeffrey Bennett
- My First Solar Eclipse Book for Kids: The Ultimate Children’s Facts on the Total Solar Eclipse – by Sarah Wilson
Even More Resources
This one isn’t free, but if you are looking for something the kids can do to keep busy in the car while you travel to see the eclipse, this Solar Eclipse Road Trip book looks amazing! They also have a Solar Eclipse 2024 activity guide book.
There are also many resources available at paid sites like Teachers Pay Teachers and membership sites like Education.com. I have pinned those and a few others on our Pinterest account if you’d like to see them. Be sure to follow us there as well! Those sites would be great to check out if you want to go a little more in depth with it.
I hope you enjoyed this list of FREE 2024 Solar Eclipse Activities and Printables for Kids! My family can’t wait for the eclipse, we already have our hotel booked. As homeschoolers, we try to take every opportunity available to use what is happening around us to help further our kids’ education, but it is an awesome experience for anyone, young or old! What is your family doing to celebrate the solar eclipse?
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