Space Lessons for Kids: Four Ways to Explore the Universe
Four playful space lessons that take your child from their first look at the Moon, to training like an astronaut, to reading the night sky like an astronomer. Created in collaboration with NASA, using NASA content.
Ages 2 to 8 · Ad-free · Play-based learning
What are Lingokids Space Lessons?
Lingokids Space Lessons are a set of three playful, hands-on lessons that teach children about space through play. The series gives every child three ways in: a gentle first look at space for the youngest explorers, an astronaut adventure for kids ready to blast off, and a night-sky lesson, I Can Be an Astronomer, for stargazers. All four were created in collaboration with NASA, using NASA content.
Each lesson lets children learn by doing: naming what they see in the sky, suiting up for a mission, and discovering what makes a star different from a planet. The lessons build early science vocabulary and real curiosity about the universe, and each one works on its own, so every child can start where they are.
Four space lessons, four kinds of adventure
Pick where your little explorer wants to begin. Each lesson stands on its own, so there is no wrong order.
NEW! I Can Be an Astronomer
Kids step into a real astronomer’s shoes, and Follow a real NASA space telescope!
- Learn how stars and planets differ
- With NASA's Chief of Astronomy
- Follow NASA's Space Telescope!
I Can Be an Astronaut
Your child suits up, blasts off, and discovers what it really takes to live and work in space.
- What a rocket does and how a mission worksets
- Living in space: floating, eating, and sleeping
- The teamwork behind every launch
Space+
The next step for explorers: eclipses, the Moon’s changing shape, and worlds far beyond our own!
- Solar eclipses and why the Moon changes shape
- The planets, and which ones could support life
- Other planets' Moons across the solar system
Space, for Younger Explorers
A cozy first look at space for little ones, meeting the Sun, the Moon, and the planets.
- The Sun, the Moon, the stars, and the planets
- First space words and playful picture games
- Gentle, bite-sized activities for tiny hands
Created in collaboration with NASA
The astronomer lesson was created in collaboration with NASA, so the wonder your child explores is grounded in real science. It follows NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a real mission, on its search for planets around distant stars. Your child is not just imagining space, they are following a genuine milestone in exploration, told at exactly their level.
Real science, made simple
Space facts grounded in NASA content, then told in words and games a young child can follow.
A real NASA mission to follow
Kids track the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as it hunts for exoplanets, faraway worlds around distant stars.
Wonder first
Every lesson is built to leave kids asking the next question, not just memorizing the last answer.
Safe, ad-free space fun that families trust
The Space Lessons live inside the Lingokids app, beside hundreds of other play-based lessons.
Ad-free and COPPA-safe
No third-party ads and no surprises. A calm space built for children to explore.
Learning through play
Structured, step-by-step lessons built with educators. Discovery, not worksheets.
Grows with your child
Three lessons, from first space words to real astronomy, so the series keeps up as they grow.
Open to every family
The astronomer lesson is available on both Basic and Plus, so anyone can explore the night sky.
Questions parents may ask about the Lingokids' Space Lessons for kids
The Space Lessons are a series of four playful lessons about space for young children: a first look at space for the youngest, an astronaut adventure, an advanced Space + lesson on eclipses and distant planets, and the new I Can Be an Astronomer lesson. Kids learn about stars, planets, and the night sky through hands-on activities. The astronomer lesson was created in collaboration with NASA.
It is a new night-sky lesson where kids explore what makes a star different from a planet, learn that our Sun is a star, and follow a real NASA space telescope on its hunt for faraway worlds.
YES! These lessons were created in collaboration with NASA.
That means the science your child explores, from stars to space telescopes, is grounded in real information.
These lessons are all available on both Basic and Plus, so any family can explore the night sky together.
I Can Be an Astronomer goes live on 25 August.
The universe is waiting
There is a whole universe for your little explorer to discover. Start with the lesson that fits them best.
Ad-free, safe, and made for curious kids. Created in collaboration with NASA.
