What is our theme?
Moon phases, Science
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
*Note: This lesson would be best done taken place over the course of a full month*
Students will be given an opportunity to observe and record the moon phases.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL 2: The child will demonstrate eagerness and curiosity as a learner.
PreK-ESS1-1 (MA). Demonstrate awareness that the moon can be seen in the daytime and at night, and of the different apparent shapes of the moon over a month.
Clarification Statement: The names of moon phases or sequencing moon phases are not expected.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will recognize that the moon can be seen both in the daytime and at night.
- Students will recognize and document the different shapes the moon takes.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
“Watching the Moon” by Edana Eckart book read aloud:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeETiPF7B5M
(watch this a few times in one sitting or over time!)
Materials
- Moon phase calendars (see attachment)
- Marker/pen/pencil
Activity (Procedure):
- Start by watching the youtube book read link.
- Tell your child they’re going to be a ”scientist” taking observations on what the moon looks like each night (if you can) for the next few weeks.
- Make sure to view the moon, when visible, when the sun is out and in the evening when it’s dark.
-Have your child record their observations of the moon on the blank moon phase calendars provided (or make your own).
- Discuss how the moon shape changes (full circle, half circle, and crescent) through drawings, paintings, collage, however!
- Observe and identify the differences between night and day based on what they see in the sky.
Activity Wrap Up:
Watch and discuss how the moon is changing as your child is observing and record throughout the month.
At the end of the month, reflect on your child’s artwork recordings and discus what happened with the moon.
Were there any differences with the daytime moon and the nighttime moon?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Does my child express or demonstrate awareness of changing shapes of the moon as it waxes and wanes each month, through language or representation
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Moon phases, Science
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
*Note: This lesson would be best done taken place over the course of a full month*
Students will be given an opportunity to observe and record the moon phases.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL 2: The child will demonstrate eagerness and curiosity as a learner.
PreK-ESS1-1 (MA). Demonstrate awareness that the moon can be seen in the daytime and at night, and of the different apparent shapes of the moon over a month.
Clarification Statement: The names of moon phases or sequencing moon phases are not expected.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will recognize that the moon can be seen both in the daytime and at night.
- Students will recognize and document the different shapes the moon takes.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
“Watching the Moon” by Edana Eckart book read aloud:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeETiPF7B5M
(watch this a few times in one sitting or over time!)
Materials
- Moon phase calendars (see attachment)
- Marker/pen/pencil
Activity (Procedure):
- Start by watching the youtube book read link.
- Tell your child they’re going to be a ”scientist” taking observations on what the moon looks like each night (if you can) for the next few weeks.
- Make sure to view the moon, when visible, when the sun is out and in the evening when it’s dark.
-Have your child record their observations of the moon on the blank moon phase calendars provided (or make your own).
- Discuss how the moon shape changes (full circle, half circle, and crescent) through drawings, paintings, collage, however!
- Observe and identify the differences between night and day based on what they see in the sky.
Activity Wrap Up:
Watch and discuss how the moon is changing as your child is observing and record throughout the month.
At the end of the month, reflect on your child’s artwork recordings and discus what happened with the moon.
Were there any differences with the daytime moon and the nighttime moon?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Does my child express or demonstrate awareness of changing shapes of the moon as it waxes and wanes each month, through language or representation
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
- Encourage children to retell stories about night and day and things in the sky (e.g., Happy Birthday Moon, Moongame, and Mooncake by Frank Asch, Papa Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle), as well as informational books about the moon, (e.g., I See the Moon by Jacqueline Mitton; One Small Square: The Night Sky by Donald M. Silver; What the Sun Sees/What the Moon Sees by Nancy Tafuri, Watching the Moon by Edana Eckart; and Why Does the Moon Change Shape? by Melissa Stewart).
- Display pictures of space with sun, moon, and stars, and illustrations of phases of the moon.
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