I drew the moon phases on paper, and as they painted, the ‘mystery moon’ came into view, which we then matched to our printouts.Īs we switched our focus from the moon, I heard a local store was having live animals in for a visit. A white crayon, white paper and some black watercolor paint was all it took for the science lesson excitement level to shoot through the roof! 🙂 Our favorite activity by far was one I made up and titled Mystery Moons. We watched the night sky several evenings to observe the moon. I downloaded these FREE phases of the moon cards and we all went to work on using Oreos to recreate the pictures. We read and talked quite a bit about moon phases with 1st grade, and I roped in his 4th grade sister for some science lessons. We practiced using transition words such as “First you, Then…Next, etc.” Goodnight Moon Science Then my 1st grader (verbally) narrated back to me the steps necessary to make this craft. They pulled it off alone for the most part! Those pesky red strips were some trouble after all. I set out materials and gave basic explanations such as the red strips of paper being different lengths, and to watch closely where they should go… Yep, critical thinking skills being encouraged. But I wanted to see if the 1st grader could figure out the steps by simply looking at a completed project while working. With this simple craft (reproduction of a window in the book), I encouraged the boys to work alone. This activity kept him busy for a while, and he enjoyed it for days!
I simple cut these out of red felt found deep in my stash of craft supplies.
The preschooler enjoyed fine motor practice pinning red mittens to a wooden clothesline, just like those in the story. I decided to focus on learning about owls and the moon, with a few simple activities – my boys are 7 and almost 3.5 yrs old Owl Moon is a sweet story of a girl and her father observing and learning together. Goodnight Moon is a staple in our home, a great bedtime read for little ones. So, expect to see a variety of Five in a Row posts coming your way over the next two months! While following our preschool literature plan for the year has been somewhat consistent, updating here on the blog has been sketchy.
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