Moon Month: A Moon Phases Unit Study for Kids
$12.00
What if your child learned the phases of the Moon by watching them happen?
For one month, your child looks up every day, sketches the Moon in their own journal, and notices how it changes. Then, with a lamp and a ball, they figure out why. By the end, they can explain the phases in their own words because they saw every one of them in the real sky.
Real books carry the story along the way. Your child reads about how big and how far away the Moon really is in The Moon by Seymour Simon. They compare their sketches to Galileo’s drawings in Starry Messenger. They follow the people who first landed on the Moon in Team Moon. And they end the month with Owl Moon as a model for writing about their favorite night outside. Each book has its own Reading Notes, and new words go on their Moon Words page as they come up.
What your child learns
Why the Moon changes shape, and why it isn’t Earth’s shadow
Why the Moon rises later each day and shows up in the daytime sky
Why we always see the same side of the Moon
How to observe, record, predict, and explain like a scientist
Vocabulary, reading notes, and descriptive writing built right into science
What’s inside (46 pages)
Parent guide: 8 short lessons with exactly what to say, read, ask, and do
Parent background pages: everything you need to answer their questions with confidence, no science background needed
New Moon start dates through 2027, so you know exactly when to begin
My Moon Journal, 21 printable pages:
Nightly Look pages for every day of the month
Reading Notes and Moon Words
Seeing Like Galileo, Moonrise Detective, The Lamp Model, and My Phase Wheel
A Moon Watcher certificate to finish
Answer key, with a completed model and phase wheel
Tips for adjusting for younger and older children
Grades 3 to 8. Two lessons a week plus a few minutes looking up each night. You’ll need a few household items like a lamp, a ball, and a flashlight, and the four books from your library.
Instant PDF download. Print the journal as many times as your family needs and start after the next new Moon.
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