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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

The Moon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Young scholars explore the phases of the moon. In this solar system lesson, students listen to several books about the moon including The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons. Young scholars complete a KWL activity concerning the phases of the moon...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dark Side of the Moon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the position of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during each of the phases of the Moon. They then draw a diagram to show the position of the Moon, Earth, and Sun in each of the phases of the moon.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living On The Moon

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students evaluate what life would be like living on the moon or another planet in our solar system.  In this science lesson, students create a colony that they would use to live in on the moon using Legos. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hello Sun, Goodnight Moon

For Teachers K
Students become familiar with different times around the world through the reading of 9 O'clock Lullaby.  In this Earth, sun, moon lesson, students recognize the movement of the Earth and the relationship to the sun and the moon. ...
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Curated OER

Shoot for the Moon

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders distinguish the different phases of the moon. In this astronomy lesson, 2nd graders study the history of its discovery and myths about its origin. They simulate how the moon's surface is illuminated by the sun.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Moon Phases Worksheet

For Students 7th - 9th
In this moon phase learning exercise, students identify the phases of the moon and draw pictures of the illuminated portion of the moon.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reflected Light and the Moon

For Students 5th - 10th
In this moon worksheet, students draw the different moon phases and name them. Students review why the moon has phases. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Astronomy and Me: Moons Over New Haven

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the features of different moons orbiting the planets. For this astronomy lesson, 3rd graders explore the different phases of the moon using an interactive online website. They compare and contrast the features of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earth, Sun, and Moon

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a demonstration and complete an online activity that illustrates the earth orbits the sun once a year, and that the moon takes approximately 28 days to orbit the earth.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Walk Two Moons Quiz

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Take your class to the moon with Midnight on the Moon! Then provide them with this short packet to develop vocabulary and practice reading comprehension. The first page has readers match vocabulary terms to their correct definitions. The...
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Lesson Plan
Clark County School District

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A thorough lesson plan takes your first grade class through Jane Yolen's beautiful Owl Moon. It crafts the unit with clear objectives, high-level guiding questions, cloze activities and sentence frames, and extension activities at the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Moon Phases

For Students 5th - 8th
Five multiple choice questions are provided in the handout about the phases of the moon. A digaram is included to help astronomy learners answer the questions. The diagram is meant to represent the appearance of the moon from the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phases of the Moon

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read "The Moon Seems to Change" and conduct an experiment with oranges to demonstrate the phases of the moon. They write about the experiment and describe each phase of the moon.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moon Exploration

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the various phases of the moon. They define each moon phase, create an illustration for each phase, identify patterns in the moon's phases for the upcoming months, and take a quiz.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Walk Two Moons: Magic Square Vocabulary Assignment

For Students 7th - 9th
Readers work alone or in groups on complete a vocabulary exercise designed to be used with Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons. Using the magic square format, learners match the vocabulary words with their definitions. An answer sheet is...
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Worksheet
K5 Learning

Sun, Stars and Moon

For Students 1st Standards
Learners read about the objects we see in our night and day skies before answering five short answer comprehension questions.
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Organizer
School District No. 71

Adding Written Detail: Using Jane Yolen’s Owl Moon as a Mentor Text

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Access your senses with a worksheet on sensory language. Based on Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, the worksheet prompts kids to find examples of each of the five senses, as well as phrases for inner emotion. 
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Activity
Scholastic

Owl Moon Teaching Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Capture the engagement of young readers with this collection of activities based on Jane Yolen's book, Owl Moon. Following a shared reading of this children's story, the class explores the geography of the American Northeast, creates...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Moon's Phases

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students visit a specified Web site which allows them to discover the phase of the moon on any date in history. Students record the moon phase for the day of their birth, the first moon landing in 1969 and on...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Moons, Gods and Goddesses

For Students 7th - 8th
In this moons, gods and goddesses worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 23 clues about gods and goddesses in Greek myths and moons. Students are given a list of the moons in our solar system.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Moon in Motion

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars identify the phases of the moon. In this space science lesson, students create a "Moon Flipbook" by using a reproducible which is included in the lesson. Young scholars color in their flipbooks.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moon Record

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, learners record what shape the moon is for 15 days. The worksheet also includes a parent letter regarding the assignment.

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