Coin Activity showing quarter and penny in comparison to earth and moon Styrofoam ball hands-on moon phase exploration Moon phases flip book Moon phases diagram Create group poster representing the relationship between the sun, earth, and the moon in its phases. Meaningful Language Activities: Listen to Read aloud Partner read information about moon phases Complete graphic organizer of key events with illustrations Write sentences color coded for main idea and supporting details Compile sentences into a paragraph using transition words Unit Sequence: DAY ONE: Students will individually fill out anticipation guides. Read the guide together and make a tall chart of answers. Tell the students this is called an anticipation guide and ask if they have an idea why we did this activity. Help students draw conclusion that we are accessing our background knowledge to make connections with our new thinking as we begin learning about the moon for the next week. State and explain objectives. Review previous knowledge of the verbs rotate and revolve. Apply same knowledge to nouns rotation and revolution. Have students stand and rotate at their desks. Partner share—describe rotation to a partner. Call on one pair to share their description of rotation. Next review the term axis. Show visual model of our globe with axis through the middle. This illustrates rotating on an axis. Then have students revolve around their tables. Again partner share a description of the action of revolving. Finally have the students compare revolution and rotation with a partner. One partnership shares their comparison. Add comparisons and descriptions to the anchor chart to keep on display for the duration of the unit. will do coin activity to demonstrate that the same side of the moon is always facing the Earth. Have students predict how many rotations the penny will do prior to the activity. Regroup class following activity and discuss inferences made. Add information to anchor chart. DAY TWO: Read Aloud Girl Who Married the Moon” “The Follow lesson plan for Read Aloud and Moon Phase diagram. Use board lesson to increase engagement and involvement. Students will move the moon phases and labels to the correct position in relation to the sun and the earth. When completed, students will create an individual copy of the phases of the moon illustration. DAY THREE:
Coin Activity showing quarter and penny in comparison to earth and moon Styrofoam ball hands-on moon phase exploration Moon phases flip book Moon phases diagram Create group poster representing the relationship between the sun, earth, and the moon in its phases. Meaningful Language Activities: Listen to Read aloud Partner read information about moon phases Complete graphic organizer of key events with illustrations Write sentences color coded for main idea and supporting details Compile sentences into a paragraph using transition words Unit Sequence: DAY ONE: Students will individually fill out anticipation guides. Read the guide together and make a tall chart of answers. Tell the students this is called an anticipation guide and ask if they have an idea why we did this activity. Help students draw conclusion that we are accessing our background knowledge to make connections with our new thinking as we begin learning about the moon for the next week. State and explain objectives. Review previous knowledge of the verbs rotate and revolve. Apply same knowledge to nouns rotation and revolution. Have students stand and rotate at their desks. Partner share—describe rotation to a partner. Call on one pair to share their description of rotation. Next review the term axis. Show visual model of our globe with axis through the middle. This illustrates rotating on an axis. Then have students revolve around their tables. Again partner share a description of the action of revolving. Finally have the students compare revolution and rotation with a partner. One partnership shares their comparison. Add comparisons and descriptions to the anchor chart to keep on display for the duration of the unit. will do coin activity to demonstrate that the same side of the moon is always facing the Earth. Have students predict how many rotations the penny will do prior to the activity. Regroup class following activity and discuss inferences made. Add information to anchor chart. DAY TWO: Read Aloud “The Girl Who Married the Moon” Follow lesson plan for Read Aloud and Moon Phase diagram. Use board lesson to increase engagement and involvement. Students will move the moon phases and labels to the correct position in relation to the sun and the earth. When completed, students will create an individual copy of the phases of the moon illustration. DAY THREE:
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