Lesson 132: The moon and stars

Objective

I can tell that the moon and stars are in the sky. I can say when we usually see them, notice that the moon can look different, and see simple star patterns at night.

Materials

• A simple picture book or photos of the sky in the day and at night
• Dark blue paper and a white or yellow crayon (or pencil and notebook)
• Optional: stickers or small dots to make star patterns

Mini-lesson — The moon and stars in our sky

Guided Practice — Sky watch: day and night

You will think about what you see in the day sky and in the night sky. Then you will use the tracing pad to practise moon and star words.

1. Look at pictures: Use a book or photos that show the sky in the day and at night. Point to what you can see in each sky.
2. Talk about the day: In the day we see the sun and a bright blue sky. Sometimes we may see a faint moon.
3. Talk about the night: At night the sky looks dark. We may see the moon and many tiny stars.
4. Sort ideas: Make two lists in your notebook: "Day sky" and "Night sky". Write or draw what you see in each.
5. Think about the moon: Look at a few pictures of the moon. Notice that it can look like a circle or like a thin slice.
6. Use the tracing pad: Choose words like moon, stars, night, or light from the dropdown and trace them slowly while you say the word out loud.
7. Draw a tiny sky: Next to your traced word, draw a tiny picture of a moon or a simple group of stars.

Tracing Pad

Lines Primary lines Baseline only Grid Blank Trace (none) moon stars night space sky light shine phase dark

Pen Clear

Tip: After you trace the words, write one sentence such as "The moon shines at night" or "Stars look like tiny lights".

Practice 1 — Day sky or night sky?

Think about what you would see if you looked out of the window in the day and in the night.

1. Fold a page into two parts and label them "Day sky" and "Night sky".
2. On the day side, draw the sun and anything else you might see in the day sky.
3. On the night side, draw the moon and stars.
4. Circle the things that belong only to the night sky.

Practice 2 — Moon shapes over time

The moon does not always look the same. It can look like a circle, a half circle, or a thin slice.

1. Draw three boxes in a row and label them "Night 1", "Night 2", and "Night 3".
2. In each box, draw a different moon shape (for example: full, half, thin slice).
3. Under each box, write a word like full, half, or thin.
4. Talk about how the moon still stays in the sky even when it looks different.

Practice 3 — Make a simple star pattern

Stars can make simple patterns that you can draw with dots and lines.

1. On dark paper (or in your notebook), draw 6 to 8 tiny dots like stars.
2. Use a pencil to join some of the dots with straight lines to make a simple pattern.
3. Give your pattern a fun name like "star fish" or "kite".
4. Explain how you made your pattern with dots (stars) and lines.

Quick Check — The moon and stars

Answer each question about the moon and stars. Think about what we see in the day sky and the night sky.

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Exit ticket (student)