We finally have a clear night! If your kiddo is interested, have a peak at the night sky tonight. You may even see a few stars.
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As part of our sky unit, we are studying stars, constellations and the moon. Since it gets dark so early, students will still be awake during the night sky. If you can find the time a few times a week to see what is happening in the night sky, it would be a useful connection between what we are learning in class and the real world. During our calendar time, I will ask students for their night sky observations (orally, no need to send in the paper). Today students took home a moon phase observation sheet that can be used to record their observations. If this is something that your child is really interested in, here is a sight that lets you know what the moon looks like even when it’s cloudy.
Our class has been having many conversations about the sky. We have identified which objects can be seen during the day/night. We learned about the phases of the moon and students made a model to illustrate these.
Sometimes students don’t fully understand concepts when they are taught to the whole class. Here is a simple explanation and a video montage in case you want to follow up with them.
During non-covid times, we would have done this activity using Oreo cookies but it is almost impossible for children to eat cookies (especially when they are not supposed to), so we used paper instead. If however, you would like to do it at home, here are the instructions: