The children began to have a strong interest in the moon phases beginning in October. One of their favorite stories was "Ghost Eye Tree" and the scary "eye" of the tree was actually the moon.

We were also beginning our study of space then, so it was natural that we would study the moon. We began by charting the phases of the moon. Using the Virtual Moon Phases web site, I copied and printed the moon photo along with the date. The children helped me arrange them on the bulletin board and label them with the name of the phase.

We also investigated Internet resources, literary sources, to look more closely at all the moon features. The children completed scientific drawings of the moon. Finally, we created our own Moonscapes with craters out of plaster of Paris.

The photos below will document our Moon study.