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Moon Diary
Draw the moon every night for eight nights and watch its shape change.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 10 minutes
- Topic
- Math and science
- Kids practice
- moon phases, observation over time, patterns
What kids do
“Look at the moon each night and draw what you see!”
- Eight nights
- The moon is getting bigger / smaller. I think next it will…
How to run it
- Send it home with a note to families.
- If it’s cloudy, write “cloudy” and skip.
- Moon-phase websites can fill in missed nights.
Talk about it
- What pattern do you notice?
- Why does the moon change shape?
- Can you see the moon in the daytime?
Take it further
Keep it going for a whole month.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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