Today’s Activities
reading it! write it!
Read/listen to the poem “The Moon” by Robert Louis Stevenson. Then do a brief analysis using this worksheet of the elements of poetry and the theme of the poem.
Visit BrainPop to learn more about the moon.
Watch/listen to this video about the moon
Science
Aril 7th will be a Super Moon. Go outside tonight and look toward the east. The moon will start to rise at about 7:30pm and will be at it’s highest point in the sky at midnight. Learn about Moon Phases by watching this short BrainPop video. Read one or more of the Related Readings to learn even more about the Moon.
Watch this BrainPop video.
Check out this worksheet about the moon.
Try this edible moon activity.
History
Check out this site and read about the 1969 moon landing. Create a timeline of important events.
Try this wordplay activity on BrainPop!
Create
Go outside tonight and take some photographs of the night sky (weather permitting!)
If you have some glow sticks, plastic eggs then put a glow stick in each egg and play hide and seek with them inside or outside.
Stay active and stay safe
These suggestions encourage families to become more physically active during these trying times. Each day, students are asked to complete each set of activities with a family member. April 6-10 “At Home” PE suggestions.
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