Moon journals

This week we are wrapping up our study of planets and moving on to the moon.  Yesterday I handed out moon journals to each child.  Inside the front cover are guidelines to help you and your child understand expectations for the journal.  The guidelines are quite simple.  Each night your child should create an entry that has a date, a picture of what the moon looks like, and a fact that they found about the moon.  There will be nights, like last night, when the moon is not visible, perhaps due to cloud cover.  The expectation is that the child will draw the clouds that are hiding the moon, or go onto a website to see what the moon looks like behind the clouds.  I am hopeful that this project will give the children a deeper understanding of the phases of the moon, but also be a fun activity which will deepen their knowledge and appreciation for the solar system in general.  As always, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.