In using this moon blog for kindergartners, the teacher would develop lesson plans for:
ACOS K-10 Identify objects in the day sky with the unaided eye, including the sun, clouds, moon, and rainbows. The students would be able to view the moon during the day a few times over the course of a month. In addition the teacher could incorporate a moon app, such as the Moon Phase app (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moonphase-moon-info/id287526650?mt=8 ) or the websites such as Kids Astronomy http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm, Planets for Kids http://www.planetsforkids.org/, or Science Kids http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/solarsystem.html to show the students the various phases of the moon. Thus when the moon is visible during the day sky, the students could relate what they learned from these technological links to what they experience observing the moon during the daylight hours.
The teacher could incorporate what they learn from the technology links and allow the students to recreate the moon phases during snack time using Oreo cookies. The teacher can either assign a moon phase to each student or the students can choose a slip of paper with a moon phase on it. Each child re-creates the moon phase using half of the cookie with the side that has all of the frosting on it and a popsicle stick to scrape off the correct amount of frosting for the correlating moon phase. The children places their "moon phase" on a paper plate in the correct order. It is helpful for the teacher to have a sample of each phase already completed and in the correct order for her kindergartners to refer for assistance. Upon completion of the project, the students enjoy their cookies for snack.
Finally, the teacher could encourage the students to look for the moon and to take pictures for show and tell. Because these students go to bed early, this assignment may be difficult. The teacher would need to supplement pictures as needed.
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