As you flip the pages, look at and discuss how the moon changes phases.Use the thumb on your right hand to flip the pages, starting with the top page and going to the bottom. Place your right hand along the right side of the book. Place your left hand on the left hand side of the book.Put the pages in order from 1 to 8, with 1 on top and 8 on the bottom.The “last quarter” is when the moon has completed ¾ of its orbit around the earth and also looks like a “half moon” to us.This is when the moon looks like a “half moon”. The “first quarter” is when the moon has completed ¼ of its orbit around the earth.
#MOON PHASES IN ORDER FULL#
“Waning” means shrinking and is used to describe the moon as it gets smaller from full moon to new moon.“Waxing” means growing and is used to describe the moon as it grows from new moon to full moon.As the moon travels around the earth, we see different fractions of the moon, as it is lit by the sun.We can only see half of the moon from earth, since the other side is always turned away from us.Optional: Cut out and scramble your own drawings or photographs of the moon and try putting them in order from new moon to waning crescent. Have fun trying to put them back in the correct order starting with the new moon and ending with the waning crescent. Print out the “Moon Phases Cards.” Cut up and scramble the cards.Talk to your child about how the appearance of the moon changed throughout the month.Optional: Take photos of the moon, print out the photos, and put them in your moon chart. Continue looking at and drawing the moon every few nights until you have completed the chart.Observe the moon again and draw what you see in the “Night 2” box. If you do not have access to a printer, draw what you see on a blank sheet of paper. At night, look at the moon with your child and draw what you see in the “Night 1” box on the chart.Observe, record, and discuss the moon’s phases: scissors (for “Moon Phases Cards” and “Moon Phases Flipbook”).The phases of the moon make it look a little different every day, but it looks the same again about every four weeks.The moon looks different to us on different days throughout the month.This activity is designed to help children learn the following:
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