It has many mountains, valleys, old volcanoes, and many craters. The moon lies some 384,400 kilometers from Earth. Make a Sun Catcher Craft The Moon Preschool Activities and Games The Moon Let children decorate the sun with yellow and orange tissue paper and the moon with white and gray tissue paper. Invite children to name something else the sun shines on and repeat the song with these substitutions.Ĭut out a moon and a sun shape out of card stock paper. Explain that the sun shines on the Earth giving off light and heat. Ask children if the sun's rays fall to Earth like rain. The air gets warmer, wet streets dry, etc. Ask children what they feel and see when it's a sunny day. Show children a poster of the sun. Explain that the sun is a star, that is, a sphere of hot, glowing gases. Talk about the animals that are active during the day and the animals that sleep during the day. Over the next few days, let children draw, paint, and cut out their artworks and glue them to the matching sky. The next day let them paint the night sky with blue paint. Divide the paper in to two sections and label the sections with "Night" and "Day." One day let children paint the night sky gray and black. Let children slowly wake and walk around. Then let children pretend to be sleeping. Next, ring a little bell and show the sun.
Hold up the moon and ask children what time of day we see the moon. Encourage children to draw and write about the things they do and see in the different daytimes. Let them copy and write the words "Night" and "Day" to the top. Let children fold a piece of paper in half. What kind of things can they see in the day or in the night. Ask children which kind of activities they do in each daytime. Write the words Night and Day on the board. Explain that when the earth rotates away from the sun, it will get darker and darker and it becomes nighttime. Let one child hold the flashlight and slowly turn the globe until your state is at the opposite of the ligth. Explain that the Earth rotate around its axis once in a day. Explain that the flashlight is the sun and when the earth faces the sun where we live, it's daytime. Find your state on the globe and shine a flashlight on it. Explain that the Earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system. Our Earth and Day and Night Preschool Activities and Games (Activities and printables are available inside our KidsSoup Resource Library) The EarthĪsk children if they know the name of the planet we live on. Invite children to create some craters to their moon surface. Let children mix the two colors together and roll it into a ball. Provide some white and a little bit of black play dough. Show children a picture of the moon's surface. Let children create craters with the sand. Add some astronaut and spaceship toys and some rocks. Make some moon sand and place inside a large flat container. Let children make craters with the egg cartons and bowls and cover it with the white sheet to make the moon's surface. Block CenterĪdd some egg cartons and small bowls and a large white bed sheet together with spaceships, astronaut figures, and alien toys. Let children dress up as a scarecrow and stand on one leg. Place different hats, flannel shirts, and pants inside the dramatic play area. Planets and Stars Space Learning Center Ideas Dramatic Play Area
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