👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will describe what the Moon is and how it changes shape.

Vocabulary
moon, night, round, light, shape, sky, shine, change

Teaching Notes

• Show photos of the Moon in different phases.
• Explain that the Moon looks different as it moves around Earth.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

The Moon goes around the Earth. It looks bright because it reflects the Sun’s light.
The Moon changes shape as it moves — sometimes it looks round, sometimes like a slice.

More Samples and Helping Ideas

• The shines at night.
• The does not make its own light.
• The light makes the Moon bright.
• We can see the in different shapes.
• The goes around the Earth.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — a round object that goes around Earth
• — what helps us see things
• — how something looks on the outside
• — to give or reflect light
• — to become different

Words to Learn

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Sentences to Fill In

1. The goes around the Earth.
2. The shines at night.
3. The looks round or like a slice.
4. The light makes the Moon bright.
5. The changes shape.
6. The is in the sky at night.
7. The does not make its own light.
8. Sometimes we can see the in the day.
9. The moves around the Earth.
10. The helps us see at night.

Reflection

• Why does the Moon shine?
• Does the Moon make its own light?