Does the moon always look the same?

Grade/English Level Time Frame

Elementary school, 2nd year, upper-intermediate 50 minutes

• SWBAT identify different kinds of moon phases and why the moon has
different phases.
• SWBAT answer the posed question (ex. Does the Moon always look the
Content Objectives same?) by telling what they have already observed or heard about phases
of the moon.
• SWBAT apply and personalize their learning by making moon craft.

• Vocabulary: names of moon phases (Crescent moon, Full moon,

Gibbous moon, Half moon, New moon); related adjectives (crescent, full,
Language Objectives gibbous, half, new)
• Grammar: Simple present (Wh- answers); Cause & effect
• Discourse: Answer Wh- question (What is your favorite moon phase?)

Classroom Preparation

Desks are organized in a circle. Teacher turns on computer to be ready to show a video slide show and
lesson activity in moodle website of teacher.

Time Sequencing of Activities Interaction Focus Materials

Introduction
5 1. Greet Ss and ask authentic Qs: T-Ss
 Ask the students the question from p.5 of the L Earth Watch
Earth Watch Book learned from the last Book(P.5)
lesson. Does the Moon always look the
same?
 Allow several students responses requesting
how the students were able to give the Ss-T L,S WB
answer they did and write their answers to
WB.

Activities
7 2. Pre-teach vocabularies using lesson activity in
teacher‟s moodle website: T-Ss
 Ask Ss to look at the pictures of images L,S T‟s computer
related to crescent, full, gibbous, half and PPT
new on PPT in lesson activity and say aloud
any term that they think they know Pair
 Model activity one for them by asking some L,S T‟s computer
guiding Qs: What looks full, A or B? Check all
together by pair kinesthetically by having Ss
come to T computer and match the pictures
 Ask Ss to put the right word in context on
Worksheet #1 Individual W Worksheet #1
Time Sequencing of Activities Interaction Focus Materials

3 3. Show a video clip of moon phases and ask: Do T-Ss S Computer

you know why the moon has different phases?

10 4. First Reading Activity: Divide two groups and

give half page of reading text book to one group
and other half page of reading text to another
group.
 Jigsaw: Same group read their text together Group R,S Reading text
And they report back to their partner about
their reading part and share ideas.(During this Pair
time, T monitors of Ss answer)

10 5. Second Reading Activity: See video slide Pair R,S,W Worksheet #2

show including phases of the moon & do
Worksheet #2 with pair.

6. Assign a new partner to Ss and ask check their Pair S,L

answer each other. (During this time, T monitors
of Ss answer)

10 7. Third Reading Activity: Create my favorite

moon phase craft.
T-Ss
 Ask Ss to choose favorite moon phase W Plastic sponge,
template and color using sponge paint and paint, black
write why I like this moon phase. Individual construction
 Ss label the different phases of the moon on paper, scissors
picture.
 Ss present their favorite moon phase Individual S,L

Closure
5 8. Collect the phases of the pictures and inform
Ss that we will make class book – The phases of Class
the moon at next class using Ss‟ pictures.
Class
9. Introduce the homework assignment.

Homework

For homework, Ss are to go home and access T‟s moodle site and do hotpot quiz of comprehension
check of learning in this class.
Description of the lesson

In the introduction to the lesson, the class discusses questions about the topic of the lesson (Does the
moon always look the same?). This question is on page 5 of textbook that Ss used in last class. This
can establish rapport and friendly atmosphere of learning. Thinking about topic activates students of
schema (use another term other than „schema‟ such as „past experiences‟). Picture on the book are
helpful for visual and young learners.

Pre-teaching vocabularies introduce key adjectives using pictures. Before introducing words about
phases of moon, teacher introduce relevant adjective (i.e. crescent of crescent moon) first for helping
understanding words. Using lesson activity including pictures could give fun and is good for visual and
kinesthetic learner. Learning key vocabularies before reading helps Ss can be active in the reading
process.

The first reading activity is a jigsaw activity. It is a cooperative technique; one segment of a learning
task is assigned to each group member who then works to become an “expert” in that area (Aaronson,
1978). It could give opportunities for English learners to interact with their English-speaking peers,
receptive and productive language learning opportunities.

In the second reading activity, students can go over reading text again by different way with images
and listening text. Pictures with text about phases of moon on the video slide show can help their
understanding of text and learning key vocabularies..

Students can apply their knowledge into real life in the third reading activity. They apply what they
learn about phases of moon to make a book – The phase of moon. Integrating art makes contents in
science more relevant to the learner. During this step, students can demonstrate both their craft and
understanding of the lesson as they develop their speaking and presentation skills. In the closure of
the lesson, teacher praise participation of students and also introduce the homework assignment.

In most steps, students work collaboratively by group and pair. It provides a safe environment to share
their ideas and checks their answers. Science concepts and contents are connected not learned in
isolation, skill development is increased, and understanding of all content is deepened. In this lesson,
students are able to understand deeply the different kinds of moon phases and why the moon has
different phases through various reading activities.

Description of materials

Earth Watch Book is main text book of this class. We use this book just for activating prior knowledge
and schema in the introduction stage. Reading text is from enchantedlearning.com website. It is
appropriate of this lesson.
Reading Text

Moonrise from Earth:

The moon rises and sets every day, appearing on the horizon just like the sun. The
time depends on the phase of the moon. It rises about 30 to 70 minutes later each
day than the previous day, so the moon is out during daytimes as often it is out at
night. At the time of the new moon, the moon rises about the same time as the sun
rises, and it sets at about the same time as the sun will set.

As the days go by and the moon circles the Earth, the shape of the moon appears to
change. The shape of the moon seems to change as different amounts of the moon‟s
surface are being illuminated by the sun. The shape varies from a full moon (when
the Earth is between the sun and the moon) to a new moon (when the moon is
between the sun and the Earth).

Phases of the Moon:

 Crescent Moon: A crescent moon is part way between a half moon and a
new moon, or between a new moon and a half moon.

 Full Moon: A full moon appears as an entire circle in the sky.

 Gibbous Moon: A gibbous moon is between a full moon and a half moon.

 Half Moon: A half moon looks like half a circle. It is sometimes called a
quarter moon (this Moon has completed one quarter of an orbit around the
Earth from either the full or new position and one quarter of the moon‟s
surface is visible from Earth).

 New Moon: The new moon is the phase of the moon when the moon is not
visible from Earth. The side of the moon that is facing us is not being lit by the
Sun.
Worksheet #1

in context

Full Crescent Half New Gibbous

Worksheet #2

Label the moon phases