Moon Phase

Building

Learn to recognize the cycle of the moon

phases by cutting and gluing each moon
onto a chart in the correct order. Students
can add color and labels if desired.
 Moon Phase
Labeling

Your students can learn the accurate terms

for each phase by labeling a moon phase
chart. They can cut and glue using the
included labels, or to save time (or for
students that struggle with cutting and
gluing) the phases can be written in.
 Moon Phase
Calendar

You have an instant home or school project

with this moon phase calendar. Students
simply fill in the dates for the month and
each day draw the moon phase. If glued in
notebooks beforehand, students will have
the other resources to reference at home.
 Draw a Moon

Cement your students’ understanding

of moon phases by letting them learn
to draw each phase accurately.
 Solar and Lunar
Eclipses

Create a fun wheel diagram to model for

your students how solar eclipses and lunar
eclipses occur! Wheels can be printed on
paper, cardstock, or even construction paper
if you would like them to be thicker.
 Moon Phase
Vocabulary

Explore a variety of moon phase-related

vocabulary terms with these simple
vocab cards. A page of blank cards is
also included, to allow your students to write
in their own words, or for you to
Include all of the terms in your standards.
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 Cut each moon phase along the dotted lines. Glue onto the
blank moon phase chart in the correct order. Draw the sun on
the diagram in your notebook to show where the sun would be.

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 New Moon Full Moon First Quarter Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent Waxing Gibbous Waning Crescent Waning Gibbous

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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 Draw a Draw a

Full New
Moon Moon
Draw a Draw a

Waxing Waning
Crescent Crescent

Draw a Draw a

Waxing Waning
Gibbous Gibbous

Draw a Draw a

First Last
Quarter Quarter

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 1. Cut both circles out on the dotted
lines, cutting out the window and
leaving the tab. Cut out the sun.
2. Using a metal brad, poke a hole
through the X in the middle of
cut out window

both circles. Attach together.

X 3. Glue the bottom circle to the page
of your notebook.
4. Turn the top circle to model both
solar and lunar eclipses!
Lunar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse

Facing the sun X

when glued down.

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gibbous quarter
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 waxing waning
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new moon full moon

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lunar eclipse solar eclipse

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