![]() ![]() Then it will be the Third Quarter where they scrape off half. For the Waning Gibbous your child will again scrape off about a quarter of the cream. That brings us to number 5: The Full Moon! Your child doesn’t have to do anything to this cookie! Now for the last 3, we just do the reverse. Fourth comes the Waxing Gibbous where your child will scrape about a quarter of the cookie cream off. Third, you’ll have your First Quarter, which will scrape half of the cream off of your cookie. Your child will want to scrape off all of the cream except for the small Cheshire Cat smile. Your child will need to scrape off all of the cream from this cookie. This can be done by coloring blue and brown splotches so that it looks like the land and water of Earth.įor the first phase, take your new moon and put it on the top of your plate. In the center of your plate (or even just on a round piece of paper) create your Earth. You can use a plastic knife or just have them use their teeth! Your child will make the phases of the moon by scraping some of the Oreo cream off of the cookie. The other sides that are just chocolate cookies can be enjoyed with some milk! Or save the for your Mad Hatter tea party! You need to keep the sides that have the white cream on the chocolate cookie. You never know what ads may show before, after, and often even in the middle of videos.įor more fun with phases of the moon, your children can create different moon phases using Oreo cookies. Note: As always, please make sure to watch Youtube with your kiddos. If you are looking for something shorter, Sci Show Kids has a less than 4 minute video. Homeschool Pop has a 13 minute phases of the moon video. Here is a National Geographic Kids website on Phases of the Moon. This is a great opportunity for your children to learn about the Phases of the Moon! It’s called a Wet Moon and you can read more about it in the Farmers’ Almanac here ! Of course when my family was seeing the Cheshire Cat smile, we were talking about the Waning Crescent and Waxing Crescent phases of the moon. When I was little, my family and I would always refer to the moon as a Cheshire Cat smile because that’s exactly what it looked like to us! There is in fact a scientific term for a Cheshire Cat-looking moon. She's writing and she’s loving it! That’s what is important! That’s okay! Don’t focus on the spelling focus on the content. Typing on the computer is a great tool for encouraging hesitant writers! They can play around with size and font to get just the right look!Īs you can see, my seven year old’s spelling is a bit atrocious. My daughter wanted to type hers up so that it would look like a “real” menu. Who doesn’t love a tea party? This movie is a great excuse to have a tea party! Have your children make a tea party menu. seeds (these can be seeds you find around the house after you eat a snack: apple seeds, cucumber seeds, raw sunflower seeds, uncooked beans, etc.) index cards (or paper cut to index card size) coloring supplies: pencils, colored pencils, markers, crayons No paints? No problem! Use crayons or clay! No index cards? Cut paper down to index card size. If you don’t have these items, you can always adapt the activity to work for you. *Note: this should be about finding what works for you with what you have around the house. ![]() ![]() Now you are ready to watch Alice in Wonderland ! Encourage your children to see if they can spot these characters! Explain that in the movie they are going to watch, there are characters who are like these playing cards. Point out the different suits- the hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. Is your child familiar with card games? Show your child a deck of cards. My daughters had never seen this movie before and with the majority of the movie taking place in nature, I figured this movie was perfect for spring! It also gives some great opportunities to do things outside: garden, play croquet, and look at the moon, as well as plenty of inside options like having a tea party! If you’re looking for some things to do with your kiddos while they are off for the week, I’m back with more learning experiences based on the original 1951 Disney+ movie Alice in Wonderland! Happy Spring! Spring break is just around the corner for many schools. ![]()
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