The Sky

Landscapes by Justin Hayward (not the singer, songwriter, guitarist of the Moody Blues but the Wyoming landscape artist) are featured in a watercolor instructional activity that models how artists are able to create the illusion of depth...

Such a great resource and perfect for learners in Kindergarten through third grade. The class will discuss cloud types and formation, and then they'll get outside and draw as they observe the clouds they see. They'll need to take note of...

Students inspect space science by creating an illustration. In this star identification lesson, students listen to a reading of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and complete an astronomy worksheet. Students utilize glitter and black paper...

Students listen to a folktale and complete activities that span the curriculum.  In this folktale lesson, students discuss Anasi and the Sky Kingdom and research additional information on spiders.  Students find antonyms for words in the...

While just a short film featuring a song about the sky, this could be a great introductory activity prior to a discussion about the sky, Science , or a related topic.

First graders read "Goodnight Moon" or "Day And Night" and discuss what they see in day and night skies. They read and sing lyrics to the "Day and Night" song. They identify objects in the sky as day or night objects. They illustrate day...

Students read about the Earth and the Sky. For this resource, there is a listing of books about the Earth and the Sky which are useful to the teacher. These are books that the teacher can use as a whole class activity in introduce...

Students explore space science by participating in a shadow experiment. In this sky observation instructional activity, students identify how the sun creates different sized shadows by moving across the horizon. Students utilize yard...

Students investigate the difference between day and night and recognize objects that appear in the day and night sky.

Students explore space science by completing an observational worksheet. In this astronomy lesson, students view several worksheets in which students identify minor changes between separate images in preparation for real star...