Pink Supermoon Appears in the Night Sky Tonight

I don’t know about you, but I get super excited to see a full moon and I’m guessing your kids will too! The biggest & brightest full moon of the year, known as the “The Pink Supermoon”, will appear to the "casual stargazer" this evening! While the official reveal time is 10:35 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 7, the moon will likely not be visible tomorrow since the forecast looks rainy. Tonight is your chance!

(PS: the supermoon isn't actually pink. The moon was named after a flower! In fact, did you know every full moon has a name? See the article below)

Below, you’ll find a free moon phase tracking calendar should you and your child want to continue to track the moon phases every day the rest of the month, a lesson plan, videos, books and articles.

Resources:

Free Printables Here is a monthly moon calendar to fill out each day: https://www.mensaforkids.org/MFK2/assets/Image/Teach/LessonPlans/Lesson_Moon-6.png

Articles: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/02/pink-supermoon-full-moon-coming-tuesday-april-7/5115114002/ What Is A Supermoon? USA Today

https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/blog/5-things-to-know-about-supermoons/ Five Things to Know About Supermoons

https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a31957679/pink-supermoon-april-2020/ Everything You Need to Know About April's Super Pink Moon

https://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html The Names of All 12 Moons (this is very cool, who knew?!)

Video Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aFGNGEcDOk Moon Phases (illustrative)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXseTWTZlks The Phases of the Moon (The History Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LglWIuueQc Imagine the Moon

Lesson Plan If you want access to a detailed lesson plan for a student who really wants to take a deep dive into learning about moon phases, visit this website. You can adapt and pull from it what you need and what works for your child. https://www.mensaforkids.org/assets/Image/Teach/LessonPlans/Lesson/ Books About the Moon (I could not find any quality YouTube read alouds of these stories except for the Eric Carle link below) The Nightgown of the Sullen Moon by Nancy Willard So That's How the Moon Changes Shape by Allan Fowler The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown All about the Moon by David Adler If your child is young (preK to grade 2) here is a great read aloud of Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGqAw7UM6qo