Watercolor Wolf Moon Info Sheet {Freebie}

According to the Farmer's Almanac, the full moon in the month of January is called the "Wolf Moon." We had a few extra hands on deck so I decided to change gears for a minute with our homeschool plans to focus on what was currently happening around us rather than a ridged schedule; making a themed day about moon phases and meteors. We checked out moon books from the library, used our Julia Rothman Nature Anatomy book, printed out flash cards, practiced moon writing in cursive, and found all sorts of moon activities on Pinterest.

I was set until I couldn't really find something fun, beautiful, and specifically about this month's wolf moon - so I decided to make my own, and offer it as a printable to anyone else who might be interested.

Behold the Watercolor Wolf Moon Info Sheet

I also created a few Meteor Vocabulary printable word cards to introduce new words and explain the difference between a meteor and meteorite, which I myself didn't realize there was a differentiation between until now.

We also added extra STEM into our day by having available moon clip multiplication, “moon rock” Mancala (with black beans), and performed an experiment called Moon Crater Drop. We dropped various objects of different weights and diameters into a cornstarch and clay powder mixture to measure the depth and diameter of the object’s crater on the "moon's surface." This was such a fun activity, but maybe next time we will have different moon surfaces for each of the kids to control their own. We used this template for our Moon Crater Drop Observation Sheet.

Naturally any homeschool day would not be complete without all the snacks. I used cucumbers to show the different phases of the moon but they kids were more excited to try it with mini Oreos too!

Now the only things left is to keep our fingers crossed it will be clear enough at night to get a quick glimpse of this Wolf Moon through the clouds tomorrow.

Comments

Keeping up with the Sadlers

Lincoln favorite new past time, listen closely for "Dada" Dylan had cowboy day at school and could dress up and meet "real cowboys". We live in a hick town and his school was having an assembly about the cowboy way , or having character. Yes, Lincoln's bib is purplish, but it says I Love my Sister so it's ok :) Cute big boy outfit Auntie Jackie got Lincoln, while sticking out his tongue. I think it looks like a little pickle. Weird, another tongue shot, he does it a lot. While playing with a plush orange (like the fruit) it sort of landed like this and I thought it looked a little like a bikini top and snapped a pic. Hey you have to have fun with life right?

Overnight Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

I've been tweaking this overnight sourdough cinnamon roll recipe over the last few months and I think it's finally, exactly, the way I like it. We love this for slow weekend mornings, to take to family and friends, or for special holiday get togethers. It's also the same recipe I use when making them to sell locally. I've been keeping it under wraps for no reason in particular but it's just too good not to share. I don't have a reliable kitchen scale so this recipe uses good old fashion cups and goes a lot by the feeling of the dough. It will get messy but don't be discouraged if it doesn't turn out just right the first time. No matter the flop, these cinnamon rolls will never disappoint taste wise. The PDF printable can be found here or you can keep reading. Overnight Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls The night before you want to make rolls: 8 Tablespoons cold butter, shredded (a whole stick) 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose or bread flour 1/2 cup sourdou...

What the Happenings

Lincoln tried out Play-Doh for the first time a while ago. He really liked breaking it up into tiny pieces and trying to put it back in the container. And he didn't try to put it in his mouth too many times. As you can tell by the picture he got tired out from all the creativity pretty quickly so we'll try it again when he has a little more vigor for the squishy stuff. I think this picture is from our drive over to Richland a few weeks ago. We headed over there to visit Shane's grandma and the a bbq at his brothers house. The kids love pictures of themselves and Danielle took this picture of the both of them. Waiting to get Shane's winter tires on the jeep, Lincoln had fun checking out the giant tires at Les Schwab. There was one big enough he could crawl into but he wasn't a fan of being shoved in there. He loves to climb and explore and get himself stuck, but only on his own accord. He does not like authority trying to tell him what to do (gee I wonder where ...

Free Range on Fairview

Search This Blog