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.

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