Little Science Thinkers SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 {Mini-Unit: Grade K-1-2}

This Little Science Thinkers SOLAR ECLIPSE Mini-Unit is a short and sweet way to teach your students about the 2024 solar eclipse happening across North America in April, 2024. Note: This is not included in any existing bundles.

Grades K-1-2 Materials included:

THIS DOWNLOAD INCLUDES DIFFERENTIATED MATERIALS, LESSON PLANS, AND BOOKS TO SUIT LEARNERS AT A KINDERGARTEN - 1ST GRADE - AND 2ND GRADE LEVEL.

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COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:

-3 printable/projectable Books for Read Alouds

-3 Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans plus a Learning Reflection

-4 Lesson PowerPoints

-Essential Question and Learning Target Posters

-Anchor Charts

-Student Activities

-Vocabulary Cards

-Student Workbook

-Quick Checks

-Learning Reflection that can be used to assess, along with a Rubric for scoring

-Parent Letter

The Lesson PowerPoints will guide your teaching (all books, targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoints.

OUTLINE OF THE ECLIPSE MINI-UNIT:

Lesson 1: WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?

Lesson 2: SOLAR ECLIPSE SAFETY

Lesson 3: THE 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE

Lesson 4: LEARNING REFLECTION

*Please download the preview to see all that is included.*

This mini-unit pairs perfectly with these units:
Little Science Thinkers SPACE Mini-Unit for Kindergarten

Little Science Thinkers SPACE unit plan for 1st grade

I highly recommend teaching these units in conjunction with the Solar Eclipse Mini-Unit. These units together will provide your students with a robust understanding of the universe, our solar system, and all things space. What better way to get your students excited about the 2024 Solar Eclipse!?

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Each unit in this curriculum contains Lesson PowerPoints that guide each lesson and contains the learning targets, read aloud books, activities, and student workbook pages. You can upload the PowerPoint to your Google Drive, open it in Google Slides, and save as a Google Slide document. (Please note, slides will not contain movable pieces.)

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LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at karen@mrsjonessclass.com .

--------------------------RELATED CURRICULUM-------------------------------

KINDERGARTEN - Little Science Thinkers

FIRST GRADE - Little Science Thinkers

SECOND GRADE - Little Science Thinkers

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