I Know the Moon

Back when I was an ECE student we were asked to make a felt story from the book, I Know the Moon.
It's now become a lively topic of Heron's group time.

In the story, there are 5 creatures, a fox, a moth, a bullfrog, a mouse and an owl. One night as they are all gazing up at the moon they start to discuss how they see the moon. It's then that they realize they all see the moon differently. They want to figure out who is right, and they decide to go visit the Man of Science. But what the Man of Science tells them doesn't sit right with any of the creatures. As they head back to their homes, they realize it's ok to see the moon differently. The fox sees the moon as a white rabbit, the moth sees it as a cocoon, the bullfrog sees it as a lily pad, the mouse sees it as a seed planted in soil, and the owl sees it as a hole cut out of a tree.

The first week the children and I discussed how big the moon is to us. We used our fingers and held them up so we could imagine them holding the moon. We talked about what texture we thought the moon could be. We divided up playdough and kneaded and squished it into moon shapes.

The second week we used some puff paint to make moons of different shapes. Some children made moons in the shapes of ice cream, some made trees, flowers, and even popcorn. We shook on some sparkles and then placed it to let it dry.

And we had some great results once it all dried.

This activity lead us into the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. An annual event that my family has attended for 12 straight years. It was the most rain I've seen at the Moon Festival yet, but we still had lots of fun.