Solar Eclipse

The eclipse was a major event that happened when the moon passed between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the sun's face and darkening the sky. We could almost the entire moon cover the sun.  

The kids wore special sunglasses so their eyes would not be damaged.

This total solar eclipse occurred across North America, passing over the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It was also the longest totality on land in over a decade, attracting eclipse-chasers from around the world.  

We practiced the solar eclipse with our own home-made sun and moon. We even had solar eclipse lolli pops.

Room on the Broom

I am a sucker for children’s books. I work hard to build thematic sets of books for my day care kids, so when I heard about Room on the Broom I was beyond excited. 

 Room on the Broom story book is written by Julia Donaldson. While this story spent some time as a bestseller, I had never read it! I am always looking for books though and wanted to see if Room on the Broom fit as both a fun Halloween book and a good story.  

and YES! It does!

 Room on the Broom is a story easy enough for small toddler and preschool children to follow but with enough detail and depth of story to entertain older school age children. The illustrations alone clearly tell the story, but the playful and whimsical cadence of the text brings the artwork to life. It is not hard at all to fall in love with the not so scary witch who keeps bringing friends onto her broom. 

Our craft was one more way to enjoy Room on a Broom.

You can find this fabulous book and video below.

Room on the Broom website

Room on the Broom book by Julia Donaldson

You can also view the entire video on Netflix.

VIDEOS

SONGS

The Litte Witch

tune: Muffin Man

Do you know the little witch, the little witch, the little witch

Do you know the little witch

with the cat and the broom?

Oh, yes I know the little witch, the little witch, the little witch

yes I know the little witch

with the cat and the broom.

Repeat with the other animals that sit on her broom:

with the cat, and the dog on the broom?

with the cat, the dog, and the bird on the broom?

with the cat, the dog, the bird, and the frog on the broom?


WORKSHEETS
Room on the Broom Tot & PreK Packs by Royal Baloo

TEMPLATES
Handprint Broom and Witch Hat

Learning the Alphabet {Letter N}

WORKSHEETS

N for Newspaper Pack by Royal Baloo

Letter N Do a Dot by Royal Baloo

Romping & Roaring ABC Packs by 3Dinosaurs

TEMPLATES

N for Nurse by Crafty Bee Creations at TPT

Learning the Alphabet {Letter N}

N for NIGHT

On The Moon

BOOKS

We talked about gravity and atmosphere of the moon.

The kids giggled at the thought of wearing a helmet to breathe.

CRAFT

Cut out a tin foil circle for the moon.

Used a star punch.

Cut out different color rocket ships.

Used glitter glue for the flames.

SONG

I’M A LITTLE ASTRONAUT

Tune:  “I’m A Little Teapot”

I’m a little astronaut 

Flying to the moon.

My rocket is ready,

We blast off soon.

I climb aboard

And close the hatch.

5-4-3-2-1, off we blast!

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WE’RE FLYING TO THE MOON

Tune:  “The Farmer In The Dell”

We’re flying to the moon.

We’re going to blast off soon.

Grab your helmets and your suits.

We’re flying to the moon.

Did you feel the blast?

We’re climbing up so fast.

Hang on tight, what a sight!

We’re flying to the moon.

We’re soaring through the air.

I think we’re almost there.

Retro Rockets going off!

We’ve landed on the moon!

We climb down the stairs,

With our tanks of air.

We plant a flag, then grab some rocks

And take them back to earth.

We’re flying oh so fast.

Then we’re home at last.

What a flight, what a sight.

Flying to the moon!

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