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Quarter moon picture
Draw the bright half of a first quarter moon.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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Paper and a large child-appropriate crayon.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Let's make it happen
- Draw a large circle for the moon.
- Mark half the circle to show the part that looks bright from Earth at first quarter.
- Explain that the moon has traveled about a quarter of its orbit since the new moon; compare the picture with a full circle.
Observe from indoors with an adult; never look directly at the sun.