This is a basic educational sun-earth-moon system to explain earth movements, moon phases, eclipses, seasons and more.It's all manual, no automat

This is a little thing I made to explain to the little one about eclipses and how the world rotates. Also helps show how it goes around the sun. It's really a helpful little tool trying to show little kiddos all that stuff in a very simple manner that they can visualize and understand. There are instructions provided on how to put all these together. You will also need 3 split pins. I've also provided a visual explanation/guide on how to do it. ► This file is prepared on U.S. copy paper…

How planets orbit the sun: This super simple Montessori-inspired activity gives kids a hands-on and concrete way to understand how planets orbit the sun in a large circle || Gift of Curiosity

I know I say it all the time but . . . "I LOVE THIS UNIT"! This is truly one of my favorites. It still amazes me to see how much my little sponges can absorb. The sky was the limit (literally) this week as we discussed our solar system. We started out the week with a big surprise - a rocket ship in our classroom! Our square snowman got a weekend makeover! Everyone loved pretending where the next rocket would go. Since we quickly learned that the sun is the center of our universe, we started…

Sun Facts