In this blog post I’m sharing solar eclipse activities for special education. These activities are perfect to use to introduce the solar eclipse into your classroom.
What is a Solar Eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. This temporarily blocks the Sun’s light from reaching the Earth.
A solar eclipse only happens during a new moon phase. This is when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as views from Earth. There are 3 types of eclipse; total eclipse, partial eclipse or annular eclipse. The type of eclipse that happens depends on the relative distance and sizes of the Sun, Moon and the Earth.
A total solar eclipse is where the Moon completely covers the Sun. A partial solar eclipse is when only part of the Sun is obscured by the Moon. An annular eclipse is when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun, this leaves a ‘ring of fire’ visible.
Activities for Special Education
Here are some of my favorite activities to use with my students to celebrate the solar eclipse;
1. Solar Eclipse Facts Adapted Book
This adapted book is a hands-on and engaging way for your students to learn about the eclipse.
Click here to download the adapted book.
2. Solar Eclipse Play Dough Mats
These play dough mats are a fun and hands-on sensory friendly way for your students to learn about the solar eclipse. On each play dough mat, your students will use play dough to create the image. Then, they use a dry-wipe pen to overwrite the sentence on the bottom of each play dough mat.
Click here to download the solar eclipse play dough mats.
3. Solar Eclipse Directed Drawing Worksheets
These directed drawing worksheets are a fun and quick activity to prep to use with your students. My students love following the instructions to create their drawings.
Click here to download the solar eclipse directed drawing worksheets.
4. Solar Eclipse Directed Drawing Task Box
If you love using task boxes like us.. Then these directed drawing task boxes are perfect to use with your students. Students need to follow the directions on the task box and then create their drawings on the included blank task cards.
Click here to download the solar eclipse directed drawing task box.
5. Picture Books
There are lots of great picture books to add to your classroom library to learn about the solar eclipse. You can find my favorite ones here.
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Nikki
