Solar Eclipse 2024 Activities with Eclipse Posters & Solar Eclipse Lesson Plans

The solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 will be the last solar eclipse visible by North America until 2044! Bring current events into your classroom without adding more to your plate - this solar eclipse resource is full of engaging activities that will teach your students all about this amazing outer space phenomenon!

Included in this solar eclipse 2024 resource:

• Solar Eclipse KWL: One-page worksheet for students to think about their schema, write questions and record learning.

• Non-Fiction Article: One-page article written at a second/third grade level; Gives facts and pictures about a solar eclipse.

• 10-Page Mini-Book: Half-page book format of the non-fiction article with black and white images – students can color in the pictures! Print all pages then cut in half in half to get 2 books per copy.

• All About the Eclipse PowerPoint: 15-page PowerPoint presentation that uses similar wording as the one-page article and the mini-book; real photographs and a movie included!

• Vocabulary Pocket Chart Cards: 9 vocabulary word cards, 9 definition cards and 9 picture cards. Vocabulary word cards provided in 2 fonts.

• Vocabulary Matching: Worksheet with 9 vocabulary words and their definitions. Students draw a line to match the word to the definition.

• Solar Eclipse Diagram Poster: 8.5x11 poster that shows a diagram of a solar eclipse.

• Path of Totality Poster: 8.5x11 poster that shows a map of the United States with the path of totality for the 2024 total solar eclipse.

• What is an Eclipse? Poster: 8.5x11 poster with photographs of a solar eclipse.

• Phases of the Eclipse Banner: Half-page and full-page banners (9) that show the progression of a solar eclipse.

• Phases of the Eclipse Cut & Paste: Worksheet where students cut out pictures and place them in order of the progression of the solar eclipse.

• Phases of the Eclipse Sorting Cards: 9 pictures of the different phases of an eclipse for students to sort in order

• True or False: Students will circle true or false to 7 statements about the solar eclipse. Most of the information can be found in the article/mini-book.

• Fact or Opinion: Students will circle fact or opinion for 7 sentences.

• Solar Eclipse Sky Cut & Paste: Students will color and cut out the earth, sun and moon and glue in the correct position on their ‘sky’ to show a solar eclipse.

• Word Search: Students will search for and circle 15 vocabulary words about the solar eclipse.

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