Free Printable Moon Phases Worksheets for Grade 1
Help grade 1 and preschoolers explore the Moon and its changing appearance with these Moon Phases Worksheets. These printable science worksheets help children understand different phases of the Moon through simple activities.
Children can identify common Moon phases, put the phases in order, match Moon pictures with their names, complete simple sentences, and observe how the Moon appears to change over time.
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These Moon Phases Worksheets provide an introduction to Earth’s Moon and its changing appearance. Students learn to identify common phases such as the new moon, crescent moon, quarter moon, gibbous moon, and full moon.
Through picture-based activities, matching, sequencing and labeling tasks, children develop an understanding that the Moon appears to change shape as seen from Earth.
Common Moon Phases
- New Moon
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- Waxing Gibbous
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Third Quarter
- Waning Crescent
What’s included in the worksheets:
- Students look at pictures of the Moon and identify each phase.
- Students match pictures of different Moon phases with their correct names.
- Students arrange Moon phase pictures in the correct order.
- Students cut out pictures of the Moon and paste them in the correct sequence.
- Students color or shade Moon phase pictures according to directions.
- Students complete simple Moon science sentences using a word bank.
What will students learn?
- Identify common phases of the Moon.
- Recognize the changing appearance of the Moon.
- Match Moon pictures with phase names.
- Sequence Moon phases.
- Identify a full Moon and new Moon.
- Recognize crescent, quarter, and gibbous phases.
