Wait Till the Moon is Full
by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams
This story is about learning to wait. Wait Till the Moon is Full is a story about learning to wait. It is important in early childhood as later in life this is an important ability in many ways. Little Raccoon wants to do many things outside, and asks his mother over and over when he can go outside. She always answers, “Wait until the moon is full.” She also sings songs about the moon and night. Finally, Little Raccoon is able to take his baseball bat and go outside and play when the moon is full.
There are few stories about waiting that have such a clearly impatient character, and this is a good story to read to children who are impatient for events to happen.
Wait Till the Moon is Full Free Printable
My PDF work page: Wait Till the Moon is Full PDF and answer key (picture of the page below).
Happy waiting! Carolyn
You might also like my post about helping children notice the moon is not only out at night! Little Raccoon might have liked to realize this, also.
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Leaf-shaped 3-part cards printable — download at this blog post link.
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Links to several science posts about bugs, insects, bees, butterflies, and plants
Sugar-water density experiment — very fun!
A free printable with matching cards for teaching about bogs is at this blog post. The suggested text is not required for using the cards in the PDF, but some source of information would be nice to have on hand.
Information about a free magnets printable is at this blog post. The printable will be found in our free eMembers area.
Free student interactive notebook printable for studying plants on the prairie at this blog post. What plants and animals live on the prairie? Find out in this printable.
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Have you see the dancing dime experiment to demonstrate that warm air takes up more space than cold air? See the post at this link for more information as well as a very short video.
Solar Bead Necklaces are amazing for children but do not tell the secret while inside and working on the project. Let children discover for themselves how the sun causes these beads to reveal their colors. They will be happy to share the information with you! For information please see the blog post at this link.
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Free activity: Traveling Water Experiment at this blog post
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