Can your child think of any other songs that might have the same tune? Science Activity: Animals Discuss this with your child and sing the two songs together, noting how they each have the same melody. Go back with your child and reread the story as a song! The melody of “Twinkle, Twinkle” is a popular one one shared with the “Alphabet Song,” and others. At the end of the book, they have the music notes for the song, and the story broken down into verses to be sung. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” is a popular nursery rhyme, first published in 1806. Music Activity: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” Song Harbor – a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships. Twinkle – to shine or cause to shine with a flickering or sparkling light. Star – a natural body visible in the sky especially at night that gives off light or shines by reflection a ball shaped gaseous celestial body of great mass that shines by its own light. Orbit – the path taken by one body circling around another body (act this word out with your student)

You may want to discuss these new words with your student. Here are a few sample lessons from the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star unit study. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Activities & Lessons Thanks to Rachel Harris and Robin Diedrichs for writing this Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star unit study and for preparing the lapbook printables.

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