Goodnight Moon

• A copy of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
  • If you don’t have access, you can use an online read-aloud:
    • Goodnight Moon – 🌕 Read aloud of classic kids bedtime story by Margaret Wise Brown
    • 📚🌙 GOODNIGHT MOON | Read-Aloud
• Vocabulary pages (images from Open Symbols). For easiest use, print them out and compile them into a booklet.
• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | Nursery Rhymes for Kids | Super Simple Songs
• Device to play video (phone, tablet, computer)
• Crayons, colored pencils, markers
• Goodnight coloring pages
• Copies of any extension activities
• Vocabulary list (share with school staff to help reinforce words throughout the day/week)

PRE-READING ACTIVITIES
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Song

1. Have the children stand up.
2. Play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and emphasize the vocabulary words throughout the song.
3. Play the song twice to give the children a chance to recognize the words throughout the song.

Vocabulary Introduction
Using the vocabulary booklet:

1. Show a picture and ask the children to guess the English word.
2. Encourage them to create an action for each word; if it’s an animal, have them make the sound for each animal.
3. Choose one of the student’s representative actions/sounds and repeat it as a group.

4. Repeat for each vocabulary word, inviting participation from different children.

    

READ THE BOOK 
Consider how your students will most enjoy the story: Will you read the book without stopping or will you stop and ask questions or point things out? Will you read all the words on the page or briefly summarize?

1. Read each page aloud.
2. Point to the picture of each vocabulary word and say its name clearly.
3. Emphasize vocabulary words with your voice and if they make a noise, their sounds.
4. Use the children’s actions for vocabulary words to reinforce meaning.

POST-READING DISCUSSION 

1. What animals do you see in the room? (Possible answers: cow, kittens)
2. What does the bunny say goodnight to? (Possible answers: moon, brush, kittens, etc.)
3. Who is in the room? (Possible answer: bunny or mouse)

POST-READING ACTIVITIES 
Goodnight Movement Game

1. Invite the children to stand up.
2. Say a vocabulary word from the book.
3. Have the children use the action they learned for that word.
4. After the action, have everyone say, “Goodnight, [word]!”
   1. Example: Brush → Children pretend to brush their hair and say, “Goodnight, brush!”
   2. Example: Stars → Children wiggle their fingers like stars and say, “Goodnight, stars!”
5. Repeat with different vocabulary words from the story.

Goodnight Coloring Page

1. Children may color the page with the vocabulary words.
2. Optional: Sit in a circle afterward, show each drawing, and guess who made it. Have the artist name the vocabulary words.

Closure
Review the vocabulary words learned today using the vocabulary booklet or by having the children state each word. If time allows, finish the lesson with one or more of the extension activities appropriate for the children’s age and ability level. 

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
Level 1: Print the vocabulary pages or the coloring page in black-and-white and have the children color them.
Level 2: Cut vocabulary pages so words and pictures are separate.
For younger children: Cut in puzzle-like shapes so the pieces fit together easily. 

For older children: Cut straight for a more challenging match.

Level 3: Print the flash card pages. Cut out the cards and use them to play a matching memory game. Children take turns turning over two cards at a time, trying to find pairs with the same picture. All the cards start face down, so players must remember where pictures are to make matches. The goal is to find the most matching pairs by using your memory. Encourage them to say the English word when they get a match.

For all levels: Encourage use of vocabulary words throughout the day with examples such as:

• Ask the children to point to any animals that are in your classroom.
• Ask the children to name the animals that are in your classroom.
• Do a star dance for a fun break.
• Integrate vocabulary into other classroom activities.