Concept

Constellations

2 lessons

2026-04-26

Illustration of the night sky and astronomical instruments

Al-Jawza’ Folktale

Learners are introduced to the Al-Jawza’ folktale. Learners complete a gallery walk of the thinking routine “What do you already know? What do you wonder about? What have you learned today?”

Unit:Astronomy

Includes

AlJawza constellation images (slides 1-3), AlJawza folktale, Astronomy unit vocabulary

2026-04-26

Constellation Tour

ScienceSocial Studies5th Grade

Learners will investigate the seasonal appearance of stars in the night sky using movement and storytelling.

Unit:Astronomy

Includes

Well bucket constellation, Pictures of Seasonal Stars, Constellation tour student roles, Constellation tour script

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Active listening Astronomical instruments Astronomy Belonging Cause and effect Character traits Collective identity Community mapping Compare and contrast Constellations Creative writing Critical thinking Cultural heritage Data collection Day and night Displacement Earth's revolution Earth's rotation Family Family history Folktale Food culture Future-thinking Home House of Wisdom Imagination Intergenerational knowledge Interviewing Islamic Golden Age Jerusalem List poetry Map literacy Mapping Measurement Memory Migration Narrative Narrative voice Nostalgia Observation Oral tradition Orbital motion Patterns Performance Personal history Personal narrative Perspective Place-based learning Place identity Plant life Power and representation Question crafting Read-aloud Reading comprehension Recipes Reflection Scholarship Scientific method Seasons Sensory observation Shadows Sound mapping Story Storytelling Sun's path Synthesis Visual literacy Voice Wonder