 Hi everybody! Welcome to the Waldoch Way! I'm Jessica. Today's video is going to be a look inside our brand new Lunar Lore unit study. Since the beginning of time, people have studied the moon in awe and wonder. Many Native American tribes use the moon as their calendar. Using this calendar, each full moon was given a name and used to mark the beginning of a new month. These 12 moons helps Native Americans know when to plant, when to harvest, and so much more. Now we wanted a way to do something just a little bit more with Emily surrounding the full moons each month. Now there is a fantastic program out that I will link in the description box that is a Moon Kids Club, but it was just a little bit too much for us at this time in our homeschool. So I wanted something a little bit more simple and something that didn't take quite as much effort from me and that's when the Lunar Lore unit study was born. So inside Lunar Lore, you will have the instructions and that details everything that's included, how to use what's included, and a few additional ideas. There are also tips for photographing the moon with a smartphone or device. And then you have a two-page introduction to Lunar Lore. It talks about the background of Lunar Lore, what Lunar Lore is, and what the names for each moon each month's moon are, and why it's named that. Because this is included, there are no additional resources required to complete Lunar Lore. However, there are additional resources suggested if you choose to use them. The overview page has all 12 months with the dates for 2021, as well as 2022's full moon, the moon name for each month, and the reason for that moon name. So you just have it in a quick overview. So when you're planning, you can just say, okay, this is kind of what's going on for the upcoming month. The resource page includes books about Lunar Lore specifically, books about the moon, which are more general books about the moon, a playlist with a general videos about the moon so you can learn more about it before you dive into the Lunar Lore, and a Pinterest board with crafts and activities. There are video QR codes as well as link that has a one to one and a half minute video for each of the 12 full moons. There is a moon phase labeling sheet, a moon phase matching sheet, a full moon acrostic poem, and a full moon observation page. Then each month you're going to have some similar pages. So you have a coloring page that is original artwork and designed for each specific moon that has the month and then the different names that that month's moon is known by. So for instance, January's full moon is known by the wolf or old moon. And then there is a January wolf moon since page. This is going to be something that repeats each month. And you can go out and observe the moon and then write what you see, what you smell, what you hear, and what you feel. Because we know that that's going to be different each time you observe the moon, since the seasons will be changing and different animals will be present or not present. And there will be a likely different plants and blooms, so different smells. And so it's just kind of a way to see, you know, how the world around you is changing. And like I said, that repeats for each of the 12 months. Now you will also have a blue moon and a super moon. You can see here the blue moon has the definition of a blue moon. There will be one blue moon in 2021. So that is included there as well. And then you can use this at any time you can print multiples so that you could do it maybe halfway through and at the end or use it just as review at the end. But it's a full moon name matching. So you would match the month to the name of that full moon. And it really wouldn't be a Waldoch way product if it didn't include a game. So there are two games included with lunar lore. One is a moon phase bingo. So you have the moon face names on the calling card. And then you'll just mark that phase off on your bingo sheet. There are four different bingo cards included. And then we have a moon name matching. So this could be played like memory or match. And you would just match the month to the name of that month's full moon.