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This text can be used to excite students about the night time sky. It is a story about a Hawaiian myth about the goddess Hina, mother of the Hawaiian people. We can read this text and compare it to another myth about the moon and stars, or to what the students currently know about the moon and stars. We can talk about what myths are and the elements of what makes it a myth. It would be mostly used to focus on an ELA and ELD standard rather than the science content standard since the story is a myth.

I selected this story because I would love to create opportunities for students to interact with different types of stories from other cultures. It can also act as a mirror or window to my students.

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Retells the myth of the Hawaiian goddess Hina, the mother of the Hawaiian people, who makes the bark cloth that forms the clouds, and is the one responsible for the moon and stars being in the sky.

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Retells the myth of the Hawaiian goddess Hina, the mother of the Hawaiian people, who makes the bark cloth that forms the clouds, and is the one responsible for the moon and stars being in the sky.

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This text can be used to inform children of Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights, and share with students how other cultures celebrate during the winter times when nighttime is longer and daytime is shorter.

I selected this text because it can act as a mirror or window for my students while teaching them about Diwali and other festivals or celebrations during the winter months.

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Binny is excited to talk to her class about her favorite holiday. But she struggles to find the words.Taking a deep breath, she tells her classmates about the fireworks that burst like stars in the night sky, leaving streaks of gold and red and green. She shares with them delicious pedas and jalebis…

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This text can be used to talk about the phases of the moon as well as use it to talk about mooncakes and way people celebrate the Chinese New Year. We could have a mini lesson about the different ways people around the world celebrate the new year and have different groups share out what they learned about other cultures.

I selected this text because it includes Asian/Asian American representation and it is about a little girl and her mother.

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A Big Mooncake for Little Star [Lin, Grace] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Big Mooncake for Little Star

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This text can be used to introduce Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space. As we explore the predictable patterns of the sun, moon, and stars, it is also important to study important historical figures that have helped to expand our understanding of space and the world around us. This text can also be used to inspire children to aim high and shoot for their dreams.

I selected this text because it features Mae Jemison, an African American woman in STEM.

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Mae Among the Stars [Ahmed, Roda, Burrington, Stasia] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mae Among the Stars

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This text can be used to get students talking about the sun and what it means to us on Earth. We can talk about the how the Earth rotates around the sun and why is it hotter in summer months (in some places) and colder during the winter? It can be used to help students co-construct their own academic text about what the sun provides or how the Earth moves around the sun.

I selected this text because it represents a multi-racial cast of characters and it can act as a mirror and window to my students.

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Sarah Nelson (Author), Rachel Oldfield (Illustrator)

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Amazon.com: I Like the Sun (I Like the Weather): 9781646861002: Nelson, Sarah, Oldfield, Rachel: Books

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This text can be used to talk about winter solstice and the shortest day of the year. After reading the poems in the text, students can create their own poems about winter solstice, what it means, and what they could do or what other people do to celebrate.

I selected this text because it shows a variety of colors of people and showcases how people celebrate the winter solstice.

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“In this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper’s beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Ellis’s strikingly resonant illustrations. So the shortest day came, and the year died… As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would g…

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This text can be used to introduce children to the concept of space and how big our world is beyond the Earth. It can be used to talk about the sun, moon and stars and what the Earth goes through while we are awake and while we are asleep.

I selected this text because it features a brown-skinned female main character.

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The Universe and You - Diverse BookFinder

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“During the night, as a child sleeps in her bedroom, the reader is taken on an exploration of our solar system, galaxies beyond, and finally the universe as a whole. The cycle continues when the child awakens to a new day. Back matter includes science facts. During the night, as we sleep, a beautif…

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This is a great story to use to talk about the shift from winter to spring and how the Earth experiences more daylight and shorter nighttime. It can be used to talk about the patterns of the sun and moon as the Earth makes its revolution around the sun.

I selected this text as a multicultural/diverse resource because it represents brown-skinned children and follows a brother and sister sibling pair, an idea a lot of my students could relate to.

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Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring [Pak, Kenard, Pak, Kenard] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

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This is an excellent book to talk about the shift from autumn to winter and how the days become shorter and the nights become longer. It can be used to talk about the patterns of the sun and moon as the Earth makes its revolution around the sun.

I selected this text as a multicultural/diverse resource because it represents brown-skinned children and follows a brother and sister sibling pair, an idea a lot of my students could relate to.

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Amazon.com: Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter: 9781627794169: Pak, Kenard, Pak, Kenard: Books

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by Mamta Nainy and illustrated by Siddhartha Tripathi

This book is about a young boy and his friendship with the moon. One day he notices that the moon is looking thinner than usual and decides to help out.

This text can be used as a teacher read aloud followed by comprehension activities or for discussions about the moon.

I chose this text because it can serve as a window for Himalayan culture while also speaking to the moon phases that we are studying in this unit.

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Tashi is worried about his friend, the Moon. He seems thinner than usual. Maybe the Moon's Amma-ley isn't giving him enough to eat? Tashi decides to help his friend. And what does the Moon have to say? Well, he just smiles his special smile-eyes closed and no teeth showing.Set in the remote mount...