Greeting Title: Zodiac Line Up Suggested Season: Any Suggested Grade Level: 3-5 Objective: Review zodiac signs; use non-verbal ways of communication Indoors or Outdoors: Indoors to review the order of the zodiac signs Theme: Astronomy Time: 3–5 minutes Topic: Zodiac Signs/Constellations Materials Needed: None

Directions: 1. Explain to students that they will be lining up in order, starting with Aries and ending with Pisces, based on their zodiac sign. They must do this silently. 2. When they finish the task, students will go through and say “Good Morning” to the person next to them in line. 3. Starting with Aries, have the class call out their sign one by one. Make sure that they lined up in order correctly based on their zodiac sign.

Discussion Questions: 1. What month correlates with each zodiac sign? Ask different students what their birthday month is and what zodiac sign matches up with it. Why would that zodiac sign match that particular month? 2. What ways of communicating did you find effective when trying to line up without using your voice? What ways were not effective?

Created by Kim Pothen, 2010, ISD #719

Standards Addressed: Science: 3.3.3.1.1. Language Arts: K.I.B.; K.II.B.; K.III.A.; 1.III.A.; 1.III.B.1.; 2.III.A.; 3.III.A.2.; 3.III.A.3.; 5.I.B. Math: Social Studies: Background Information: • More than 3,000 years ago, astronomers wondered how the sky would look if the stars were visible during the daytime. • Based on the observations, some astronomers determined that during the daytime, the Sun would appear to “enter” or pass through a different constellation each month. • These twelve constellations are called the Zodiac. Zodiac signs and months that the sun passes through: Aries: March 21-April 20 Taurus: April 21-May 21 Gemini: May 22-June 21 Cancer: June 22-July 22 Leo: July 23-August 21 Virgo: August 22-September 23 Libra: September 24-October 23 Scorpio: October 24-November 22 Sagittarius: November 23-December 22 Capricorn: December 23-January 20 Aquarius: January 21-February 19 Pisces: February 20-March 20 Additional Resources: • Zodiac: Celestial Circle of the Sun by Jacqueline Mitton • www.astrology.com Includes information about star formation & Zodiac signs Correlates with: Activity – 12 Signs of the Zodiac Song News and Announcements – What do you see in the sky?