Solar Eclipse (K-2) Doodle Notes

Gear up for the 2024 solar eclipse! Kindergarten through second grade will LOVE learning about solar eclipses with this comic-style science cartoon and follow-up activities. This is more than just an eclipse worksheet. This product is crafted to help even your most reluctant readers engage in reading science!

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What’s inside this Solar Eclipse (kindergarten through second grade) activity?

Color Comic

Print and go!
Age-appropriate science cartoon illustrating solar eclipses
Print as a handout or an engaging anchor chart

Black-line Comic

Same science content
Easy to print
Fun to color!

Guided Notes Worksheet

Fill-in-the-blank version of the comic
Letter tracing version for kindergarten
Blank spaces for first and second-grade

Create-a-Comic Activity

Students apply their understanding to create their own comics about solar eclipses
Printable blank comic template
Create a class comic book or display for the school to see

Rubric for the Activity

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What makes Cool School Comics such an impactful learning tool?

They are FUN!

This is the most crucial benefit.
Students are more willing to participate and more engaged.
The content STICKS.

Visual learning is EFFECTIVE.

About 65% of the population consists of visual learners.
Visual information is processed faster.
Students who SEE information are more likely to retain it.

EASY to implement!

These lesson plans are complete and ready to go, requiring minimal prep time.
You only need to make copies, upload supplementals to your virtual classrooms, and set up the hands-on activities.
Lots of flexibility! You can print these as posters, add them to interactive notebooks, hand them out to students, or share them virtually. There is plenty of room for modifications.

ACTIVE LEARNING

Every lesson plan has a low-prep, wallet-friendly, hands-on component.
Instructions are in a visual format
Follow-up questions or a lab report are always included

Comics make content ACCESSIBLE

Naturally differentiated, comics accommodate a wide range of learning abilities and styles.
Great for classrooms with a diverse population of learners
They can simultaneously rope in both your gifted and struggling students (and everyone in between).
Reluctant readers gravitate toward comics.
Comics help English Language Learners and SPED students find success.

Be the hip teacher seizing the graphic novels craze. Your students will LOVE it!