Solar Eclipse 2024 Kindergarten Activities, Crafts, Literacy and Math Worksheets

There will be a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024! Are you in the path of the eclipse? This event will span 15 U.S. states as it moves along its path from Mexico to Canada. Even if you won't experience the total eclipse like we will here in parts of Texas, you'll definitely want to talk about this event with your students!

Since this will be a tricky concept for your young learners, you can use some age-appropriate resources to discuss the event like the flashlight experiment or reading passage included in this resource. Then you can follow up the rest of the week with thematic sun and moon activities!

**Please note this is similar to my Leap Year resource. There are a few pages/activities specifically related to the concept of eclipses, but the majority of this resource is thematic worksheets that can be used around the time of the eclipse for skill-based practice.**

What skills are covered with these worksheets?

Please note that you may not have covered all these skills and will not be able to use every page in the download.

• solar eclipse passage with comprehension questions
• total solar eclipse directed drawing
• eclipse flashlight experiment
• creative writing prompts
• Earth Man craft (Earth with arms and legs)
• stages of the eclipse sun and moon accordion fold activity
• CVC words - medial sounds
• syllables
• word families color by code (-an, -en, -in, -on, -un)
• r-controlled vowels
• compound words
• eclipse word search
• addition to 10
• subtraction within 10
• graphing
• time to the hour
• counting dot to do
• skip counting connect the dots
• sun and moon mazes
• sun directed drawing

Wondering how to integrate these activities into your classroom seamlessly? Here are some suggestions:

1. Morning Work: Print individual pages for use as morning work throughout the week of the eclipse.
2. Transitions: Keep worksheets at students' seats for quick engagement during short periods before recess, lunch, or dismissal.
3. Indoor Recess: Make the most of indoor recess with entertaining and educational activities.
4. Classroom Reward: Use the packet as a reward for your students' hard work, letting them enjoy the extra fun during designated times.