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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Goodnight Moon

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Use Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Little bunny is all tucked into bed, but he does not want to go to sleep! In hopes of staying up a little bit longer, he says goodnight" to all of the items in his room. With colorful illustrations and limited, repetitive text, Goodnight Moon is ideal for readers just starting to use comprehension strategies. This classic children's story supports lesson plans and activities focused on determining importance, making predictions, synthesizing, understanding text structure, and visualizing."
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Determining Importance with Goodnight Moon

 
Author Margaret Wise Brown uses repetitive words and illustrations in Goodnight Moon to call attention to important information. Beginning readers will use this repetition to comfortably identify important elements as they read this approachable story.
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RL.1.1,RL.1.2,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
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1.7E,1.13E,1.13D,1.10E,1.10A,1.9C,1.8C,1.8B,1.8A,1.7F,1.1A,1.7D,1.7C,1.7B,1.6I,1.6G,1.6E,1.6A,1.1D,1.1C
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Making Predictions with Goodnight Moon

 
Making predictions is accessible with Goodnight Moon because every reader can connect to going to bed each night (and wanting to stay up later!). Children can successfully anticipate what the bunny will say goodnight to, making this a fun story for everyone to read.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.1.1,RL.1.9,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
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1.7E,1.13E,1.13D,1.10E,1.10C,1.10B,1.9C,1.8C,1.8B,1.7F,1.1A,1.7D,1.7C,1.7B,1.6I,1.6E,1.6C,1.6A,1.1D,1.1C
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Synthesizing with Goodnight Moon

 
Author Margaret Wise Brown includes a clock in her Goodnight Moon illustrations to help show the passage of time. This is a fun way for students to learn about the importance of careful reading and thinking about what they learn from the text and illustrations.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.1.1,RL.1.2,RL.1.3,RL.1.4,RL.1.6,RL.1.7,RL.1.9,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
TEKS Alignment
1.7B,1.13E,1.13D,1.9C,1.8C,1.8B,1.8A,1.7F,1.7E,1.7D,1.7C,1.1A,1.7A,1.6I,1.6H,1.6G,1.6F,1.6E,1.6B,1.6A,1.1D,1.1C
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Understanding Text Structure with Goodnight Moon

 
Understanding how a story is organized helps you to become a better reader. In Goodnight Moon, author Margaret Wise Brown first describes the room by naming everything. Then, the main character says goodnight to every object and animal. Learners will appreciate looking closely at the crafty text structure this book presents.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.1.1,RL.1.6,RL.1.7,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,SL.1.5,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
TEKS Alignment
1.7E,1.13E,1.13D,1.10E,1.10D,1.10C,1.10B,1.9C,1.8C,1.8B,1.8A,1.7F,1.1A,1.7D,1.7C,1.7B,1.6I,1.6G,1.6E,1.6D,1.6A,1.1D,1.1C
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Visualizing with Goodnight Moon

 
Goodnight Moon includes repetitive text, colorful illustrations, and a relatable subject to help readers create a picture in their mind of the "great green room" and images about bedtime rituals.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.1.3,RL.1.4,RL.1.7,RL.1.10,RF.1.1,RF.1.2,SL.1.1b,SL.1.2,SL.1.3,SL.1.5,W.1.5,W.1.8,L.1.6
TEKS Alignment
1.7E,1.13E,1.13D,1.10E,1.10D,1.10C,1.9C,1.8D,1.8B,1.7F,1.1A,1.7D,1.7C,1.7B,1.6I,1.6E,1.6D,1.6A,1.1C
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Vowels with Goodnight Moon

 

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown as a springboard for instruction focused on vowels.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how short vowels are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with short vowels.

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RF.1.3,RF.1.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Goodnight Moon

This set of vocabulary development resources for Goodnight Moon highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
L.1.4a,L.1.5c,L.1.6
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1.7F,1.3A,1.3B,1.3C,1.3D
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Comprehension Assessment with Goodnight Moon

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Goodnight Moon.
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Running Record with Goodnight Moon

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Goodnight Moon. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Writing with Goodnight Moon

 
The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Determining Importance with Goodnight Moon (Spanish)

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Making Predictions with Goodnight Moon (Spanish)

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Synthesizing with Goodnight Moon (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with Goodnight Moon (Spanish)

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Visualizing with Goodnight Moon (Spanish)

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Writing with Goodnight Moon (Spanish)

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Title: Goodnight Moon
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Genre: Realistic Fiction
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ISBN: 9781509831975
Publisher's Summary:
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a cherished bedtime classic that has soothed generations of children since its publication in 1947. Set in a cozy "great green room," the story follows a little bunny as he prepares for sleep by saying goodnight to everything around him. From the glowing moon to a red balloon, from kittens to mittens, each familiar object becomes part of a gentle, comforting ritual. The soft, rhythmic text and warm illustrations by Clement Hurd invite young listeners to notice the details in their own surroundings, encouraging mindfulness and a sense of security at bedtime.

This quiet and repetitive narrative structure makes Goodnight Moon ideal for young children, especially those developing language skills or learning about nighttime routines. The gradual dimming of the room's colors in the illustrations mirrors the transition from wakefulness to sleep, making it a perfect read-aloud choice for winding down at the end of the day. Teachers will find this book valuable for building a sense of routine, discussing observation skills, and exploring how stories can reflect everyday life. Its universal themes of comfort, familiarity, and saying goodnight have made it a staple in early childhood classrooms and homes alike.
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