The Moon

Young children understand that the Moon is a round celestial body near Earth, that it looks bright because of sunlight, and that its shape appears to change

2026年7月8日 · こども図鑑
2026年7月8日 · こども図鑑
The Moon is a round celestial body near Earth.
We can often see it in the night sky.
It looks small from Earth, but it is really a big ball of rock.

💬 What Is the Moon?

The Moon is a round celestial body near Earth. We can often see it in the night sky. It looks small from Earth, but it is really a big ball of rock.

🤔 Have you ever seen the Moon in the night sky?

The Moon does not make its own light.
When sunlight shines on the Moon, it looks bright.
That is why it looks white and shining in the night sky.

💬 Why Is the Moon Bright?

The Moon does not make its own light. When sunlight shines on the Moon, it looks bright. That is why it looks white and shining in the night sky.

🤔 Which one makes its own light, the Moon or the Sun?

The Moon does not look the same shape every day.
Some days it looks thin, and some days it looks like half a circle.
A Moon that looks perfectly round is called a full Moon.

💬 The Moon Looks Like It Changes Shape

The Moon does not look the same shape every day. Some days it looks thin, and some days it looks like half a circle. A Moon that looks perfectly round is called a full Moon.

🤔 Is today's Moon thin or round?

The Moon's surface is not smooth.
It has round holes called craters.
The ground is like stone and sand spread out all around.

💬 Let's Look at the Moon's Surface

The Moon's surface is not smooth. It has round holes called craters. The ground is like stone and sand spread out all around.

🤔 Is the Moon's surface smooth or bumpy?