By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
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Know the Sun shines in the day ☀️✓
Know the Moon and stars shine at night 🌙✓
Tell day sky from night sky 🎈
Let's get our brains ready first!
Wiggle your fingers like twinkly stars! ✨ Let's wake up our sky brains! 🧠
- ⭐Point up high and say "Hello Sun!" ☀️
- ⭐Pretend to sleep and whisper "Goodnight Moon!" 🌙
The Sun shines in the day sky, and the Moon and stars shine in the night sky! ☀️🌙⭐🔍 What to Notice
- Wow, look at our sky picture!
- 🌈 On the left is the bright blue DAY sky with a big yellow Sun ☀️ and fluffy white clouds ☁️.
- On the right is the dark blue NIGHT sky with a creamy Moon 🌙 and twinkly little stars ⭐.
- The Sun is round and glowy, and the stars are sparkly points of light!
Talk About It
1Can you point to the big yellow Sun? ☀️
2How many twinkly stars can you count? ⭐
When do we see the Sun — in the day or the night? ☀️🌙
✗Thinking the Moon shines in the daytime sky. 🌙
The Moon shines at NIGHT! The Sun lights up the day. ☀️
✗Saying stars are big and close like the Sun. ⭐
Stars look tiny and twinkly because they are very, very far away! ✨
☀️The sun wakes us up! We play outside when it is bright! 🏃
🌙The moon says goodnight! We sleep when the sky is dark! 😴
Test your understanding — tap an answer to check:
Q1. What do we see in the day? ☀️
Q2. When do we see the moon and stars? 🌙
- 1.The sun is big, bright, and warm in the day! ☀️
- 2.The moon glows soft at night! 🌙
- 3.Stars twinkle like tiny lights in the dark sky! ✨