Day and Night

This is a short lesson to teach Earth/Space benchmarks on day and night to your K students. It also addresses some Nature of Science benchmarks.
Resource ID#: 19039 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): K
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 45 Minute(s)
Keywords: day, night, pattern, 24 hours, sun, moon
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Instructional Design Framework(s): Confirmation Inquiry (Level 1)
Resource Collection: iCPALMS

Aligned Standards

This vetted resource aligns to concepts or skills in these benchmarks.

Aligned Access Points

This vetted resource aligns to concepts or skills in these access points.

SC.K.E.5.In.2
Identify daily activities in a 24-hour period, such as eating breakfast and going to bed, and associate activities with morning and night.

SC.K.E.5.Su.2
Identify one common activity that occurs in the day and one that occurs in the night.

SC.K.E.5.Pa.2
Recognize one common activity that occurs during the day.

SC.K.E.5.In.3
Identify the Sun in the daytime.

SC.K.E.5.Su.3
Recognize the Sun in the daytime.

SC.K.E.5.Pa.3
Associate the Sun with daytime.

SC.K.E.5.In.4
Identify the Moon in the sky at night.

SC.K.E.5.Su.4
Recognize the Moon in the sky at night.

SC.K.E.5.Pa.4
Associate the Moon with night.

SC.K.N.1.In.2
Identify information about objects and actions in the natural world through observation.

SC.K.N.1.Su.2
Identify information about objects in the natural world through observation.

SC.K.N.1.Pa.2
Recognize common objects in the natural world through observation.

SC.K.N.1.Su.3
Observe, explore, and match pictures to real objects.

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Unit/Lesson Sequence

Sun and Moon | Day and Night:

In this unit, students record observations of the day and night sky over weeks or a month. Discussions around the observations are intended to help students recognize the patterns in their observations. Literature connections are included.

Type: Unit/Lesson Sequence