Level 1 · Science S1.7

Day, night and weather

The sky changes from day to night, and the weather changes from day to day.

Planned. This book is not written yet. Below is its plan, which a teacher can already use.

You are ready for this book if

You can say if it is sunny, cloudy, rainy or windy today.

The plan

  1. S1.7.1 Day and night
    • Tell how the sky looks different by day and by night
    • Name things people and animals do by day and by night
  2. S1.7.2 The Sun in the sky
    • Show that your shadow points away from the Sun
    • Show that shadows are long early and late, and short near midday
  3. S1.7.3 The Moon and stars
    • Draw the Moon's shape on different nights
    • Say that the Moon seems to change shape over about a month
  4. S1.7.4 Kinds of weather
    • Name sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy and stormy weather
    • Keep a weather chart with pictures for one week
  5. S1.7.5 Wind, rain and storms
    • Show which way the wind blows with a strip of cloth
    • Collect rain in a cup and say which day had most
    • Tell how to stay safe in a storm
  6. S1.7.6 Seasons where you live
    • Name the seasons where you live, such as wet and dry
    • Say what people wear and grow in each season

For parents and teachers

Level 1 fits learners who can already: listen to a story. count a few things. In many schools that is about 5 to 7, but start wherever the learner is.

Strand: Earth and space. Written and drawn by attnom. Free to read, print and share.