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Day and Night Preschool Worksheet

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Day and Night

Preschool - Science - On Level

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  1. Which picture fills the gap in the day row?

    Read aloud: Day and night keep taking turns along this row. Point to the picture that belongs in the empty box.

    A left-to-right row of 5 positions with 1 gap.A left-to-right sequence of pictures. 1 position is empty and drawn with a dashed edge.sunmoonsunmoon

  2. Night, day, night. What goes in the box?

    Read aloud: This row starts at night instead of in the morning. Point to what goes in the empty box.

    A left-to-right row of 5 positions with 1 gap.A left-to-right sequence of pictures. 1 position is empty and drawn with a dashed edge.moonsunmoonsun

  3. Stars are out. What else is up there?

    Read aloud: You look out of your window and the sky is full of these. Point to the other thing that is up there at the same time.

    A group of stars.A set of stars arranged in rows to be counted.starstarstarstarstarstarstar

  4. It is dark and you are sleepy. Where do you go?

    Read aloud: This is up outside your window, the house is quiet, and your eyes keep closing. Point to where you go next.

    A group of stars.A set of stars arranged in rows to be counted.starstarstarstarstar

  5. The stars are fading. What is coming up?

    Read aloud: One by one the stars are disappearing and the sky is turning pale. Point to what is rising to make that happen.

    A group of stars.A set of stars arranged in a single row to be counted.starstarstar

  6. The sky is bright. What can you do now?

    Read aloud: This is high overhead and the park is bright and busy. Point to the thing you could go and do right now.

    One sun.A picture of one sun.sun
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About this worksheet

Day and night is the first repeating pattern a child ever notices, and this page shows it as a row of pictures rather than as a ring of printed words. Sun, moon, sun, moon: one picture in the row is missing and your child points to the one that belongs there. The other questions ask what shares the sky with what. If you can see stars out of your window, is the sun or the moon up there too? If the stars are fading, what is coming up? Two questions connect the sky with what people do underneath it, going to bed under a dark sky and flying a kite under a bright one. Nothing needs to be read. Finish the page and then check the real sky, because the point of a pattern is that it keeps happening: whatever is up there now, the other one comes next.

What your child will learn

  • Fill the gap in a repeating sun-and-moon row
  • Know that the moon and stars share the night sky
  • Know that the stars fade as the sun comes up
  • Match what people do to a bright sky or a dark one

Worked example

The row reads sun, moon, sun, and then a gap. The two pictures keep taking turns, so the one that comes after a sun is a moon, and your child points to the moon.

Common mistake

Picking whichever picture is closest to the gap instead of following the taking-turns pattern from the start of the row.

Helpful hint

Point along the row saying sun, moon, sun, moon until you reach the gap.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with day and night?
Picking whichever picture is closest to the gap instead of following the taking-turns pattern from the start of the row.
How can I help my child with day and night?
Point along the row saying sun, moon, sun, moon until you reach the gap.
Are these preschool science worksheets free to print?
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