Sun, Moon & Stars
Identify the Sun, Moon, and stars as objects in the sky and describe basic differences: the Sun gives light and heat during the day, stars are tiny points of light at night, and the Moon can appear in both the day and night sky
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Can your child point out the Sun, Moon, and stars and tell you something simple about each one — like that the Sun gives us light and heat?
Identify the Sun, Moon, and stars as objects in the sky and describe basic differences: the Sun gives light and heat during the day, stars are tiny points of light at night, and the Moon can appear in both the day and night sky
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- Name the Sun, Moon, and stars as objects in the sky
- State that the Sun appears during the day and gives us light and heat
- State that stars appear at night and the Moon can sometimes be seen during the day too
“Can your child point out the Sun, Moon, and stars and tell you something simple about each one — like that the Sun gives us light and heat?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Space Exploration
- Age range
- Ages 5–7