Day and Night

April 27-30, 2015

Theme: Day and Night

Focus question: What can I learn about day and night?

Letter of the Week: Y

Dear Parents,

During this week children will learn about the characteristics of and the differences between day and night. They will observe, identify, and talk about the different things that they see in the sky during the day. They will compare and contrast things in the daytime sky with those that appear during the night. The books we share will promote thought and discussion about how the colors of the sky change throughout the day. Children will also have fun experimenting with shadows and creating mobiles that show objects visible in the day and night skies.

Learning Together

• Have your child draw or paint two pictures of your home, one showing it as it appears during the day and the other as it appears at night. Talk with your child about the similarities and differences in the two images.
• Identify an object, such as a landmark or building that is usually visible from your home at all times. Together, view the object from a window during the day. Then look for it from the window at night. Discuss why it is more difficult to see.
• Use a lamp and a blank wall to make shadow puppets with your child. Take turns forming animal shapes or letters.

Visiting the Library

Night in the Country by Cynthia Ryland and Mary Szilagyi

Night Becomes Day by Richard McGuire

Black? White! Day? Night! by Franklyn M. Branley

Activities

• This week we will be working on three dimensional shapes: sphere, cylinder, cube and cone.
• We are going to match, sort and identify the shapes.
• We are going to be discussing the differences between day and night and how we know when it is day or night.
• We are going to sort things that happen during the day and night and things we see during the day and night.

Reminders

• Show and Share Thursday, April 30 letter Y.