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Week 11 · Sky Patterns

Tuesday

East and west
// Sun, Moon and stars repeat
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: East and west

Rocket thinks the Sun is zooming around Earth.

Raven spins slowly in a circle.

Nova hints, "What if we are the ones spinning?"

Up in the east, down in the west

The Sun comes up in the east.

The Sun goes down in the west.

The Moon and the stars rise in the east too.

They set in the west, just like the Sun.

Earth spins

The Sun is not zooming around us each day.

Our Earth is spinning!

As Earth turns, the Sun seems to move.

SUNRISE, SUNSET
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where does the Sun come up?
Why does the Sun seem to move?
Where do the stars set?
SentenceTrue or false?
The Sun goes down in the west.?
The Moon rises in the east.?
Earth stays perfectly still.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEarth spins, so the sky seems to move.
Try it
Stand in one spot.
Turn slowly in a circle.
Watch the room seem to slide past you.
SPIN CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where does the Moon rise?
What did Rocket first think?
When you turn in a circle, the room seems to...
Draw Earth spinning with the Sun nearby.

Word Spot: then, think

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Then: T-H-E-N.

Think: T-H-I-N-K.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
First we plant, ___ we water.
What do you ___?

You know why the Sun seems to move!

Tomorrow you will track a shadow.

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