Day and Night Activities for Early Years

As students learn more about the world around them, they may begin to observe how night and day are different. We see different things and do different activities during the daytime and nighttime.

Teach Starter has created a printable mini-book to use with your foundation, year 1 and year 2 students during your space and solar system lessons. This book has 10 mini-pages where students will learn about how the sky changes from day to night each day and the objects you can see during these periods.

There are 2 versions of this book, one that is a reader and one that has fill-in-the-blank spaces for students to complete sentences.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your science lessons. 

In addition to individual student work time, use this mini-book to enhance learning through guided science groups, whole class lessons or remote learning assignments. 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

If there are students needed additional support, encourage them to read the book with a peer or a teacher.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

For students who need an additional challenge, encourage them to draw a picture of the day or night sky and label the objects that they may say.

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource.

After printing, cut the pages in half, assemble and staple them together along the left-hand side.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter Collaborator.