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Day and Night

Everyday story · Teaches: Day and night · Featuring Daisy

In the day, the sun is up and the sky is bright. Daisy plays outside with Pepper.

She eats her breakfast, goes to nursery, and runs in the garden.

Then the sun goes down. The sky turns dark. It is night.

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This story teaches

Day and night

Science

Answer guide, for grown-ups

Ask each question, then compare. A child’s own words are perfect as long as the idea is right.

1. What is in the sky in the day?

The sun is in the sky in the day, and the sky is bright.

✓ Understood if the child says the sun.

2. What comes out at night?

The moon and stars come out at night.

✓ Understood if the child says the moon (and stars).

3. What does Daisy do just before bed?

She has a bath and a story, then goes to sleep.

✓ Understood if the child recalls bath / story / bed before sleeping.

Maths Moment: No sum here, by day the sun is up and the sky is bright; by night it is dark, with the moon and stars.

For parents, Cambridge curriculum

Mapped to these Cambridge Primary objectives. Open a framework to verify.

Science

Stage 1 · Science, Earth and space
Describe the difference between day and night and what we see in the sky at each.
Verify in Cambridge Science (0097) ↗