Light - Day and Night

Curriculum details

Strand

All Around Us (Strand 6)

Sub-strand

Light - Day and Night (6.8)

Content standard

K1.6.8.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the sources of light for day and night.

Indicator

K1.6.8.1.2 - Use pictures and other text features to aid understanding as they listen to a read aloud informational text on sources light.

Suggested placement

Term 3, Week 9 (Week 33 of the year)

Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 90

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Have learners discuss the cover page of the Big book at the pre-reading stage. Through picture walk, have them predict the content of the text.
As you read aloud the book with the learners, point to the words to enable track the reading on sources of light. Ask questions while reading at vantage point to assist you monitor learners' understanding the content of the book.
At the post-reading stage, ask questions enable learners use pictures to retell the story. Have learners mention the sources of light read about and group them according to daylights (e.g. sun, electricity) and nightlights (moon, stars, electricity, candles, lanterns etc.). Assist learners to make sentences with the examples of sources of lights
Have learners group the examples of lights talked about and count the number in each group. Have them do addition and subtraction activities with the examples of lights. Include word problem in these activities
Have them draw and colour any example of man-made light read about label it.