Why Is It Dark Now?: teacher key

Day and Night, grade K edition, written for Pre-K and kindergarten. The Earth spins, and sunlight hits one side. That side has day, and the other side is dark.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What spins?
   • The Earth (answer)
   • The owl
   • The bed
2. What is the Sun?
   • A cloud
   • A star (answer)
   • A rock
3. Who is up at night?
   • Owls (answer)
   • Cows
   • Hens
4. What spins, the Sun or the Earth?
   • The Sun
   • The Earth (answer)
   • The bed

Words

• spins: turns around
• star: a far sun