Sunny Spot Shady Spot K-2 Sunlight Worksheet | Scaffolded Resource for Students - For Teachers, Parents & Homeschoolers

About this worksheet

Bring a real science experiment to your youngest learners with this big-print sunlight worksheet for Kindergarten through Grade 2. Children find a sunny spot and a shady spot, touch each one, color the spot that felt warmer, then finish the sentence frame The ____ spot is warmer because the sun ____ it.

The evidence here is something kids actually feel, which makes the reasoning concrete: the sun warms the things it shines on. That little word because turns a hands-on observation into a claim backed by evidence - the heart of early claim-evidence-reasoning. Two labeled word banks support early writers so they can complete both blanks on their own.

Aligned to NGSS K-PS3-1 (sunlight warms Earth's surface) and grade-banded ELA standards for speaking, vocabulary, and opinion writing (SL.K.5-SL.2.5, W.K.1-W.2.1), it pairs science and literacy in one quick, joyful activity. Just print and go.

One clean page, large kid-friendly print
Hands-on compare, then a because sentence frame
Two word banks for independent work
Print-ready PDF, no prep

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Curriculum

Common Core standards covered

SL.1.5

Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

SL.2.5

Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

W.1.1

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

W.2.1

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

W.K.1

Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is...).

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