Pushes, pulls, and sunlight (kindergarten) · lesson

Pushes and pulls

💡 A push or a pull makes a still thing start to move.

A push moves a thing away from you. A kick is a push.

A pull moves a thing toward you. A tug on a rope is a pull.

A still ball stays still. It moves when you push it. Then the ground rubs on it, and it stops.

🧠 How to think about it

Ask: did the thing go away from me, or come to me? Away is a push. To me is a pull.

🏡 Try it at home

Push a ball. Then pull a sock across the floor. Ask: which was a push? Which was a pull?

💡 A bigger push makes a thing go faster and farther.

Tap a ball soft. It rolls a short way.

Kick it hard. It rolls fast, and it goes far.

🧠 How to think about it

Two kicks. One is soft and one is hard. I guess the hard kick goes far. Then I test it to see.

🏡 Try it at home

Roll a ball with a small push. Mark where it stops with a sock. Now push it hard. Did it go past the sock?

💡 A push from the side can make a thing turn.

A ball rolls the same way till a thing pushes it.

If it hits a wall, the wall pushes back. The ball bounces back.

A tap from the side makes it turn. It goes a new way.

🧠 How to think about it

Look at the ball. Where did it go? Then look for what hit it. That push made it turn.

🏡 Try it at home

Roll a ball at a wall. Watch it bounce back. Then roll it and tap it from the side. Which way did it go?

💡 Sunlight warms sand, dirt, rocks, and water.

Put your hand on a rock in the sun. It feels warm.

Ice in the sun gets warm. Then it melts into water.

🧠 How to think about it

I put ice in the sun. I think the sun will warm it. Will it melt? I wait and look.

🏡 Try it at home

Put one ice cube in the sun. Put one in the shade. Look in 5 minutes. Which one melts more?

💡 Shade blocks sunlight, so things in the shade stay cooler.

A tree, a tent, or a big hat can block the sun. The dark spot it makes is shade.

Things in the shade get less sun. So they stay cool.

🧠 How to think about it

Two cups of water. One is in the sun. One is in the shade. Which cup did the sun hit? That one gets warm.

🏡 Try it at home

On a sunny day, touch a spot in the sun. Then touch a spot in the shade. Which one feels cooler?