Hello little friends! This is the Sun! The sun is a very big, bright star that lives far away in space. The sun gives us light during the day and keeps us warm. Without the sun, everything would be dark and cold. The sun is like a giant glowing ball that shines brightly and makes our world beautiful!
This is Earth, our beautiful home planet! Earth is round like a big ball floating in space. Look at the blue parts - that's water like oceans and lakes. The green parts are land where we live with trees, animals, and our houses. Earth spins around like a top, and you can see the white clouds moving across the sky. Everything we know and love is here on Earth!
Look at this amazing dance in space! Earth goes around the Sun in a big circle called an orbit. The dotted line shows the path that Earth follows. Earth travels around the Sun like a car driving on a circular road. This journey takes one whole year - that's 365 days! While Earth goes around the Sun, it also spins like a top. The red arrow shows which direction Earth is moving. Isn't it wonderful how Earth and the Sun work together?
This is the magic of day and night! Look at Earth - one half is bright and one half is dark. The bright side is facing the Sun, so it's daytime there with sunshine and light. The dark side is facing away from the Sun, so it's nighttime there with darkness and stars. See the little house on Earth? When the house is on the bright side, the people there see daylight. When Earth spins and the house moves to the dark side, those same people see nighttime. Earth keeps spinning around and around, giving us day and night every single day!
What a wonderful Sun and Earth family! The Sun and Earth are best friends who work together every day. The Sun gives us beautiful light and warmth so we can see and stay cozy. Earth is our amazing home where we live with all our family, friends, animals, and plants. Earth loves to dance around the Sun in a big circle, and this special dance gives us day and night. When Earth spins toward the Sun, we get bright, sunny days. When Earth spins away, we get peaceful, starry nights. The Sun and Earth take care of us every single day. Aren't they the most wonderful friends?