Roll and Read (Yellow) 1 2 3 4 5 Have you ever wanted If so, you are like the At different times of That’s because A ran is a male sheep. the year you can see to poke your finger ancient astronomers. constellations only Rams have horns. different through the stars in They lived thousands suggest things. Horns are like constellations in the the night sky? of years ago. antlers. sky. Why do these names Because people who You have already A myth is an old story Other stories tell come from the Latin spoke Latin read about the names that has been told about amazing events language? discovered and named of constellations. orally for involving gods and many constellations. generations. heroes. Greek and Roman The Greek and Romans To people who lived in When the Bantu You’ve now learned spent many nights parents would point Africa, the cluster of people saw Pleiades in plenty about the looking overhead at the out constellations stars call Pleiades the sky, it was time constellations. night sky. such as Hercules to was very important. for them to begin their children. plowing and planting crops. Think about what The narrator explains Then they have to Once a year just The Greeks and you’ve learned the that when people die pass the Dog Stars. before sunrise, Sirius Romans had many next time you look at they travel through can be see in Egypt. great astronomers. the night sky. the sky. These bright stars The astronomers The first star charts Ancient astronomers The word astronomy imagined that there comes from Greek were important to placed the stars into had forty-eight were lines between words meaning “star” ancient peoples. separate constellations. some stars. and “law”. constellations. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
Roll and Read (Yellow) 1 2 3 4 5 Have you ever wanted to poke your finger through the stars in the night sky? If so, you are like the ancient astronomers. They lived thousands of years ago. At different times of the year you can see different constellations in the sky. That’s because constellations only suggest things. A ran is a male sheep. Rams have horns. Horns are like antlers. Why do these names come from the Latin language? Because people who spoke Latin discovered and named many constellations. You have already read about the names of constellations. A myth is an old story that has been told orally for generations. Other stories tell about amazing events involving gods and heroes. Greek and Roman parents would point out constellations such as Hercules to their children. The Greek and Romans spent many nights looking overhead at the night sky. To people who lived in Africa, the cluster of stars call Pleiades was very important. When the Bantu people saw Pleiades in the sky, it was time for them to begin plowing and planting crops. You’ve now learned plenty about the constellations. Think about what you’ve learned the next time you look at the night sky. The narrator explains that when people die they travel through the sky. Then they have to pass the Dog Stars. Once a year just before sunrise, Sirius can be see in Egypt. The Greeks and Romans had many great astronomers. These bright stars were important to ancient peoples. The astronomers placed the stars into separate constellations. The first star charts had forty-eight constellations. Ancient astronomers imagined that there were lines between some stars. The word astronomy comes from Greek words meaning “star” and “law”. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
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