Mae and Sage Watch the Stars
Read the story carefully. Then answer each question in your best handwriting.
Mae and Sage loved going outside after dark to look at the stars. One clear summer night, they set up two chairs in Sage's backyard and wrapped themselves in warm blankets.
Sage pointed to a group of stars that looked like a big spoon. "That one is called the Big Dipper," Sage said. Mae drew it in her little notebook so she would not forget.
Mae asked, "How far away do you think the stars are?" Sage said some were so far that their light took thousands of years to reach Earth. Both girls' eyes went wide.
They stayed outside until it got cold. The sky was full of questions waiting to be asked. There was so much to learn, and the night went on forever.
1. Where did Mae and Sage set up their chairs?
2. What did the Big Dipper look like?
3. Why do you think their eyes went wide when they talked about how far the stars were?
4. What clues in the story show that Mae and Sage are curious about the world?
5. Write about something in nature that makes you curious or amazed.
