Noticing the Sun

Yesterday I was leading the first-second grade science classes, and the topic was how the Earth's tilt produces the seasons.  We talked about the fact that because our part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun right now, the sun appears lower in its short daily trek across the sky.  I used a head-lamp, globe, and illustrations to convey this idea, but I also encouraged students to notice where the sun is at different times during the day, and how high or low it is in the sky.  The more we are "tuned in" to what's around us, the more we 

locate ourselves and can appreciate where we are at any given moment.