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The planets
Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 5
GoalName the eight planets and say simple facts about them.
New words
planet · a big round world that goes round the SunSun · the star in the middleEarth · our planet, where we liveSaturn · the planet with big ringsJupiter · the biggest planet
Explanation
The Sun is a star. Eight planets go round the Sun. Their names are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. We live on Earth. Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun. Jupiter is the biggest planet. Saturn has big rings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune |
Worked examples
Look and listen. Say the planets.
There are eight planets. They go round the Sun. We live on the third planet. Its name is Earth. Sara looks at the sky and says, The Moon is not a planet.
Now you. Say the eight planets. Say: I live on Earth.
Class activity
Planet walk. Put eight pieces of paper in a line on the floor, one for each planet. Put a yellow paper for the Sun at the start. The child walks along the line and says the names. Then the grown-up asks: Which planet is number three?
Practice
1
How many planets are there?
Eight.
2
Look. This is a planet with big rings. What is its name?
Saturn.
3
Listen. Which planet do you hear: Mars or Earth?
…
Mars.
4
Fill in: We live on ___. (Earth or Jupiter)
Earth.
5
Writing: copy ‘I live on Earth.’
I live on Earth.