Astronomy Grade K-1

Astronomy: Planets: Big Balls in Space

Learning what planets are and how they look

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Learning what planets are and how they look

Astronomy - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem with a grown-up if needed. Write, circle, color, or draw your answer.
  1. 1
    A round planet Earth with blue water and green land.

    A planet is a big, round object in space. Circle the word that names the planet we live on: Earth, Sun, Moon.

  2. 2
    A ball, a box, and a pencil shown side by side.

    Circle the object that is shaped most like a planet: ball, box, pencil.

  3. 3
    A big round cartoon planet.

    Fill in the blank: Planets are big and ____.

  4. 4
    A simple round planet shaped like a circle.

    Draw a circle to show the shape of a planet.

  5. 5
    Five colorful planets separated for counting.

    Look at the picture. Count the planets. Write the number.

  6. 6
    A round planet next to a flat sheet of paper.

    True or false: A planet is flat like a piece of paper.

  7. 7
    An outline of Earth with blue and green color cues.

    Color the planet Earth with blue for water and green for land.

  8. 8
    A Sun with an orbit path and a nearby planet.

    The Sun is a star. Planets move around the Sun. Draw a line from the planet to the path around the Sun.

  9. 9
    Three planets, with one planet showing rings.

    Circle the planet that has rings around it.

  10. 10
    A planet floating in space with stars.

    Fill in the blank: Planets are in ____.

  11. 11
    A Sun, Earth, and backpack shown side by side.

    Circle the thing that gives us light in the daytime: Sun, Earth, backpack.

  12. 12
    A bright Sun beside two planets.

    A planet does not make its own bright light like a star. Circle the star: Sun, Mars, Earth.

  13. 13
    A planet in space with stars around it.

    Draw one planet in space. Add stars around it.

  14. 14
    Four planets of different sizes, with one much bigger than the others.

    Look at the picture. Circle the biggest planet.

  15. 15

    Write or say one thing you know about planets.

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