The Planets in Order for Kids with Pronunciation: The Solar System
Eight planets travel around the Sun. Here are their names in English in order, from the closest to the Sun to the farthest, with pronunciation and meanings. Tap a planet to hear its name.
In This Lesson
- 8 planets in order from the Sun, with pronunciation
- The Sun, the Moon, stars and a rocket
- A planet chart: name, meaning and a fact
The Planets in English with Audio
Tap a card to hear the word. Its Arabic meaning is underneath.
Game: Listen and Touch
Listen to the word, then touch its picture.
This Lesson in the App
The planets orbit above the page, and Sara rides a rocket to visit them one by one.
- Your child hears each planet’s name when they tap it.
- They put the planets in order from the Sun by hand.
- They say each name aloud, and Sara corrects them.
- They earn a star for every planet in its place.
Open the book to The Planets page in the Level 1 extras and point your phone at the page.
The Planets in English and Arabic
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| sun | الشمس |
| Mercury | عطارد |
| Venus | الزهرة |
| Earth | الأرض |
| Mars | المريخ |
| Jupiter | المشتري |
| Saturn | زحل |
| Uranus | أورانوس |
| Neptune | نبتون |
| moon | القمر |
| star | نجمة |
| rocket | صاروخ |
| astronaut | رائد فضاء |
Sentences Your Child Can Use
- We live on Earth.نحن نعيش على الأرض.
- The sun is a star.الشمس نجمة.
- Saturn has rings.زحل له حلقات.
Parents’ Corner
- Remember the order with an easy sentence: My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming. The first letter of each word is the first letter of a planet.
- Draw the Sun in the middle of a page and the planets around it in order, with each name underneath.
- At night, look up at the sky and say: moon and star.
Common Mistakes: The Planets
Some English sounds don’t exist in Arabic, so children often get them wrong. Here’s how to help:
It ends in a soft th: put the tongue between the teeth.
V is a buzzing sound: “VEE-nus”.
“JOO-pi-ter”, with a light ending like teacher.
In sentences we say the Earth or Earth: We live on Earth.
The Planets in Order from the Sun
| # | Planet | Arabic | A fact to say |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercury | عطارد | The smallest and closest to the Sun |
| 2 | Venus | الزهرة | The hottest |
| 3 | Earth | الأرض | Our home, the blue planet |
| 4 | Mars | المريخ | The red planet |
| 5 | Jupiter | المشتري | The biggest |
| 6 | Saturn | زحل | It has rings |
| 7 | Uranus | أورانوس | Light blue and cold |
| 8 | Neptune | نبتون | The farthest and coldest |
A 5-Day Plan for Parents
Ten minutes a day is enough. Review yesterday’s words before new ones.
- Day 1: sun, Earth and moon.
- Day 2: Mercury, Venus and Mars.
- Day 3: Jupiter and Saturn.
- Day 4: Uranus and Neptune, then the whole order.
- Day 5: draw the solar system, and the worksheet.
Printable The Planets Worksheets (PDF)
Ten different sheets: trace, match, write, word search, unscramble and cut-out cards. The full lesson is in Extra material for Level 1 (not in the book) of the free book.
Frequently Asked Questions: The Planets
What is the order of the planets?
From the closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
How do I pronounce Earth?
“urth”, ending in a soft th. As the name of our planet, it starts with a capital: Earth.
Why do planet names start with a capital letter?
They are proper names, like people’s names. sun and moon are usually written in lowercase.
