Colouring NestLabel the Planets Worksheet
- Ages 6–11
- Easy
- 2 pages
- Worksheet
- Answer key
- PDF: Letter & A4
- Updated
Tip: download the PDF for Letter or A4 paper, print it at 100% and use a pencil or crayon. Tap "Show solution" to check your answer, or print it as an answer key.
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The eight planets in a column in order from the Sun, each with a numbered line beside it. Children look at each planet, find its name in the word bank at the bottom and write it on the line: rings for Saturn, the red spot for Jupiter, continents for Earth. Page 2 of the PDF is the answer key, and “Show solution” fills in the names on screen.
Also try: The Sun Coloring Page · Mercury Coloring Page · Venus Coloring Page
How to use the worksheet
- Color the planets first: it helps children notice the rings, stripes and spots.
- Fill in the names you know, then use the word bank for the rest.
- Check with page 2, or tap “Show solution”.
Next try the planets in order cut and paste or the planet facts worksheet. See all solar system coloring pages.
For teachers and parents
- What it practises
- The eight planets and their order from the Sun, planet features and facts, phases of the Moon
- How to use it
- Color a planet page and talk about its features, then check what stuck with a worksheet. Answer keys are on page 2 of the worksheet PDFs.
- Time
- About 10–20 minutes
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Printing tips
- Print at 100% for the cleanest lines.
- Use the planet’s real colors, or invent your own.
- Learn the order with “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos”.
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