FOR TEACHERS

Bring the
Cosmos
to your classroom

Ready-to-teach lesson plans, slide decks and printables for every planet in our solar system. Built for kids ages 5–12, free for classroom use.

Scope and Sequence Prep Checklist Assessment
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The Teacher Toolkit

The five documents that turn this from "lots of cool resources" into this is how I'm teaching planets this year. A 2-week unit plan, prep checklist, parent letter, end-of-unit assessment, and choice board. Start here.

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Step 1

Choose a Planet

Each planet has its own page with a slide deck, lesson plan, and printables you can download. More resources are added as we build them out.

MERCURY
Closest to the Sun
VENUS
The hottest planet
EARTH
Our home
MARS
The red planet
JUPITER
King of the planets
SATURN
Famous rings
URANUS
Spins on its side
NEPTUNE
The wildest winds
Beyond the planet pages

Whole-Class Resources

Teach the solar system as a whole, not just one planet at a time. These resources work across the unit and pair beautifully with the per-planet materials above.

Compare All 8 Planets fact sheet preview
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All 8 Planets at a Glance

One-page comparison fact sheets — kid version + teacher reference, in US Letter and A4. Perfect for class discussion or the wall.

4 PDFs · Kid + Teacher versions
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Solar system scale model preview
🪐  SCALE MODELS

Sizes & Distances

Printable handouts at true scale, plus 6 hands-on classroom activities — toilet-paper-universe, walk the solar system, and more.

4 PDFs · 6 activities
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Reading passage sample
📖  READING PASSAGES

Three Levels per Planet

Differentiated reading — emerging, on-grade, and advanced — for every planet. Vocabulary, comprehension questions, answer keys.

8 planet sets · 32 sheets
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For your walls, your students, and Friday afternoons

Display, Awards & Games

Bring the solar system into the room, celebrate the kids who study it, and play your way through review.

Solar system master poster preview
🖼️  DISPLAY POSTERS

Bold Classroom Posters

One illustrated poster per planet, plus a master "Our Solar System" overview. Designed to be read from across the room.

9 designs · 18 PDFs
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Junior Astronomer certificate preview
🏆  CERTIFICATES

Awards & Recognition

Junior Astronomer for completing the unit, plus 8 per-planet Expert certificates earned by finishing each planet's work.

9 designs · 18 PDFs
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Planet Bingo board sample
🎲  REVIEW GAMES

Bingo, Memory & Trivia

Print-and-play games to celebrate what your class has learned — Planet Bingo for the whole room, Memory Match for partners, and a 24-card Trivia Deck.

3 games · 8 PDFs
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Browse by Resource Type

Looking for something specific? Jump straight to what you need.

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POWERPOINTS

13-slide kid-friendly decks for every planet. Use as a whole lesson or pull individual slides.

8 available
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LESSON PLANS

Ready-to-teach 45-minute lessons with warm-ups, activities and discussion questions.

8 available
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COLORING PAGES

Printable coloring sheets — great for younger kids or early finishers.

8 available
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WORKSHEETS

Word searches, fill-in-the-blank pages, true-or-false and creative prompts. Includes answer keys.

8 available
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FACT SHEETS

One-page comparison charts of all 8 planets at a glance. Kid version + teacher reference.

2 available
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SCALE MODELS

Printable size and distance handouts at true scale, plus hands-on activities for the whole class.

2 available
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READING PASSAGES

Three differentiated levels per planet — emerging, on-grade, advanced — with vocabulary, comprehension questions, and answer keys.

8 planet sets · 32 sheets
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DISPLAY POSTERS

Bold illustrated planet posters for classroom walls — one per planet, plus a master "Our Solar System" overview poster.

9 posters available
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CERTIFICATES

Junior Astronomer for unit completion, plus 8 per-planet Expert certificates. Print, fill in, and award.

9 certificates available
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REVIEW GAMES

Print-and-play games — Planet Bingo for the whole class, Memory Match for partners, and a 24-card Trivia Deck.

3 games · 8 PDFs
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TEACHER TOOLKIT

Scope & sequence, prep checklist, parent letter, end-of-unit assessment, and choice board — the documents that make the rest deployable.

5 documents · 12 PDFs
A QUICK GUIDE

How to use these resources

Everything is free for classroom use. Mix and match — use just the slide deck, follow the full lesson plan, or print the pages you need.

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Pick a planet. Each planet has its own page with everything in one place.
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Download what you need. Slide deck, lesson plan, printables — grab whatever fits your time.
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Adapt to your class. Lesson plans include tips for younger kids (5–7) and older (10–12).
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Have fun! The best science lessons are the ones where kids' eyes go wide.