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Earth is the name given to our planet. It’s sometimes called the world or the globe. The Earth travels around the Sun, along with other planets in our solar system, but this Sun is just one star among many in the Milky Way (a galaxy). Earth is also sometimes used to refer to the land or ground as a material.
In Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7), your child will find out about seasonal changes on our planet, but they won’t discover why these changes occur until towards the end of primary school (ages 9-11). They’ll learn about the Earth, the Sun and the Moon, and be able to talk about why we experience day and night and what other planets exist in our solar system. You’ll find loads more information and some interesting facts about the Earth by heading over to the Twinkl Teaching Wiki.
You could help your child display these posters in order from the Sun outwards. Read through them together for fascinating facts about the Earth and the other planets in our solar system. Your child could also try making a solar system mobile to hang up in their room, or encourage them to get creative and design their own way to model the solar system! Could they do this outside with different objects? For some quiz fun, try a guessing game on the computer or this Earth and space quiz for kids. You could also spark some intriguing conversations at home with these Would You Rather…? questions - these will prompt your child to use what they know about the subject of Earth and space in new contexts.
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