Solar System play
Actors
Narrator
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Moon
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Narrator: There are 8 planets.
Sun: I am a star and bring light to the planets.
Mercury: I am Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. I burn extremely hot!
Venus: I am Venus the second closest planet to the sun. I am sizzling hot!
Sun, Mercury, and Venus: We are part of the solar system
Earth: I am Earth, the third planet from the sun. I have living things on my planet.
Air, Land, Water make up my planet.
Moon: Earth has one moon. I travel around Earth.
Mars: I am Mars. I’m called the red planet. Earth is my closest neighbor.
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, and Mars: We are part of the solar system
Narrator: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars make up the inner solar system.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars: We are the inner planets
Jupiter: I am Jupiter, the largest planet. It takes me 12 earth years to orbit the
sun.
Saturn: I am Saturn. I am known for my rings. I have seven known rings.
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn: We are part of the
solar system
Uranus: I am Uranus. My day is 17 hours long not 24 hours like Earth.
Neptune: I am Neptune. I am the furthest from the sun. I am very cold.
Narrator: These are the outer planets of the solar system.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune: We are the outer planets.
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune:
We are part of the solar system
To differentiate students can make a background, costumes, and props. This can
engage the other students in the classroom and bring out their creativity.