It is not possible to say exactly at what age it is necessary to start with a child studying the planets of the solar system. After all, everything is very individual, and depends on the ability of a child of this age to perceive information. The story of the cosmos should be built on observations of the stars in the night sky and reading adapted literature.
In 4-5 years, you can in the game form introduce the baby with a small amount of information, buying him a colorful encyclopedia for children about the planets of the solar system. The child will be able to visually distinguish between the pictures of different luminaries, and eventually seek their location in the sky, if the parents will be able to interest him.
The sun
Yes, the kid is surprised to learn that the sun, which warms it with its rays, is actually also a planet. That's why the system is called solar, because all other celestial bodies revolve around it. No wonder, all the peoples who lived on our land many centuries ago, revered the Sun as a deity, and gave him different names - Ra, Yarilo, Helios. The surface of the hottest planet is 6000 ° C, and no one and nothing can survive near it.
Mercury
A story about the planet Mercury for children can interest them because early in the morning and immediately after sunset, it can be seen on the sky with the naked eye. This is possible due to the fact that it is located at a relatively short distance from the Earth, and also because of its natural brightness during these hours. For this unique quality, the planet received the second name of the Morning Star.
Venus
It turns out that the Earth has a twin sister, and this Venus is a planet that is interesting for children because in its composition and surface it is much like our planet, although it is not possible to study it thoroughly because of the very aggressive atmosphere around it, and the red-hot a surface on which you can literally burn.
Venus is the third brightest planet in the system and its surface emits carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, and therefore it is unsuitable for life, despite the similarity with the Earth.
Earth
For children, the planet Earth is the most understandable of all, since we live directly on it. This is the only heavenly body populated by living beings. In size, it is the third largest, and has one satellite - the moon. Also, our land has the most varied relief, which makes it noticeable among the twins.
Mars
The planet Mars for children can be associated with the bar of the same name, but it has nothing to do with sweets. Scientists have proved that once Mars was inhabited and thanks to spacecraft, evidence was confirmed in the form of frozen rivers that flowed here. For its color, Mars was called the red planet. It is located in the fourth place at a distance from the Sun.
Jupiter
For children, the planet Jupiter can be remembered for being the largest in the solar system. It looks like a striped ball, and on its surface storms are constantly raging, lightning flashes and winds are blowing at a speed of 600 km / h, which makes it very harsh, compared to the Earth.
Saturn
Familiar in the pictures for children, the planet Saturn is like a hat or a ball in a striped skirt. In fact, this is not a skirt, but a so-called system of rings, which consists of dust, stones, solid cosmic particles and ice.
Uranus
To children, the planet Uranus can recall Saturn, but only the blue color and the rims around it are not horizontal, but vertically. In the solar system, this planet is the coldest, because the temperature on it reaches -224 ° C.
Neptune
Another ice giant planet is Neptune, which for children is associated with the lord of the seas, and in honor of it it is called. Unreal wind speed of 2100 km / h makes it very terrible and harsh in comparison with our blooming and warm Earth.
But the dwarf planet Pluto not so long ago was crossed out of the solar system, because of a mismatch of its size.
