These Old Planets

¹     Sing to the tune of "This Old Man."

²     Our planets
Now are eight.
Name them in order and you'll be great!
With a knick-knack, paddy-whack,
Floating in space,
Around the sun the planets race.

³     Mercury
Is number one,
It's small and fast and close to the sun.
With a knick-knack, paddy-whack,
Floating in space,
Mercury is in first place.

⁴     Venus
Is number two.
It's about as big as Earth but has no moon.
With a knick-knack, paddy-whack,
Floating in space,
Venus is in second place.

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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 2 to 3
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	3.88

	challenging words:		rings, someday, eighth, fourth, name, space, tune, second, side, close, bright, place, race, sing, order, might
	content words:		Old Man, Mercury Is, Venus Is, Earth Is, Planet Earth, Mars Is, Planet Mars, Jupiter Is, Is Neptune, Great Dark Spot

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