Planets

Months and Dates

Facts

100

thuh moon iz naht uh PLAN-it

The Moon is not a planet

100

FEB-roo-air-ee FOR-teenth iz VAL-en-tinez day

February 14th is Valentine's Day

100

tuh-MAY-tohz ahr uh froot

Tomatoes are a fruit

200

thuh thurd PLAN-it iz urth

The third planet is Earth

200

KRISS-muhs day iz dee-SEM-bur TWEN-tee-fift

Christmas Day is December 25th

200

LIGHT-ning iz FYV TYMZ HOT-er than thuh SUR-fus uv thuh SUN

Lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun

300

NEP-tyoon iz thuh FUR-thuhst frum thuh SUN

Neptune is the furthest from the Sun

300

EE-ster iz YOO-zhoo-uh-lee in AY-pril

Easter is usually in April

300

HUHM-ing-burdz are thee OHN-lee burd that kan fly BAK-wurds

Humming birds are the only bird that can fly backwards

400

JOO-pih-ter iz thuh LAR-jest PLAN-it in thuh SOH-ler SIS-tem

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system

400

FEB-roo-air-ee iz blak HIS-tuh-ree munth

February is Black History Month

400

HUN-ee-beez kuh-MYOO-nih-kate throo dans

Honeybees communicate through dance 

500

PLOO-toh STOPD BEE-ing KAWLD un PLAN-it in TOO-THOU-zuhnd and SIKS

Pluto stopped being call a planet in 2006

500

thuh SUHM-mer SOHL-stiss iz JOON twen-tee-FURST

The Summer Solstice is June 21st

500

juh-RAFFS HAV thuh SAYM NUM-ber uv NEK BOHNz az HYOO-muhnz

Giraffes have the same number of neck bones as humans