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10 lines on the sun for kids
"The sun" is a favourite science and writing topic for young children. Here are simple lines for every class, a short speech and useful words.
By the Eloqova team · Updated 5 November 2026
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5 lines on the sun for UKG and Class 1
- The sun is very big.
- It gives us light.
- It gives us heat.
- It rises in the east.
- The sun is very important.
10 lines on the sun for Classes 1 to 3
- The sun is a star.
- It is very big and very hot.
- It gives us light and heat.
- The sun rises in the east.
- It sets in the west.
- Plants need sunlight to make their food.
- The sun helps dry our clothes.
- Sunlight gives us vitamin D.
- We should never look straight at the sun.
- Without the sun, there would be no life on Earth.
10 lines on the sun for Classes 4 and 5
- The sun is a star at the centre of our solar system.
- It is a huge ball of very hot gases.
- The Earth and the other planets move around the sun.
- The Earth takes about 365 days to go once around the sun, which makes one year.
- The sun is about 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.
- Its light takes about 8 minutes to reach us.
- Plants use sunlight to make food, which gives food to all animals and humans.
- The sun's heat causes winds, rain clouds and the seasons we feel.
- Solar panels turn sunlight into clean electricity.
- In India, festivals like Makar Sankranti and Chhath Puja honour the sun.
A short speech on the sun (Classes 3 to 5)
Good morning, everyone. Today I will speak about the sun, the star that gives us life.
The sun gives us light and heat. Plants use sunlight to make food, and every living thing depends on plants. The sun also gives us vitamin D and helps make rain and seasons.
Today we even use sunlight to make clean electricity with solar panels. Let us remember to protect our eyes and skin, and thank the sun for every bright day. Thank you.
Useful words for talking about the sun
- star
- sunlight
- heat
- light
- energy
- sunrise
- sunset
- east
- west
- solar system
- planets
- orbit
- rays
- vitamin D
- solar panel
- seasons
- bright
- hot
- Earth
- life
How to practise at home
- Watch a sunrise or sunset together and describe the colours in English.
- Put a plant in the dark and one in the sun for a week; talk about what happens.
- Practise the speech with a big smile on "bright day".
- Draw the sun and planets and name them.
Questions parents ask
How do I write 10 lines on the sun?
Say that the sun is a star, describe its light and heat, sunrise and sunset, how plants and people need it, its place in the solar system, and how we use solar energy.
What are 5 lines on the sun for UKG?
The sun is very big. It gives us light. It gives us heat. It rises in the east. The sun is very important.
How far is the sun from the Earth?
About 150 million kilometres. Its light takes about 8 minutes to reach us.
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