Your preschool and kindergarten students will identify 3-D shapes on aircraft, build flying machines, and dress up like aviators in this exciting program.
Program Description
After reading The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen, your students will set out to discover a variety of aircraft. At each stop marked by a blue balloon, students will look for 3D shapes within each aircraft structure. They will also count wings, windows, and wheels, and graph their observations. Finally, students will head over to the Aircraft Inventor’s Workshop, where they will build their own flying machines, and try on cool costumes.
Curriculum Links
Ontario
Kindergarten
The Big Blue Balloon program offers students opportunities to practice skills and
demonstrate learning progress under the following areas:
Overall Expectations: 1 (communication), 3 (social skills), 4 (problem-
solving), 8 (movement), 13 (inquiry skills), 15 (numbers), 17 (working
with 2-D figures), 19 (probability), 20 (mathematical thinking), 24
(technological problem-solving)
Quebec
Kindergarten (The Preschool Cycle Program, 2021)
The Big Blue Balloon program offers students opportunities to practice skills and
demonstrate learning progress under the following areas:
Physical and Motor Development - Motor skills
Social Development - Social skills
Language Development - Oral language
Cognitive Development - Thinking skills
Teacher Tips
Prepare your class with these pre-visit activity suggestions. Make the most of your Museum outing with these tips to help plan your visit.
Fees
$8 per student, chaperones free (minimum fee of $160; maximum 28 students)
Includes Museum admission.
Reservations
Booking requests can be made through the Online Reservation Request Form.
You can also connect directly to our Customer Engagement team:
Email: contact@IngeniumCanada.org
Phone: 613-991-3053 or 1-866-442-4416
Program Details
- View all programs at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum
- View other programs related to Aviation
- View other programs for: K (Ontario) or Preschool (Quebec)