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The big ‘Blue Balloon’ adventure

Grade level:
K (Ontario)
Preschool (Quebec)
Fee:
$8.25 per student
Duration:
90 minutes

Dates offered: September 23, 2024 to June 20, 2025

Max. group size: 28

Your preschool and kindergarten students will identify 3D shapes on aircraft, build flying machines, and dress up like aviators in this exciting program.

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.

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A young child holding a teddy bear and wearing aviator goggles holds her arms out like an airplane. There are historic aircraft in the background.

Curriculum links

Kindergarten

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)

Kindergarten (The preschool cycle program, 2021)

  • Physical and motor development – Motor skills
  • Social development – Social skills
  • Language development – Oral language
  • Cognitive development – Thinking skills

Fees

$8.25 per student. Please note a minimum fee of $165 applies.

Your school may be eligible for financial support. For more information, contact the customer engagement team.

*Program includes free admission for one adult for every four participants for elementary-aged students, or one adult for every six participants for secondary-aged students. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum ratio of 1 adult for every 10 students. Any additional adults not included in the program fee will be required to pay the regular visitor fee at admission and will not be able to participate in the program. These requirements do not apply to groups with students who have special needs.

Reservations

Booking requests can be made through the school programs reservation request form.

You can also connect directly with our customer engagement team:
Email: contact@IngeniumCanada.org
Phone: 613-991-3053 or 1-866-442-4416

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