The big ‘Blue Balloon’ adventure
K (Ontario)
Preschool (Quebec)
$135
60 minutes
Dates offered: April 21, 2025 to May 9, 2025
Max. group size: 28
Follow the balloon in this virtual field trip! After reading ‘The Blue Balloon’ by Mick Inkpen, your students will set out on a virtual tour to discover a variety of aircraft. At each stop marked by a blue balloon, students will look for 3D shapes within each aircraft structure and count propeller blades. Inspiration and instructions for an optional aircraft inventor’s activity—to build their own flying machines—are included with the program information.
This program is offered virtually via Zoom. We have implemented the following measures to ensure that our virtual programming is safe and secure:
- Waiting room to prevent uninvited guests from joining the meeting
- Controls in place to control if and when students can chat and share content
- End-to-end encryption to ensure proper security
- Recording of program is not permitted by any party
Curriculum links
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 2D and 3D figures)
- 19 (data interpretation)
- 20 (mathematical thinking)
- 24 (technological problem-solving)
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
Fees
$135 per session. We request a maximum of 28 students or one classroom per session, in order maximize the educator’s ability to interact with your students.
Your school may be eligible for financial support. For more information, contact the customer engagement team.
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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