Lesson: Rocket Making for Infants
Children will engage in a hands-on activity to design and construct their own rockets using milk containers.
Materials Needed: Empty clean milk containers, colourful cards, markers, scissors, glue, tape.
Introduce rockets and space exploration to the children through use of pictures.
Each child is given a milk container and cards to decorate their rocket with colourful designs using markers, stickers.
The children will cut a cone-shaped top from card. They will place them on top of the milk container to complete the rocket design.
The children are encouraged to share and discuss their rocket creations with the group.
We will then have a rocket launch activity where children can pretend to blast off their rockets into space.
If time permits, they can create a cardboard launch pad for the rockets to take off from.
To conclude the lesson we will read the book ‘Roaring Rockets’ by Tony Mitton and listen to the song ‘We’re Going on a Rocket Space’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE0qcTPGCVs