Space Rocket Shapes

Preschool·Cognition

This is a great way to talk about shapes with your child along with increasing their knowledge about rockets. Have your ...

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This is a great way to talk about shapes with your child along with increasing their knowledge about rockets. Have your child help you collect the materials needed and set them up in a place with little distractions. Draw some shapes for them to cut out and then glue them down arranged to look like a rocket. Your child will probably want to create more than one, so encourage them to get extra creative!

️ So much to learn: Increase their knowledge of shapes by introducing new ones or variations like equilateral and scalene triangles. 

Books to explore: Roaring Rockets By Tony Mitton, On the Launch Pad by Derrick Alderman, and Edward Built a Rocketship by Michael Rack.

Count your findings: Have your child count how many different shapes they use to make their rocket.

What you'll need
  • Scissors 
  • Glue stick 
  • Marker
  • Colored paper
Step by step

Step 1

On colored paper, draw out some squares, rectangles, triangles and circles. Use as many different colors as you have available.

Step 2

Have your child cut out the shapes and arrange them to look like a rocket. Have a picture of a rocket nearby for them to use as a reference if they are feeling stuck.

Step 3

Glue the shapes down.

Step 4

Blast off! 

More ideas

️ For older preschoolers: Have them draw the shapes they want and encourage them to make different types of rockets using a variety of shapes.  

️ For younger toddlers: Pre-cut the shapes and use less to make it more simple. Your child will look to you for lots of direction.

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Playful questions

What shapes do you know? 

What shapes should we use? 

How many colors are you using? 

Where does a rocket go?

Why do rockets go to space?

Learning outcomes

Cognition

Understanding two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes

  • Recognizing and naming shapes

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