Children of any age absorb knowledge like a sponge. The task of the teacher is to interest the little "why", to develop their existing creative abilities, to present information in an interesting and exciting way. On April 12, the country and many other countries will celebrate Cosmonautics Day. This is a wonderful occasion to acquaint children with the concept of "space", it is fascinating to tell about the achievements of science in this area, to present new knowledge in a playful way.
Cosmonautics day in kindergarten
Cosmonautics Day for young children can be celebrated in many different ways. The main thing is that the kids are interested and they do not get bored at the beginning of the solemn event. You can arrange thematic games and contests, a festive concert, an exhibition of crafts on the theme of "space".
Read also: A selection of handicrafts for children for Cosmonautics Day with photos, videos, master classes
Educators can come up with a whole week dedicated to the first flight around the earth's orbit:
- Monday… Space games with children. The teacher in a playful way presents information about large and small planets, enriches the vocabulary of children with new terms. At the same time, children learn to distinguish between "big" and "small", to compare the parameters of objects.
- Tuesday… The kids must assemble a large spaceship from the details of the constructor.
- Wednesday… The teacher prepares a story about space. It is advisable to accompany the stories with a puppet show or theatrical performance, so that it would be interesting for children to gain new knowledge.
- Thursday… Pupils of the kindergarten will be able to feel like real astronauts. Spacesuits will be made of cardboard for them. Flying on a trampoline, you can feel the state of weightlessness. On the street, the teacher conducts thematic games. For example, together with children, you can build the earth and planets of the solar system from sand.
- Friday… Building a space town from a constructor. Watching cartoon on space theme. Children with a teacher make "space" crafts.
On Cosmonautics Day, a thematic concert dedicated to the holiday is necessarily held.
Holiday scenario, option number 1
We bring to your attention the scenario of the holiday in the kindergarten dedicated to the Day of Cosmonautics. Suitable for middle and older age groups.
With solemn music, children enter the hall, stand in a semicircle at the central wall, on which images of the planets of the solar system hang. The presenter and children read poems.
Leading:
It was an ordinary day in April
Filled with a familiar to-do list.
Only this day is so familiar
Gagarin took it and flew into space.
Child:
His smile was immediately recognized
Such a smile cannot be repeated.
The whole world is delighted, people were jubilant!
After all, man was able to conquer space.
Second child:
Many years have passed since then, and the ships
They are exploring the cosmic distances.
But we all remember that around the earth
Yuri Gagarin flew around for the first time.
Children perform the "Song of the Cosmonauts", after which they sit down in the auditorium.
Leading:
Boys and girls, today is April 12 - a holiday that is dedicated to the day when Yuri Gagarin first flew around the globe on the Vostok ship. The flight lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes.
Then the children are shown a short film about Yuri Gagarin. The host tells interesting facts from his biography, reads the poem "Yuri Gagarin". For example, you can show this children's film.
Video: "Gagarin - the First Cosmonaut - a cartoon about Gagarin for children"
Poem "Yuri Gagarin"
In a space rocket
Called "East"
He is the first on the planet
I was able to rise to the stars.
Sings songs about it
Spring drops:
Will be together forever
Gagarin and April.
(V. Stepanov)
Leading:
And now I invite the guys to go through the most real space tests. Do you agree? Then let's get started!
Competition number 1. "Building a space rocket"
The game involves two pairs of children: boys and girls. The boys stand up straight with their hands up. At the command of the presenter, the girls should wrap paper towels around the boy's torso to make a "rocket". The couple who will be the first to complete the task will be awarded the Best Spaceship Designers medals.
Competition number 2. "Space breakfast"
Leading:
Surely everyone knows that astronauts' food is in tubes. In zero gravity it is very difficult to eat the usual food, but it is convenient to eat from tubes. But how the astronauts wanted fresh fruit! Let's try to feed our astronauts with apples!
Two teachers are holding a strong rope on which 5 apples are suspended. The presenter invites five children to participate in the competition. They should bite their apple without touching it with their hands. The child who succeeds will receive a statuette with the inscription: "The most agile astronaut."
Leading:
I suggest that the best aviation and astronautics engineers get together to build a real rocket.
Children must assemble a rocket model from large parts of the constructor.
Leading:
You did an excellent job with all the tasks. For this, each little astronaut is entitled to a medal (children are given chocolate medals).
At the end, children with teachers sing a song about space.
For example, these songs are very suitable (video):
Scenario for the kindergarten, option number 2
Another scenario option is sports and entertainment event for children of middle, senior and preparatory groups "Travel in space".
Cheerful music sounds, and a teacher in an alien costume rushes into the hall. He is holding a saucepan and balloons.
Alien:
Where am I? What are you all doing here?
Educator:
Hello alien! You ended up in kindergarten. The children and I came to a sports lesson. Where were you going?
Alien:
I fell behind my plate. So I decided to catch up with her in balloons.
Educator:
Well, you can't fly anywhere on balloons. And why a saucepan?
Alien:
What if I want to eat? I'll cook myself a delicious soup or porridge.
Educator:
Tell me, kids, what do astronauts eat in zero gravity? (Children answer)
Alien:
I propose to arrange a space trip right here! (Places multi-colored hoops around the hall)
Children walk around the hall to the music. As soon as the music stops playing, the children in pairs should take the hoops and raise them above their heads.
Alien:
They flew on rockets, now you can do space charging.
The teacher shows the movements to the music, the children repeat them.
Alien:
Now is the time to compete with each other. I have balls of three colors in my backpack. What ball you pulled out, you get into such a team.
The guys disassemble the balls and form three teams. Each team is lined up near the cone. Team names can be: "Star", "Sun", "Comet", "Jupiter", etc.
Children sit down one after another and play flight to the music.
Alien:
So we landed on the planet Mercury. It is famous for its many caves, so you need to be very careful when moving around the planet.
A relay race is held, in which each team member must crawl through a fabric tunnel. The team that copes with the task earlier wins.
In the pauses between competitions, so that the children do not get tired, you can show children's videos about the planets on the big screen:
Alien:
Well, let's go further?
The children again sit down one after the other, and the "flight" continues. On the planet Venus, children collect colored pebbles (balls), each color in a separate basket.
Alien:
So we arrived at the moon. There are not only moon rovers, but also moon jumpers.Want to see what it is?
Each team member must jump to the wall and back on a fitball, and then pass the ball to another participant. The winner is the team that completed the task the fastest.
The relay race "The Martian" is held. Each team member must run up to the easel and draw a part of the Martian: nose, ears, eyes, arms, legs. The team that draws the Martian faster than the others wins.
Alien:
Guys, it was so interesting to make a space trip with you. But I have to go, my friends are already waiting for me. In parting, I want to give you cosmic delicacies (children are given tubes of jam).
Alien:
All of you guys have tried very hard,
We ran, jumped, even somersaulted.
And I'm sure if you really want to,
Fly into space in a couple of years.
The guys accompany the alien to the music.
On a note! You can use any outdoor games and contests, but make sure that the program is not too overloaded. Children will quickly get tired and bored.
Here are some more examples of sports and educational activities for kindergarten:
A holiday for school children
The goals of the holiday dedicated to the Day of Cosmonautics:
- Tell schoolchildren about Cosmonautics Day, teach them to formulate their thoughts;
- Explain what kindness, valor, courage, courage are, who are heroes, and for what merits they are worthy of respect;
- Give an idea of how the planets of the solar system are called, where they are located, what is their feature;
- Develop intellectual and creative abilities, teach logical thinking.
The schoolchildren enter the music hall to the song "March of Young Cosmonauts".
Leading:
Dear guys, we are staying at the cosmodrome. In a few minutes, our ship will go into space. How many knows what holiday is celebrated in many countries on April 12? (Children answer)
Leading:
It was on April 12, 1961 that man first began his space exploration. And it was our compatriot, Yuri Gagarin. Surely, this name is known to each of you. For Cosmonautics Day, we have prepared an exciting journey for you. First, we'll go back in time to find out how Gagarin lived. Surely, each of the boys present here dreamed in childhood about how to fly into space. Raise your hands, who wanted to be an astronaut? Previously, only a few could become an astronaut, but now, if they wish, many will be able to fly into space. On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin made his first flight around the Earth.
Next is watching a film about Yu.A. Gagarin.
You can take a children's film, which we already proposed above in the script for a kindergarten, for older students (who do not get tired quickly), you can show this film or any other:
Leading:
Now let's go into space with you. Surely everyone wants to look at the mysterious and mysterious cosmic phenomena?
If you really want to become an astronaut,
You have to prepare and know a lot, a lot.
Any space route
Open to those who love work.
Only a friendly team will fly into space,
Sad and gloomy, you are not on our way.
Leading:
This is the first planet we will stop on. Let's tell poems about space, perhaps the planet will like them, and she will welcome us hospitably.
Children recite poetry. For example, such:
All planets in order
(Arkady Hayt)
All planets in order
Any of us will call:
One is Mercury,
Two is Venus
Three is the Earth,
Four is Mars.
Five is Jupiter
Six - Saturn,
Seven - Uranus,
Behind him is Neptune.
He is eighth in a row.
And after him already, then,
And the ninth planet
Called Pluto.
***
(Andrey Usachev)
An astrologer lived on the moon
He kept track of the planets:
MERCURY - time,
VENUS - two-s,
Three is EARTH,
Four - MARS,
Five is JUPITER,
Six - SATURN,
Seven - Uranus,
Eight - NEPTUNE,
Nine is the farthest PLUTO,
Who does not see - get out!
***
Saturn
(Rimma Aldonina)
Every planet has something of its own
What sets it apart the most.
You will certainly recognize Saturn by sight -
It is surrounded by a large ring.
It is not solid, from different stripes.
Here's how scientists solved the question:
Once upon a time the water froze there,
And Saturn's rings of snow and ice.
Leading:
Now let's play an interesting game. I will make a riddle, the answer to which lies in my mysterious box.
- There's a bright yellow circle in the sky
And the rays are like threads.
The Earth spins around
Like a magnet.
The presenter takes out the sun from the box after the children guess the riddle.
- A man sits in a rocket,
Takes off, is not afraid
And in your big spacesuit
He's almost like a bird. (Cosmonaut). - The blue ball is in my hand
It has mountains, rivers, volcanoes in the distance.
There is both you and me on it,
What planet is it? (Land).
You can show this video:
Leading:
Well done, guys, they guessed all the riddles. Now let's play the game "Flies, does not fly" (suitable for preschoolers and primary school students)… If I name an object or animate being that can fly, you raise your hands up. If what I’ll call cannot fly, don’t raise your hands.
- Can the plane fly?
- Can a hippo fly?
- Is the rocket flying?
- Does the table fly?
- Is the helicopter flying?
- Is the quadcopter flying?
- Does the cow fly?
Leading:
What good fellows you are, everyone knows who flies and who does not. And you probably know which planets are adjacent to our Earth.
Teachers or high school students in planetary costumes come out to the music. The host talks briefly about each planet.
Leading:
All planets are beautiful, but the most amazing and beautiful is our planet Earth.
A master class is held, where schoolchildren make models of the Earth from salt dough.
Leading:
Well, our excursions to planets and space have come to an end. We flew with pleasure, but with even greater joy we return to our home - our beloved planet Earth.
First student:
Here the sky is blue and the sun shines brightly
Both adults and small children are happy here.
Second student:
We can't count all the miracles, there is still one name,
Mountains, deserts and seas, all this is beloved Earth!
Leading:
Dear friends, we have returned to our home planet. Our journey is over and we hope you enjoy it. Until next time!
At the end of the event, everyone can sing a song about space "Interplanetary Cruiser" together.
Lyrics:
Amazing nearby
In the galactic window
We extend our gaze
Rubbing the eye to the pipe.
We are waiting for a lesson like an eclipse
Let's make a foray into space
To an unknown zeal
A person has been looking for since childhood.
Interplanetary cruiser,
Astronaut and dreamer.
Our teacher is an astronomer
Our school is a cosmodrome.
Interplanetary cruiser,
Astronaut and dreamer.
Our teacher is an astronomer
Our school is a cosmodrome.
Curious everywhere
We do not hide our appetite
Meeting with a new one, we know it will be,
Someone will fly to the stars.
In the meantime, we want an eclipse
From star to star lesson
Interplanetary rapprochement,
If only a chance would help us.
Interplanetary cruiser,
Astronaut and dreamer.
Our teacher is an astronomer
Our school is a cosmodrome.
Interplanetary cruiser
Astronaut and dreamer.
Our teacher is an astronomer
Our school is a cosmodrome.
The format of the holiday can be any, the main thing is that the children are interested and not bored. You can add various sports and creative contests, conduct educational lectures in a playful way, and award symbolic prizes.
We bring to your attention a selection of videos of children's holidays for Cosmonautics Day (I am sure that you will also get a lot of ideas from them):
