Anastasia Smorodina
Card index of outdoor games on the theme “Space”

1. “Fast rockets are waiting for us”

Rocket hoops are laid out around the hall. There are several fewer of them than there are players. Children hold hands and walk in a circle saying:

Fast rockets are waiting for us

For flight to planets.

Whatever we want

Let's fly to this one!

But there is one secret in the game:

There is no room for latecomers!

After the last words, the children scatter and take places in the “rockets” (if there are many children, then two or three people can sit in one rocket) and take different space poses. Those who did not get a place in the rocket choose the most interesting and beautiful poses of the astronauts. Then everyone stands around again and the game starts all over again.

2. "Cosmonauts"

The game is played under the accompaniment of a musical director.

Goal: development of imitation of the movements and speech of an adult - repetition of the sound “U”.

We launch the rocket “U-U-U!”: Hands above your head in the shape of a cone,

Started the engines “R-R-R”: moving in a circle one after another

They buzzed: “Oooh!”: Hands spread out to the sides.

We flew to the gas station: we sat down with our hands forward, when we refueled we dropped our hands.

The game is repeated several times at the request of the children.

3. "Rocket launch site"

Children lay out the hoops in a circle, run freely around the hoops and say the words:

Fast rockets are waiting for us

For flights on planets.

Whatever we want

Let's fly to this one!

But there is one secret in the game -

There is no room for latecomers!

The teacher removes several hoops. The game is repeated until only one hoop remains.

4. "Weightlessness"

Children sit freely in the hall, make a “swallow” and stand as long as possible. Children who stand on the other leg sit down. The child who stands on one leg the longest wins.

5. “Sun and Rain”

Goal: to teach children to walk and run in all directions, without bumping into each other, to teach them to act on a signal.

Children sit on benches. The teacher says: “Sunny”, the children walk and run all over the playground. After the words “Rain. Hurry home! children to their places.

6. “The sun is a champion”

The selected child leader recites a “cosmic” rhyme, during which the children become one of the planets:

There lived an astrologer on the moon.

He kept records of the planets:

One - Mercury,

Two - Venus,

Three - Earth,

Four - Mars

Five - Jupiter,

Six - Saturn,

Seven - Uranus,

Eighth - Neptune. Children put on hats with the image of the planet they were given according to the counting rhyme, begin to move to the music, and, following a sound signal, line up in the required sequence relative to the sun, which is depicted by one of the preschoolers.

We offer competitions and games for children, united by the theme of space. They can be used in events for Cosmonautics Day or held on their own. All games can be played in a fairly spacious room.
Cosmonautics Day is a great opportunity to talk with children about the structure of our solar system, the starry sky and spaceships. And also remember the glorious pages of the history of our country and all of humanity. It’s not for nothing that April 12 is Cosmonautics Day. It was on this day in 1961 that a man flew into space for the first time. Then people perceived it as a miracle! Probably, today the same effect could be caused by the message that an alien ship from the Andromeda nebula has arrived on a diplomatic mission. Of course, today the interest in astronautics is not the same as in the middle of the last century, when every boy dreamed of becoming an astronaut. But even today children are interested in this topic. And for Cosmonautics Day to become not only an educational event for children, but also a fun holiday, outdoor games will come in handy!

“Space Docking” - an outdoor game-competition for Cosmonautics Day for children 6-10 years old

Thematically active game-competition is suitable for April 12, Cosmonautics Day. Children from 6-7 years old can participate in it. Since there is no need to run or jump, the game can be played in even a small room. The game can take from two to six people - if you are going to organize a competition. And even more if you just play.
All participants in the game are divided into pairs. Each player is an independent spaceship. For example, “Soyuz” and “Apollo”, “Vostok” and “Mir”. And these space objects need to dock.
First, “training” dockings are carried out. Each pair of players stands opposite each other and joins their palms (as if playing pats). Then each participant takes three steps back. The "spaceships" undocked. Now three steps forward - docking has occurred.
But this is all training. The real connection is ahead! Since there is cosmic darkness in orbit, you need to act in the dark. Participants are blindfolded. Or, counting on their cosmic honesty, they ask you to close your eyes. At the driver’s command, the ships are first undocking (three steps back), and then the ships are docking.
Pairs that miss are eliminated. The couple that lasts the longest wins.

“Cosmonauts” - an outdoor game-competition for Cosmonautics Day for children 6-10 years old

The outdoor game “Cosmonauts” is a space version of the game “Homeless Hare.” It can be played both outdoors and indoors. All children stand in the center of the playground or hall (“cosmodrome”). And along the edges there are rockets, flying saucers and other devices for intergalactic travel. These can be gymnastic hoops or just chairs. There should be fewer “rockets” than child astronauts. If a small group of children is playing, then there is one less rocket, and if there are many children, then two or three.
Children join hands and dance in a circle to a “cosmic” poem:

Fast rockets are waiting for us,
Distant planets are waiting for us.
Whatever we want
Let's fly to this one!
There is only one secret -
There is no room for latecomers!

As soon as the poem ends, the round dance falls apart. And all the children are trying to occupy the spaceships. Those who do not have enough space are eliminated from the game. They are enrolled in a squad of space backups. Then they remove one or three more “spaceships” and play the game again. The astronaut who lasts in the game the longest wins.

“Space Relay Race” - an outdoor game-competition for Cosmonautics Day for children 6-10 years old

For the relay race, you need to prepare simple equipment - gymnastic hoops - according to the number of teams, some containers - two for each team and “moon stones” - an equal number for all teams, but not less than one for each player. Small balls or real pebbles can successfully serve as “moon pebbles.”
Teams line up in columns one at a time. A container for collecting “moon stones” is placed nearby. It can be placed on the floor or on a chair or stool. The second container filled with pebbles is placed on the other edge of the site. The players’ task is to take turns going to the “Moon”, taking “soil samples” and bringing it to their crew. But it’s impossible to go to the “Moon” without a spacesuit! Therefore, a gymnastic hoop is placed in front of each team. Before running after the pebble, each astronaut must climb through a hoop - “put on a spacesuit.” When the relay participant runs back, he can climb through the hoop again (“take off his spacesuit”), or he can immediately put his space loot in the “Lunar Soil Bank.” It depends on your desire and the age of the children.

The winner is the team that is the first to move all the pebbles from one container to another.

“Little Green Moonwalker” - an outdoor game for April 12 for children 8-14 years old

This is not a competition, but simply a rather stupid but fun outdoor game. You can play it indoors and outdoors. All players in a circle. They choose a driver. He is the little green moonwalker #1. The driver squats down and begins to goose-step inside the circle, informing his comrades:
- Beep! Beep! Beep! I'm little green moonwalker #1!
At the same time, he can make funny faces or try to make the players laugh in any other way. The one who laughed joins the driver. He becomes moonwalker No. 2. The game continues until the last person. So by the end you will have a whole string of lunar rovers.

Outdoor game "Cosmonauts". (middle group)

Fast rockets are waiting for us, (Children walk in a circle holding hands)
for walking around the planets,
We’ll fly whichever one we want.
After these words, the astronauts begin to “fly” around the hall; after the end of the music, they need to take the team to a hoop of a certain color.
Riddle 1
On an airship,
Cosmic, obedient,
We, overtaking the wind,
Let's rush to...
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Riddle 2
Planet blue,
Beloved, dear,
She's yours, she's mine,
And it's called...
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Riddle 3
There is a special pipe
The Universe is visible in it,
See the stars kaleidoscope
Astronomers in...
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Riddle 4
Bottomless ocean
The endless ocean
Airless, dark,
And extraordinary
Universes live in it,
Stars and comets
There are also inhabited
Maybe planets...
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Riddle 5
The object exists in the Universe
Insidious, not simple,
He eats stars
Like a sandwich with caviar.
Dangerously inconspicuous
And not visible to the eye,
So dark and dark...
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Riddle 6
It's not easy to calculate
At night there are stars in the dark sky.
Knows everything inside out
Stars in the sky...
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Riddle 7
Bear on a block of ice,
Girlfriend in the sky above the wave.
She is a constellation, he is alive
In a shiny fur coat.
He is friends with wind and water,
She is with the North Star.
They can't meet
Bear with Big...
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Riddle 8
Flashing a huge tail in the dark
Rushing among the bright stars in the void,
She is not a star, not a planet,
The Mystery of the Universe -...
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Riddle 9
The very first in space
Flew at great speed
Brave Russian guy
Our astronaut...
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Riddle 10
Almost at the speed of light
The fragment flies from the planet,
Heading towards the Earth, it flies and flies
Heavenly space...
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Riddle 11
Lights the way at night,
Doesn't let the stars sleep
Let everyone sleep, she has no time for sleep,
Will not fall asleep in the sky...
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Riddle 12
There is a special spacecraft,
He sends signals to Earth to everyone,
And like a lonely traveler
Flies in orbit...
Guess:
Riddle 1 - rocket. Riddle 2 - Earth. Riddle 3 - telescope. Riddle 4 - Space. Riddle 5 - Black hole. Riddle 6 - stargazer. Riddle 7 - a bear. Riddle 8 - comet. Riddle 9 - Gagarin. Riddle 10 - meteorite. Riddle 11 - the moon. Riddle 12 - satellite.

Outdoor game “Fast rockets are waiting for us” (senior, preparatory group)

Rocket hoops are laid out around the hall. There are several fewer of them than there are players. Children hold hands and walk in a circle saying:
- Fast rockets are waiting for us
For flight to planets.
Whatever we want
Let's fly to this one!
But there is one secret in the game:
There is no room for latecomers!
After the last words, the children scatter and take places in the “rockets” (if there are many children, then two or three people can sit in one rocket) and take different space poses. Those who did not get a place in the rocket choose the most interesting and beautiful poses of the astronauts. Then everyone stands in a circle again and the game starts all over again.
Game "What has changed"
There are objects on the table: a thermometer, a pencil, a pen, a notebook, a compass. You need to look carefully at what is where. At the leader’s signal, everyone turns away. They turn at a signal. Children must answer the question “what has changed”?
Physical education lesson – game “Cosmonaut’s space suit”
Educator:
- Astronauts need a special space suit - a spacesuit. It protects the human body and allows you to breathe. We are also in space now and we are wearing spacesuits.
- The astronauts have a helmet on their head (tilts and turns of the head).
- The overalls should be comfortable and not hinder movement (turns and tilts of the body).
- Hands are protected with gloves (rotation of the hands, compression and release of the hands).
- Astronaut boots with very thick soles (walking in place, jumping).
- On the back behind the shoulders there is a backpack with important devices and air cylinders (raising and lowering the shoulders, inhaling and exhaling)
GAME-COMPETITIONAL station (senior, middle, preparatory group)
Competitions are held.
For example, you need to transport passengers to a distant planet while listening to music. They carry passengers in a hoop - running in pairs. The team that transports passengers the fastest wins.
Game “Confusion: Jump and Jump” (senior, middle, preparatory group)
Educator:
- Let's test your playful, jumping, jumping energy and cosmic attentiveness! If I shout: “Jump,” then you, jumping, loudly and unanimously respond: “Jump!” And if I shout: “Jump!”, then you all jump up and answer: “Jump.” Do you remember? Begin!
Station LOVKACHI (senior, middle, preparatory group)
This station tests agility, agility and endurance.
For example, a game with skittles. The game starts with 6 (4, 5, 7) people. They walk to the music around the 5 pins (3, 4, 6). As soon as the music stops, you need to grab the pin. Those who didn't have time sit down.
Station WEIGHTLESS (senior, middle, preparatory group)
Endurance (balance) tests are carried out at this station. Children do the “Swallow” exercise.
Game “Get Through the Ring” (senior, middle, preparatory group)
Children are divided into two teams of 5-7 people. Each team member runs to the hoop, climbs through it and runs back to his team. The team that comes first wins.
MYSTERIOUS station (senior, middle, preparatory group)
Educator:
- We will find out who will receive the task first if we count.
"Astronomical counting rhyme"
There lived an astrologer on the moon,
He kept count of the planets.
Mercury
- one, Venus - two, sir,
Three - Earth, four - Mars.
Five - Jupiter, six - Saturn,
Seven is Uranus, eighth is Neptune,
And after him, then,
Nine - the farthest is Pluto.
A. Usacheva
Space mysteries
The clear firmament is beautiful
There are many fables about him.
They won't let you lie to me,
It's like animals live there.
There is a beast of prey in Russia,
Look - he's in heaven now!
Glows on a clear night -
Big Dipper).
And the bear is with her child,
A kind, nice little bear.
It glows next to mom
Ursa Minor).
Planet with a crimson tint.
In military paint, boastful.
Like pink satin
The planet is shining... (Mars).
To equip the eye
And be friends with the stars,
To see the Milky Way
We need a powerful... (telescope).
A bird can't reach the moon
Fly and land on the moon,
But he can do it
Do it fast... (rocket).
The rocket has a driver
Zero gravity lover.
In English, astronaut,
And in Russian... (cosmonaut).
Station SILACHI (senior, middle, preparatory group)
A tug-of-war competition is held.
Game "Who can collect space debris faster"(senior, middle, preparatory group)
Cardboard figures, crumpled pieces of paper, and small toys are scattered on the floor. On command and accompanied by music, children collect “space debris” into baskets. The one who collects the most wins.
Craft ROCKET (senior, middle, preparatory group)
- But to control the rocket,
You need to become brave and strong.
They don't take the weak into space
After all, flying is not easy work!
Don't yawn around
Today you are an astronaut!
Let's start training
To become strong and agile,
Turned their faces in a circle,
Let's start the exercises! (We do squats, side bends, arm rotations, etc.)
- Do you know that... the world’s first rocket was invented by a Russian scientist, Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky. He lived in the city of Kaluga and worked as a teacher at school. Konstantin Eduardovich loved to watch the stars through a telescope, studied them and dreamed of flying to them.

Game "Who will collect more stars"(senior, middle, preparatory group)
The teacher scatters colorful stars, and the children collect them in different baskets, sorting them by color.

Well, are you off to explore space?

I have collected here a lot of educational and creative tasks from various resources, in which the child could show his artistic qualities, study a little celestial objects and train his hand in writing. All pictures are ready for printing - download and play!

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Cards for children "Space"

Print out a sheet of cards and laminate it or glue it to cardstock. Then cut along the gray lines. To make playing with cards educational, show your child the cards and tell them what is depicted on them, describe these objects and what is special about them. Show only 1 card at a time.

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Lotto "Solar System"

Round small cards with planets, Sun and Moon. The solar system planets are not named to save space, but you can easily label them on the back of the cards.

The order is: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.

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How to play lotto?

• Tell your child what is shown on the cards.
• Show how to place cards on similar objects on the playing field.
• Ask him to lay out the cards on the field himself.
• Try to tell something new about the depicted object each time.
• If the baby already knows how to speak, then let him name the object with which he picked up the card.

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Coloring pages "Space": Earth and Moon, Rocket, Saturn, flying saucer.

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A task to prepare your hand for writing “Get started!” Attention! March!".

Ask your child to help the rocket take off by drawing a line from the ground to the rocket. If you hide this printout in a file corner and give your child a dry erase marker (a whiteboard marker), you can do the task over and over again.

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Find identical rockets and connect them.

This game is for attention. The child needs to find identical rockets among many similar ones. This is a difficult task, so don’t worry if your baby doesn’t cope with it right away. Hide the sheet in the file corner, like the previous task, and the next day invite your child to play this game again.

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Complete the half.

This task prepares the hand for writing and develops imaginative thinking. If the child is still small and finds it difficult to complete this task on his own, try drawing with him hand in hand.

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Draw wings and tails for the rockets.

This game develops creative thinking, because, you see, it’s quite difficult to come up with different beautiful wings for all the rockets

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In 2148, artifacts of an ancient civilization were first discovered on Mars. Soon, terrestrial scientists were able to fully understand the technology of aliens, which provided a serious breakthrough in the technological development of our planet - space and time became subject to man, flights to space to distant star systems. Humanity emerged from its cradle and came into contact with other civilizations of the Galaxy... Almost forty years have passed since the discoveries on Mars. The Alliance of Systems is a dynamically developing interstellar state. The ship "Normandy" - the most modern starship of the Alliance is sent on its first mission. Your name is Shepard, you are assigned as an officer on this ship. Your journey to space begins!

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Mass Effect 2

• PC games: space
• Year: 2010
• Genre: RPG action shooter
• Developer: BioWare

Two years after Commander Shepard repelled the Reaper invasion, humanity has a new enemy, methodically exterminating human colonies on the outskirts of the explored space. To counter the looming threat, the legendary Specter will have to cooperate with the powerful and ruthless organization Cerberus, whose goal is to save humanity from destruction at any cost. To carry out an extremely responsible and dangerous mission, Shepard will have to assemble a squad of experienced and strong fighters and take command of the most powerful spaceship in the Galaxy. However, many believe that even with such resources, the operation is doomed to failure. Shepard must prove the naysayers wrong.

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Mass Effect 3

• PC games: space
• Year: 2012
• Genre: RPG action shooter
• Developer: BioWare

Not everyone is destined to survive. An ancient alien race known as the Reapers has launched a global invasion, leaving ruins of civilizations in their wake. The Earth has been captured, the galaxy is on the verge of complete destruction, and only you can fix the situation. The price of error is nothingness. Your role is Captain Shepard, a character you create yourself. Only you decide how events will unfold, which planets will be explored, and who will be part of the alliance you will assemble to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all. You will lead this war at your own discretion: you can attack head-on, pouring fire on the enemy, or draw up a cunning plan for a surprise attack. Gather a versatile squad of professionals or choose the path of a lone wolf. Attack your enemy from a distance or engage him in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Mass Effect 3 will react to every decision you make - this story is up to you to write.

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Space Rangers

• PC games: space
• Year: 2002
• Genre: RPG tactics quest
• Developer: Elemental Games

The action takes place in the distant future, in the year 3000. By that time, people already knew for sure that they were not alone in the Universe, and not only did they know, they had already managed to fight with four extraterrestrial civilizations and sign a peace treaty with them. Naturally, most of the Universe has been explored, many space technologies are open and widely used, people have become part of outer space. It seems that everything is in order, the Universe lives in peace, even the pirates began to calm down after the last joint campaign of the five races against them, but as usual, if everything is fine, then trouble must be expected. A new race of Klisans has appeared, which destroys everything in its path without giving explanations or communicating.

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Space Rangers 2

• PC games: space
• Year: 2007
• Genre: RPG quest strategy
• Developer: Elemental Games

3300 year. Our galaxy has been invaded by Dominators - combat robots that have gotten out of control. A coalition of five races - the Maloks, the Pelengs, the Humans, the Faeans and the Gaalians - is relying on the Space Rangers to destroy the Dominators. You are now a ranger. Choose a race, get a ship, go on the road. Fight in space and hyperspace. Do trade. Complete government tasks. Free the planets from dominators. And, of course, solve text quests, each of which is a separate adventure. It is impossible to predict how events will develop. The game can end in victory for either side or last indefinitely. It all depends on the actions of the player and the inhabitants of the living world, in which you can make a career as a vile pirate or a famous hero who will understand the reasons for the appearance of the Dominators and be able to stop this bloody war.

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Parkan: Chronicle of the Empire

• PC games: space
• Year: 1997
• Genre: simulator shooter
• Developer: Nikita

The PARKAN spaceship sets out to search for a missing research vessel and, as a result of an accident, accidentally finds itself cut off from the outside world in an abandoned star sector, in which, after a devastating war, robotic clans remained on scorched planets, extracting fuel and building factories for the production of weapons and repair of starships. The point of the game is for the PARKAN pilot to complete the assigned task and survive in conditions of complete uncertainty and given freedom of action. There are many ways to survive in the game, directly related to the player’s behavior: from petty speculation and peaceful trade to the colonization of planets and outright robbery.

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Parkan 2

• PC games: space
• Year: 2005
• Genre: simulator shooter
• Developer: Nikita

Parkan 2> is a non-trivial fusion of several genres at once, allowing the player to feel like the pilot of a spaceship lost in the Universe. You have to explore hundreds of star systems, take part in a series of heated battles and meet a new enemy - a mysterious creature calling itself Hegemount. The game takes place at the same time as the action of the first part. The player actually has the same goals and objectives, but has an assistant - AI Irene. Become a pirate or a mercenary, get money for the most powerful star cruiser, colonize planets, create your own clan and show everyone who will be the new master of the galaxy. To improve relations with other clans, the player can complete tasks received from their planetary bases. For completion, money is paid in the form of fuel. Depending on how a particular race treats you, additional opportunities open up.

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Darkstar One

• PC games: space
• Year: 2006
• Genre: simulator
• Developer: Ascaron Ent.

Centuries have passed since the end of the General Intergalactic War. An uneasy peace has established between the races inhabiting the developed part of the Universe. A Great Council was created to enforce the truce and control the growing power of each empire. However, recently attacks on civilian ships have become more frequent, and the culprit was a race whose representatives live on the very edge of the explored part of the Universe...