Connect the Dots: Rocket for Ages 5–6
Ready for lift-off? Thirteen dots with no guide line build a rocket from its nose cone to two fins and a nozzle, and page two holds the answer.
2 A4 pages · for home and classroom use
Connect the dots: rocket
How to use this worksheet
- Start at the large dot 1, the tip of the nose cone.
- Dots 2 and 3 run down the right side of the body; 4, 5 and 6 draw the right fin.
- Dots 7 and 8 are the nozzle at the bottom; 9, 10 and 11 make the left fin.
- Dots 12 and 13 climb the left side; close with 13 to 1.
What this worksheet teaches
The two long vertical sides contrast with the angular fins, where the line changes direction at every dot. Because the rocket is symmetrical, dot 4 mirrors dot 11 and dot 5 mirrors dot 10, so a child can check one side against the other. Numbers 10 to 13 sit on the left fin and side, which gives practice in reading two-digit numerals in a real task. The answer key shows the finished rocket in red.
Play idea
Add a round window, orange and yellow flames from the nozzle and a few stars and planets around the rocket. Then do a countdown: point to the dots in reverse from 13 down to 1, counting aloud, and shout "lift-off!" at the end.