Planes

media type="custom" key="12442846" We made 'n, n, n noisy aeroplanes' when we learning about the letter 'n'. This was a fun activity that also turned into a 'spell your name' activity! On the back, the children could also learn how to spell their names - we laminated their name letters and added velcroe so the children could spend time fixing their names. When they learnt the letter names and sounds of the letters in their names, I changed the letters to their surnames.
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**What you need:**  *Click on the word.doc below to get the plane template we used. //(Still to come!!! Sorry).//  *colour pencils, magazines, scissors, glue, wallet size picture of the child's head,   laminated individual letters, velcroe, retractable knife, cellotape and coloured paper sheet.

**What you need to do:**  1. Colour in the plane and the wings and tail part.

2. Using the magazines, cut out the letters 'N' or 'n' and glue them into  the windows (there are only 5).

3. Cut the child's photo into a circle shape to fit into the pilot's window.

4. Cut the plane out. Glue the back of the plane, wings and tail part onto the coloured paper  sheet then cut around the outside of these items again.

5. Laminate all these parts and then cut out.

6. On the plane, using a knife, make slits on the lines that have been drawn in  for the wing and the tail bit.

7. Carefully insert the wing half and tail bit through the slits you have made. __Note__, they will not be full wings but only to come out one side of the plane.

8. I used cellotape to fasten the wing and tail bit to the plane and then folded  each of these up so they are at 90 degree angles to the plane body.

9. Attach the velcroe to the back of the plane for the child's name letters.