Airplanes: Day Two

P is for Pilot

Understand what a pilot does and why their job is important.

Books:
I Want To Be A Pilot by Dan Liebman

Young Amelia Earhart - Pbk (First-Start Biographies) by Sarah Alcott and James Anton

Song:
The Propellers on the Plane

(sung to THE WHEELS ON THE BUS)

The propellers on the plane go round and round

Round and round, round and round
The propellers on the plane go round and round
All through the sky

The pilot on the plane says Move On Back! Move On Back! Move On Back!
The pilot on the plane says Move On Back!
All through the sky

The people on the plane go up and down, up and down, up and down
The people on the plane go up and down
All through the sky

Substitute these also:

• The wipers on the plane go swish, swish, swish
• The seats on the plane go back and forth
• The lady on the plane says, "Get off my feet…."
• The baby on the plane goes, "Wa-Wa-Wa…."
• Use a child’s name as in "Mark on the plane says, "Let me off!"
• The people on the plane said, "We had a nice ride…."

Activities:
Talk about what a pilot (aviator) does. What is a pilot? What job do they do? See here for an online resource.

Read the book about Amelia Earhart and discuss her great story as a pilot.

P is for Pilot Coloring Page

Be a Pilot: practice what it might be like to be a pilot by making a pretend cockpit out of a large box. Add some buttons and dials like what a plane might have. Put on headphones and pretend to take off and fly the plane.

Build Paper Airplanes: Here is an easy model. Fly the planes around the room or have contests. make unique designs and compare the best plane for different kinds of flight...longest, furthest, trickiest, etc.