Fun with Airplanes:Aviones

Summer is such a fun time!!   New experiences are full of excitement and learning opportunities.

As we have been at the airport several times this past months we started to read and talk more about airplanes, "aviones" in Spanish. I decided to focus our readings and activities around this topic the week we went to pick up grandma from the airport. We spent time playing with toy airplanes, we mimicked being airplanes flying around the house. At the backyard we observed airplanes as they fly above in the sky. We talked about the different airplane-colors and we also counted how many airplanes we can see.

KidDOS coloring airplane pictures and playing with airplane toys

Our favorite book is: Angela's Airplane

Reading our favorite airplane book

We also created an Airplane kite. Perhaps you would like to try creating your own. Here is the story of our kite with pictures.  :)  Hope you enjoy it.

Grocery paper bag, plastic container lid with center cut-out and ribbon

Paper bag with a hole in the bottom. Hole is smaller than the lid.

Pasted paper over bag to create a design of airplane pictures.

Attach 3 pieces of ribbon to the lid and tie them together with a knot.
Put the lid through the bag and pull the ribbon out of the hole.
Attach another piece of ribbon to the knot for flying.

We used a pool noodle to help the KidDOS fly the kite.

Last part of the airplane lesson was so funny I have to share it with you.  :)

Sparky really enjoyed the game of flying the kite.

So much, that he decided to take a try himself.  :)

How was you experience talking about planes with your children?