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Helicopter Craft · Letter
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Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities
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 Select, review, prepare a fun display and print the activities that best suit your needs. All the activities address various preschool and elementary skills. Activity 1: Social Studies - Discuss the Theme - The Helicopter a Transportation Machine that flies 1. What is a helicopter? Display the H Helicopter color poster and point to the helicopter image as you discuss. The helicopter is one of the most useful means of transportation. Ask the children if they can describe the way a helicopter flies. Does it take-off like an airplane? The helicopter is an aircraft that can take off and land vertically, can also hover motionless in the air, and travel forward, backward, or sideways (make movements to demonstrate the bold words). The main parts of the helicopter are: the body is called the fuselage, the "wings" are called rotors, and the landing gear -- take a look at different designs of helicopters here. 2. The Helicopter as a "Community Helper" tool: Ask the children what community helpers
and occupations would use the helicopter. Enjoy this H Helicopter six-piece online puzzle that will address problem solving skills, colors and reinforce letter recognition. Ask children to find the letter H h in the image. Separate the pieces and encourage the children to solve the puzzle. Activity 4: Helicopter Craft and Learning Activities (Ages 2.5+)Tell the children they are going to make their own special helicopter, and that it is very similar to the one on the letter H coloring page. Optional: The rotor can be attached with one fastener which allows it to move around -- for children 3+ only. Review printing and assembly options that best meet your needs. Before assembly conduct some of the learning activities suggested below: Option 1: Print color templates and conduct your choice of first set of learning activities, cut out, conduct second set of learning activities below and assemble. Option 2: Print black & white, color, paint or decorate first, proceed as above. Option 3: Print black & white template #1 & #2 to your choice of contrasting color craft paper Other decorations and ideas: Decorate the craft with a community helper theme or patriotic theme as discussed above, use stickers or used mailing stamps for the patriotic theme. Activity 4 Part 1: Learning Activities to conduct before Helicopter Craft assembly: Choose from the activities below you feel are are appropriate for the children. Shapes & Color Activity: (before template is cut-out) Identify colors and any shapes that are on template #1 and #2. Some children like to discuss the colors as they choose them while coloring or painting the templates. Alphabet Activities: (before template is cut-out) 1. Identify two letter H's in upper case that are part of the landing gear of the helicopter on template #1. The squares with letters again provide letter practice to color and trace. Activity 4 Part 2: Helicopter Craft Assembly: Proceed with craft assembly. Show briefly the image in the alphabet poster which features the finished to help the children see how the finished craft looks and to aid them in positioning the pieces. Assembly suggestions after learning activities: 1. At this point the template pieces should be colored / decorated if using the black & white templates. 2. Allow the children to practice scissor cutting as much as possible and provide assistance when needed. 3. Encourage children to paste the letter H squares on the rotors template as illustrated. 4. Paste the rotors template to the helicopters fuselage or help children insert and secure a fastener. Activity 5: Helicopter Activity Worksheet Ages 3.5 This activity worksheet addresses the following skills: trace - pre-writing skills, identify, match shapes and numbers 1-4, coloring Tip: Print activity worksheets in pastel color paper to add interest (light blue is fun for this page for a sky background) 1. Allow the children to explore and get acquainted with the activity page. 2. Shapes and Trace: Have the children identify the shapes in each of the helicopters in the left column. Tell the children to find the helicopter with the matching shapes on the right column and trace first with their finger, then trace with pencil or crayon along the dotted line. The children will practice curved, straight and zigzag lines. 3. Numbers and Trace: Have the children identify or assist the children to identify the number in each helicopter 1 to 4 on the left column. Count each group of shapes in each helicopters that matches the number. For example, identify number 2, then count out loud: 1 triangle, 2 triangles, etc. Find the matching number on the right column and encourage to trace dotted number. 4. Color following instructions - encourage the children to color the matching helicopters the same color or send home with instructions to review skills and color. Activity 6: Helicopter- Dot-to-Dot Numbers 1 to 10 Ages 3.5 *Skills: trace - pre-writing skills, number recognition, sequence, coloring. Tip: Print activity worksheets in pastel color paper to add interest (light blue is fun for this page for a sky background) 1. Allow the children to explore and get acquainted with the page. 2. Display a page, point and together identify the numbers and count out loud. The children can follow by pointing and tracing with their fingers first. 3. Encourage the children to trace with a color pencil or crayon. 4. Point to the clouds under the helicopter, trace with your fingers and suggest to the children to do the same. Have the children trace the clouds with pencil or crayon. 5. Color and decorate the image. Idea: Fill the clouds with cut up white material - 1 piece square of toilet tissue paper - tear in two pieces and apply a thin amount of glue with a brush over the two clouds. The children press gently to accommodate the tissue. The tissue tends the "contract and lift a bit" creating a fluffy effect. Try it its fun! One cotton ball for each cloud also works by expanding and stretching it. |
Helicopter
Printable Craft illustration only Template Color 1 & 2 Black & White Template 1 & 2  Letter H Helicopter printable activities  Helicopter Activity Worksheet *Skills: Trace lines, match shapes and numbers 1-4, coloring  Helicopter- Dot-to-Dot Numbers 1 to 10 & coloring *Skills: Trace, number recognition & sequence, coloring Materials: *paper, construction paper, or card stock * coloring tools *scissors *glue or glue stick *optional - large fastener for helicopter rotor Review instructions for other decorations |
