Paper Aeroplane Craft Instructions

How can I use this A4 paper plane template in class?

When it’s time to put away the Maths textbooks and get your students engaged in fun, creative activities, it can be difficult to think of exciting ideas. Don’t worry, we've got you covered. Our A4 Paper Plane Template will have your lesson flying high, that’s for sure. It’s such an exciting activity for little ones to have a go at. 

But that’s not all. We’ve got some tip-top ideas to bring your lessons to life using this resource.

Take a look at some of the ways you can use this How to Make a Paper Aeroplane Template in your lessons:

• Arts and crafts - You could use this How to Make a Paper Aeroplane Template as a creative task for little ones. They could make and then decorate their own aeroplanes. You could hang them around your learning space using string, so they look like they’re really flying.
• Maths and Physics - You could introduce vocabulary such as ‘half’, ‘triangle’, ‘light’, and ‘heavy’. You could even begin early discussions about gravity. By doing so, your students can construct this How to Make a Paper Aeroplane craft while also learning about the technicalities of engineering and flight! Our Aeroplane Teaching Wiki is also a fantastic place to start learning about this topic.
• Social skills - Young learners develop lots of skills taking part in tasks such as this one, including patience and problem solving. They’ll also need to rely on their concentration, focus, and engage their fine motor skills.

What else can I use with the A4 paper plane template?

Download our A4 paper plane template now to access a single sheet of instructions showing you how to make a paper plane. The instructions are really clear and simple to follow. You could display this in your classroom so that children can refer to it easily.

To pair with this How to Make a Paper Aeroplane Template, be sure to also check out some of the following resources:

• Fizzy Colours Activity - Make a chemical reaction with your EYLF students and discuss cause and effect. They’ll love pretending they’ve made a magical potion.
• Chatterbox Template - A fun foldable template that can be used to teach any lesson from simple additions to phonics and letter recognition.
• How to Make a Milkshake - This is great for assessing whether children can follow a process and understand simple instructions. Plus it’s really tasty!
• Origami Cat Activity - A little bit tricky, but a whole lot cute! Brilliant for fine motor skills and concentration.
• Paper Aeroplane STEM Activity - If you want to download an activity that will teach your students more about planes, try this.

Fun facts about paper planes

• Making paper planes is a form of origami.
• The world record for the longest time a paper plane was in the air is 27.9 seconds. A record held by Takuo Toda.
• Joe Ayoob holds the record for the longest distance a paper plane travelled, which is 226 feet 10 inches.
• The basic dart paper plane is one of the most popular amongst novices. But there are over fifty ways to fold paper to create an aeroplane.

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