Planes Trains and Automobiles Theme Week in Review

We made our own glider

Our own paper airplane

Popsicle Stick Airplane

Race Car Painting Masterpiece

Our own Hot Air Balloon that wouldn't fly

And let a balloon go, that would fly

He made his own paper boat

What a great week about transportation. He really enjoyed all things air bound this week, some weeks are just like that. If he is enjoying planes, I don't mind staying on planes, even if I had other modes of transportation planned. That's the joy of homeschooling!

Planes, Trains and Automobiles Theme ~ Friday

Today, we talked about boats being a form of transportation. Where they go and what they carry. We made our own paper boat and the link is at the bottom of the page.

He had to test it and it floated. So did the 2 crayons that he put on the sides.

Here is our finished hot air balloon. When he popped the balloon, the sides caved in a little, so I just took the end of a spatula and rounded it back out. Since this hot air balloon wouldn't lift off...

I gave him one that would. We said a little prayer that no bird or plane would be harmed during this experiment.

Up....Up.....

And Away!

How to Make a Boat 

I am going to have to do another week of Planes, Trains and Automobiles in the future. He never covered rockets, trains, buses, bikes, motorcycles, etc. We can design different boats or even study things that float or don't float. So many ideas ;-)

Planes, Trains & Automobiles Theme ~ Thursday

I got some balloons and here's the beginning of our hot air balloon. I didn't have white glue but I did have Modge Podge. I painted it on and added torn up pieces of tissue paper.

JJ didn't help too much with this, but I'll let him pop the balloon when it's dry.

We took advantage of such a nice day and moved his water table outside for some "earthmoving" time

We haven't gotten to all modes of transportation, but he's having fun. Tomorrow we'll be talking about where boats can take us. I also have a Big Surprise for him.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles Preschool Theme ~ Monday

A Box can be anything you want it to be. Today it's a....

Plane!

We also did some cutting and pasting from Plane and Pilot magazine

He picked some beauties for his collage

We also made a glider. You need: 3-5 straws, tape and newspaper

Tape your straws in a triangle

Wrap your triangle with newspaper

Tape it on and add a little handle made from a little tape ball.

Go outside and see how far it goes

I have never been good at making paper airplanes, but here we go. Fold a square piece of paper in half and fold corners to form a triangle.

Fold the triangles a second time.

Fold the bottom flaps back, even with the sides and fold back airplane so you have a handle on the bottom to throw from.

Here is our jet plane

Now, let's see how far this plane can fly.

The wind was blowing, so JJ had to see if he could take off. 

We started off the day talking about things that can fly. Birds, planes, bugs and bees.

He was set on airplanes today. I asked him how an airplane can fly. He knew it was the wind. I explained the wind goes over the wings to give "lift" and the engine moves it forward.

Lesson: If you lay a piece of paper on a table and get your preschooler to blow the paper, that's an example of lift.

 You can read about the history of flight. We took him to the Wright Brother Museum last summer so he remembered a little about it.

His dad is a private pilot and he loves to fly with his daddy. His favorite part is chewing gum to relieve ear pressure. He doesn't get gum, so it's a treat.