Free Ways to Learn About Airline Workers

Have you ever thought of anyone in the airport as a community helper? Well, check out these free ways to learn about airline workers, our community helpers in the air.

It just so happens that I have been on a plane as recently as a few days ago. I was thinking of this very subject. Airline workers – are they community helpers or not? I say YES.

From the moment I arrived at the departing airport to leaving the destination airport, from the ticketing personnel to the security guards, I had an amazing experience.

I started thinking about the importance of each person I came in contact with and that each one had my best interest in mind. They all wanted to help me get to my destination and do it safely in an organized manner.

Airline workers indeed help the community and have super cool careers as well.

Check out these free ways to learn about airline workers our community helpers in the air:

Help kids learn about the different roles of airline workers:

Pilot

A pilot is a community helper airline worker whose role it is to fly a plane and get the passengers from one point to another safely and on schedule. The pilot does all sorts of things to make sure we are safe in flight like checking security, checking the weather, preparing flights from the operations office, communicating with flight attendants, and so much more.

Commercial Airline Pilot: What I Do and How Much I Make | Khan Academy

Pilot Facts for Kids | Kids.Kiddle

What Does the Pilot Do? | Fun Kids Live

Flight Attendants::

These community helpers explain all safety equipment and verify that passengers are following safety signs and procedures. They greet passengers, monitor carry-on baggage, and direct passengers to assigned seats.

15 Little-Known Facts About The Lives Of Flight Attendants | The Travel

Flight Attendant Job Description Template | Talent Lyft

5 Interesting Facts About Flight Attendants | Going Places

Flight Attendant Facts for Kids | Kids.Kiddle

Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs):

These community helper airline workers are pretty awesome and crucial to aviation. The ATCs are ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. They prevent crashes and make sure airplanes are running on time and on schedule.

All About Air Traffic Control | Kidz Search

Air Traffic Control Facts for Kids | Kids.Kiddle

History of Air Traffic Control | NATCA Kids Corner

FREE Air Traffic Control Simulator Activity | Smart Skies

Who are Air Traffic Controllers? FREE Coloring and Activity Book | NATCA Kids Corner

FREE PDFs on Air Traffic Controllers | NATCA Kids Corner

(These are pretty cool resources from NATCA Kids Corner!)

Air Traffic Controller by Author – Ellen Labrecque | EPIC

Your visual learners will enjoy these videos about airline workers alongside the lessons:

Video of Air Traffic Control (Behind the Scenes) | Fun Kids Learn

How Air Traffic Control Works | Wendover Productions

Amy’s Aviation: Day in the Life of a Pilot! | Fun Kids Learn

This Pilot Teaches Children How to Fly | Smithsonian Channel

Pilot & Flight Attendant – Job & Occupation Songs for Kids | JunyTony

Flight Attendants Job Description | GadBaller

Teach your kids about the history of flight:

Resources to Teach Kids About the History of Flight

FREE Resources About Airplanes and Aviation History

Resources About the Invention of Airplanes

FREE Famous Airplanes Notebooking Research Journal

History of Flight for Kids | 123 Homeschool 4 Me

Discover the joys of flight and share the spirit of aviation with Kids | EAA

Provide a study on a famous pilot like Amelia Earhart or the Wright Brothers:

Learning About Famous Aviators and Astronauts: FREE Worksheets and Unit Studies

Amelia Earhart Mini-Unit FREEBIE | In All You Do

Engaging Amelia Earhart Unit Study for K-2 | Teaching with Children’s Books

Amelia Earhart FREE Unit Study | Peanut Butter Fish Lessons

Teaching History Through Movies: The Wright Brothers | Starts at Eight

The Wright Brothers Unit Studies and FREE Printables

Use airplane/aviation themed printables for learning:

FREE Airplane Printable Pack for Kids | Fun with Mama

Learn Everything About Airplanes (FREE Printable) | The Natural Homeschool

Awesome Lessons on Air Transportation for Kids FREE Printables | The Natural Homeschool

FREE Airplane Nomenclature Cards | The Pinay Homeschooler

Airplanes and Helicopters FREE Lesson Plan for Kindergarten | Bright Hub! Education

Craft Stick Airplane Sight Word Matching Puzzle | Chalk Academy

Paper Airplane Math | Our Journey Westward

Flying Into A Letter Recognition Activity! | How Wee Learn

Little Pilots Tot Pack | Our Little Monkeys

Explore activities, experiments, and STEM all with an aviation theme:

Paper Airplane Science – An Experiment Designed and Tested By Your Kids | Feels Like Home

How to Make the Best Paper Airplane | Bounce Back Parenting

Paper Airplane Engineering Challenge | STEAMsational

Build An Aircraft Engineering Challenge | The Homeschool Scientist

Paper Fliers – Rainy Day Boredom Busters | Science Kiddo

STEM Paper Airplane Challenge and Airplane Books | Line Upon Line Learning

Paper Airplane STEM Challenge for grades 3–6 | Teacher Blog

Kids FREE Downloadable Activities on Aviation Workers | United.com

Pretend play areas will be super fun as kids learn about the airport and airline workers:

Printable Pretend Play Set: Airport | Learn Create Love

Pretend Play Printables: Airport Set | Playdough to Plato

Airport Dramatic Play Center | Fairy Poppins

FREEBIE: Printable Play Plane Tickets | Barley and Birch

Airport Dramatic Play | Play to Learn Preschool

Assign reading material about pilots and aviation to check out at the local library or online:

Airplane Books & Activities | Fantastic Fun and Learning

Kids Books About Airplanes and Aviation | Embark on the Journey

Pilots: Books for Kids | BookRoo

On top of being a service to our community, airline workers face another set of challenges. For instance, competition for these jobs is pretty thick, they work extremely long hours, their work has a lot of requirements, and they have to pay special attention to detail.

Airline workers are community helpers worth learning about with your kids.

Check out other resources for studying more community helpers with your students:

Printables About Community Helpers

Free Community Helpers Printables

Community Helpers Free Handwriting Practice

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Jeannette is a wife, mother and homeschooling mom. She has been mightily, saved by grace and is grateful for God’s sovereignty throughout her life’s journey. She has a Bachelor in English Education and her MBA. Jeannette is bi-lingual and currently lives in the Tongan Islands of the South Pacific. She posts daily freebies for homeschoolers!