PRINTED STEP 1 OF 8
Find the center
Fold in half along dotted line 1. Make the crease, then open the sheet again.
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14 small teaching actions follow the 8 numbers on your printable. This animation uses US Letter or computer paper proportions. A4 has its own print file; physical checks remain pending for both.
Take the numbers to your paper.
Print page 1 single-sided. Keep the guide on-screen or print page 2 on a separate sheet.
Illustrated steps & printable guide
Before your first fold
Use a flat sheet. Print page 1 single-sided at actual size. Start printed side up with a short edge at the top. Keep the guide open beside you.
Some printed lines disappear inside earlier folds. Follow the matching diagram and edges when a number is hidden. Physical print and fold checks are still pending.
PRINTED STEP 2 OF 8
Bring the corners in
Fold each top corner on a dotted line marked 2. Match both edges to the center.
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Make a longer point
Fold the sloping edges inward on the lines marked 3. Match the two sides.
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Close the body
Use the center crease again, now marked 4. Fold the left half underneath the right.
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Fold the first wing
Find dotted line 5. Bring the sloping edge down alongside the straight body edge.
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Match the other wing
Turn the plane over. Fold the other wing on dotted line 6 to match the first.
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Open the wings
Lift both wings evenly. Follow the 7 action cue; this reopens existing creases.
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Give it a gentle throw
Hold the body below the wings. Push smoothly into a clear space away from faces.
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My plane dives
First check matching wings and a level, gentle launch. Then try a tiny upward bend at both rear wing edges.
My plane stalls
Try a flatter, gentler throw. Flatten excessive upward bends at the rear edges.
My plane turns
Look from the nose and compare both wings. Match their angles and flatten accidental bends before trying again.
Draft 0.1.2 · Physical print, fold and child usability testing pending. Report a confusing step
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