How to turn iphone 3g into ipod touch w/ out sim card

Hi,
I would like to give my old iphone 3g to a daycare teacher who just broke her ipod on a field trip - so sad.
I don't have the sim card in my phone anymore and when I plug it in to itunes I cannot access anything!  I just want to set it up as an ipod touch
(sim card was removed by an online company that I tried to sell the phone to - when they offered $30 I had them mail it back but they wouldn't return my sim card)
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks

I do have a SIM card for my iphone 4, but they are different sizes.  I didn't try to insert the sim card for fear it might hurt it.  My carrier for both phones is At&t.  Thoughts?

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