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ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES -
June 2005 |
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Activity |
Grade |
Time |
Materials |
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“Fly a Kite” Day |
All |
June 15 |
Sun, wind, kids and
parents! |
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Paper Airplanes |
All |
30 Min. |
4 different paper
plane instructions are available. |
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The Perfect Airplane |
Older |
45 Min. |
Instructions, paper |
Building a kite Together |
All |
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This website has
several options available. Recommend that kids
work with a buddy to make one of these kites.
This does have some prep time involved but would
be a great project. Expand on this and have the
pair write up a bio on each other and display
with the kite on “Fly A Kite” Day. |
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Fun with Franklin |
All |
Varies |
Ben Franklin will
always be linked with kites. Share some facts
and books about Ben Franklin. This site also has
science experiments and history facts about Ben
Franklin. The history facts can be turned into a
scavenger hunt. |
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Kite ideas |
All |
Varies |
This website has a
variety of activities |
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If I were A Kite |
All |
30 Min. |
Make up booklets
that you have written the phrase, “If I were a
Kite…”let the children finish the story. Share
them with the parents on June 15th for “Fly A
Kite” Day.
Markers, colored pencils, pencils |
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Books |
All |
30 Min. |
Kites by David
Pelham
Let's Fly a Kite by Stuart J. Murphy (Grades
1-3)
The Story of Kites by Ying Chang Compestine |
