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Where Fun and Education Meet |
Kite Education Resource List
Lesson Plans |
| Education World - Kite Lesson |
| Kites as an educational tool |
| The names of the parts of a kite |
| Kites Thematic Unit, Grades 4-6 |
| Kite Lessons, Grades K-8 |
| How to fly a kite |
| Classroom lessons |
Build a Kite, Workshops |
| How to run a kite workshop |
| Kite workshop products |
| Kite plans |
| Kite building |
| Kite Workshops |
| 20 Kids - 20 Kites - 20 Minutes |
| Learn to make a kite |
| Kite kits |
| Plans and kits |
| Kite Workshop DVDs |
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| For AKA kite plans go to AKA then click on "Table of Contents," then "Publications," then "Kite Plans." |
| Making kites from recycled materials |
History of Kites |
| Kites go to school |
| Kite history and photo gallery |
| Kite history |
| Kite history timeline |
| World Kite Museum |
Geography and Culture |
| Kites from around the world |
| Names for kites worldwide |
| Where to see kites in flight - worldwide |
Videos |
| Kite Festivals on DVD |
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| Activity TV kite videos |
| Kite Workshops on DVD |
| KiteLife Video Archives |
More Kite Resources |
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| Kite safety |
| Styles of kites |
| Knots for kites |
| Kite songs and songs with the word "kite" in the lyrics |
| National Kite Month (Every April) |
| Kite stores - where to buy a kite |
| Curious George kite - a PDF File from PBS |
| Miniature Kites |
| Kites Go To School |
| Kite Links (many) |
Activities for Students |
| Build a kite - the students are given materials and a plan |
| Artistic decoration - kites can be a canvas for the most beautiful artwork |
| Hold a kite festival - the students bring kites from home to fly at a given time |
| Kite parade - students walk while their kites fly. Kites can be held by their bridles or attached to poles |
| Kite contest for altitude - students must unspool the line quickly. The one that reaches the end of the line in the shortest time wins! |
| Smallest kite contest - student's kites must fly on 10' of sewing thread. Smallest wins. Kite tails are ignored. |
| Teams build kites - students attach multiple kites to the same line to create a kite train |
| Dual line lessons - students learn to fly a 2-line stunt kite |
| Quad line lessons - students learn to fly a 4-line stunt kite |
| Junkyard wars - students build a kite from only the scrap materials that are supplied by the instructor. It must fly when it's done! |
| Candy drop - the teachers kite is used to lift a bag of candy then drop the candy from above |
| Racing with the Bols - students race into the wind pulling 6' parachutes behind them |
| Kite games |
People to Contact |
| For regional leaders of kite workshops, go to AKA then click on "Table of Contents" then "Regional Resources" |
| Kite workshop teachers |
| Clubs by Region |
| AKA's Kite Talk forum |
| Kitebuilder's discussion forum |
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