Thursday, June 3, 2010

Kites!

I don't have any pictures for this, but everyone should do this in their classroom. I did this last year too. 
Kites in the Classroom has awesome kites to purchase that you color or paint and then put together. The kids love this! Each student in my 1st-3rd grade classes received their own kite and colored it with crayons.  When we were all finished coloring we attached the poles and string. Then we looked at each person's kite and told them how they did a good job on their kite. It was great to hear the kids encourage each other. The  kids loved having others comment on their kids. All of the feedback was positive. 
A few days later we had a day when we flew the kites out on the playground. Those kites fly very well, as long as they don't get tangled up. :o) Thankfully that only happened with two of the kites. 
Check out their website and order some for next year! It is a great project! 
www.kitesintheclassroom.com/ 

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