Sophie took 5 pages of notes on our field trip to Udvar Hazy and put this presentation together. She presented it to the class today. Bravo Sophie and Thanks!
Then we gave the students written instructions, dowel sticks, packaging tape and scissors and they assembled their kites. We gave them some cursory instructions on how to fly a kite and took them to Haines Point in Washington DC to fly them. The forecast was for rain, but it turned out to be the perfect day to fly kites (8 mph wind). It was fascinating to watch the kids figure out how to get their kites to fly. They experimented, watched each other, talked to their classmates, etc. Before you know it, everyone got their kites to fly. Everyone enjoyed themselves and felt successful.
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June 2017
CategoriesSnow Day Rituals
Here are some rituals our fourth graders do when they hope for a snow day:
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