Let's Go Fly Kite

posted Nov 9, 2015, 5:00 PM by Amy Wix  

How can you not sing the song when you read the post title?  My advisory  students spent a few days working on some measurement skills and sharing  their artistry in designing sled kites.  Once I received the order of the kite  string (note to self, fall is not the time to be looking for kite string!) and had a  somewhat decent day we went outside to fly the kites.  One thing I learned:  only one of my 21 students have ever flown a kite before.  Lots of them didn't  understand the concept of letting the wind lift the kite and keep the string taut.  At least everyone had fun trying to fly their kites- with some success.  One  student even had his to the end of the roll of string.  We will have have a kite  flying lesson when we have a little more time- maybe all day advisory in May.