Benjamin Franklin is credited with the famous kite experiment which showed how lightning was electric. Kites have been flown for centuries in the East. Fly a Kite Day is celebrated on 15th June every year. The Kite Runner might be an interesting film to show to an older class as a stimulus for this theme. Another idea is to get children to make a kite. How about learning “Let’s go fly a kite?” from Mary Poppins in a music class? [Image source: http://bretzke.blogspot.com/2012/03/red-kites.html]



