January 06
Newsletter: News for Educators
First
up in a series of kites for free download is the
Trépanier Trapezoid. This kite is designed by
Canadian kite maker Robert
Trépanier; the accompanying lesson
plan includes readings for younger (grades K-3) and
older (grades 4-8) students and suggestions for
integrating this kite with literacy and math activities.
Children from Taiwan to Israel have made the Trépanier
Trapezoid, and the kite was recently featured in
Vlieger
2006/1, a Dutch magazine about
kites that is distributed throughout Europe. Click here
for the kite template, instructions, and lesson. All require Adobe Acrobat.
Please alert any kite-interested teachers, and use the
materials for community workshops. Let Drachen know how
they work out.
Planning for next school year? Include the Guatemalan kite
making tradition in your class celebration of Day of the
Dead at the beginning of November. Kite kits assembled in
Guatemala, with accompanying teaching
materials, are available through the
website and online store. Read more about the
2005 project at schools in Salt Lake City and
Seattle, and contact
information@drachen.org if teachers in your district
have interest in a group training.