K is for Kite

ASL K and Kite

K template – sprinkle Koolaid powder over glue painted on the letters  OR let child apply lipstick and cover the K with kisses – this may result in peals of uncontrollable laughter….

Lit:

Spot’s Windy Day – extension activities here

Kipper’s Kite

Henry and the Kite Dragon – true story set in 1920s Chinatown. Gorgeous illustrations, even more important lessons in problem solving, creativity, and peacemaking.

The Story of Kites – these kites chase birds off the rice fields.  Gotta love a kid who thinks to use homework paper to make the kite….

The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing – "…run along now boy, I feel a poem coming on." This one stirs the heart.

Ben Franklin and His First Kite

The Emperor and the Kite – lesson plan for this classic folktale here

Montessori trays: 

Keys! Provide various sizes of key locks and a key ring with the coordinating keys on a tray.  Very absorbing task! If you have a copier you can also copy various old keys onto an 8×11 paper and match the originals to the copies.

Taste/Smell Test – use your koolaid to make taste bottles. This is a one time use game but good fun. You could use the powder concentrate to make the smelling bottles as well.  That way, you don’t ingest so if you are a food purist there is no red dye to deal with.

Art:

Finger paint with the Koolaid powder

Make a kite.  Painted kites make REALLY nice additions to the school room ceiling when not in use.

Make a kite wall chart.  Construct a kite with construction paper and add a very long string for a tail. Hang on a wide wall and tack the tail horizontally. Add kite tail "ribbon" markers labeled with any academic thing you would like to track such as names of letters learned, books read, memory verses mastered, and so on. Watch that kite tail fill as the semester progresses!

Kaleidoscope – make your own here

Coloring pages: here, here

K worksheets for Kindergarten

Science:

Ben Franklin and His Kite: Check out this unit study.  This is ideal for spreading the study to include older children.  Another unit here.

Music:  Kazoo anyone?  Easy to play. Instant gratification. The Natural Structure folks actually recommend kazoos as a first music exploration option.

Snack – Kix, Koolaid, Kites (make kite sandwiches by cutting bread into diamonds and ‘paint’ cross bars with food coloring before toasting OR make them from graham crackers and frost – thank you Louise!) Kangaroo Pockets – stuff halved pitas with your choice of filling.

Games/PE:  Kickball. Our kids can play with two to a team if necessary. Where there is a will there is a way.<g>  If space is tight have a kicking contest with a balloon instead. Or a game of Keep it Up – see how long they can keep the balloon in the air without it touching the ground. (snatch up balloon bits immediately if it bursts)

Songs:

Lets Go Fly a Kite

Kookaburra – not a kite but a classic.  It will stuck in your brain for days – sorry. ; )