(Happy EverythingCD)
One, two, three, four,five little kites (Holdup fingers as you count.)
Flying up in thesky (Flyfingers in the air.)
Said “hi” to theclouds as they passed by, (Pretendto wave to clouds.)
Said “hi” to the birds, said “hi” to thesun, (Waveto birds and sun.)
Said “hi” to theairplanes, oh what fun. (Waveto a plane.)
Then “swish” wentthe wind, (Movehand down in a
And they all tooka dive: swoopingmotion.)
One, two, three,four, five. (Holdup fingers
oneat a time and count.)
*Download thisbook at drjean.org/ March, 2007.
Paper PlateKite - Cut the innersection out of a paper plate. Decorate the rim with markers. Glue tissue paper streamers to one side. Punch a hole and tie a piece of string on the otherside. Go outside and run to makeyour kite fly.
KiteExperiments – Let childrenmake kites out of lunch sacks, plastic bags, and other materials. Have them predict which one will flybest. Experiment to see which oneis best. Why did some work betterthan others?
Kite Tales – Ask each child to write a story aboutwhat it would be like to be a kite. What could you see? Whatcould you hear? How would youfeel? What would you do?
