The miracle of flight: that's what the two groups of older kids learned about this week! The Upper and Lower Tapestry groups both learned about the Wright Brothers and the first airplane. On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made history when they flew their motorized Wright Flier on a history-changing 12 second flight on the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Upper Tapestry kids reviewed their lessons and then headed outside with a tape measure to plot out the size of the Wright Flier. The Lower Tapestry boys made their own paper airplanes and then tested them out for distance and speed-some of them even flew for over 12 seconds! Both groups watched a computer generated re-enactment of the first four flights, did coloring sheets comparing the Wright Flier to a modern airplane and then best of all: they made edible Wright Fliers out of graham crackers, frosting and pretzels. Downstairs, the Five in a Row boys read "Andy and the Lion" and made adorable lion masks out of paper plates and construction paper. The little Before Five in a Row crew read "The Runaway Bunny" and painted pictures of bunnies with watercolor paints!
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