Today one of the children in the morning group was matching, sorting, naming and categorising a range of shapes. Orla was very interested in the kite and could talk at length about kites. Orla pointed out that today was  a great day to fly a kite as it was very windy and so the playful learning, directed by the children was triggered!

The children wondered if big kites or small kites would fly higher, so they made a range of sizes.

The children thought about the paper tearing and what could be done to help – they reinforced with sticks and tape.

The children thought that bags might catch the wind and fly even higher than a paper kite – we found some bags and used them too.

The children wondered if climbing to the high point on the hill would help – so they climbed the hill.

The children guessed that tying the kites to the mast of the pirate ship would really help to catch the wind and fly the kite – so they had a go at that too.

Have a look at our kite flying science experiment today!