Lesson Planning

Watch footage of man’s early flight attempts and think about the time before aeroplanes were invented. Watch the BBC clip ‘Story of Icarus’ and act out the story creating your own character dialogue.

Teaching Objectives
To find out about different ways people tried to fly before the invention of aeroplanes, find out the difference between fact & myth.
To retell the story of Icarus and invent a character dialogue.

Children will:

• Understand the difference between fact and myth.
• Act out the Icarus story and create a character dialogue.
• Find out about the ways humans have tried to fly in the past.