Lesson Planning

Sing the song ‘Flying Machines’. Read through information and learn about the Wright brothers and the events of December 17th1903. Create an airstrip in the classroom and re-enact that special day.

Teaching Objectives
To find out about the Wright brothers and the flight of the first power driven aeroplane.
To participate in a class drama/improvisation.

Children will:

• Recall some key facts about the Wright brothers.
• Think about how people may have reacted at the event of the first flight.
• Participate in a drama/improvisation of the first flight event.