Who invented the aeroplane?

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.

• Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines song lyrics
• Quiz about the Wright brothers

• Range of role play resources, e.g. hats, moustaches and bonnets

'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machine' song – YouTube clip
Wright brother's first flight - YouTube clip
Footage of Louis Bleriot flying across the channel - YouTube clip
Animated story of the Wright brothers – YouTube clip
Early experimental aircraft – YouTube clip
Early aircraft photos from wright-brothers.org