During this outdoor lesson your children will learn more about the first flight through role play and understand where this achievement sits in the history of flight. It’s a creative and fun lesson your children are bound to remember!
Using natural materials and junk modelling, children will take a closer look at the Wright brothers and the first powered aeroplane they created.
The main activity of this easy-to-resource outdoor lesson gives your children the opportunity to explore the features of the Wright Flyer in comparison to modern day planes, doing this through large-scale working, collaboration and fact finding.
Moving on from the first flight, this outdoor lesson enables your children to see how other significant individuals were able to celebrate achievements in flight after the Wright brothers. A fun lesson involving role play and large construction that your children will love!