We researched the festival of Basant which takes place in Pakistan to celebrate the coming of Spring. The people of Lahore sharpen their kite strings with ground glass and try to cut each others kites out of the sky. We made kites of our own, but left out the sharpened strings! Here we all are with our kites - don't they look great!
Kite festivals are also held in Japan. Sandro taught us how to write the Japanese phrase - 'Taco Kichi' which means 'Kite Crazy'!
We were amazed at how quickly Sandro could write the Japanese characters - it took us a lot longer!
We also studied the 'Barriletes Gigantes' festival of Guatemala, which means giant kites in Spanish. The villagers of the highlands of Guatemala build the giant kites in teams. They believe the kites help them fly messages to the spirits. They fly them on the Day of the Dead which is celebrated on the 1st of November every year.
Class 3 worked together in teams, just like the villagers, to design and make their own Barriletes Gigantes. They used their knowledge of shape and symmetry to create some fabulous designs.
We also wrote kite shape poems, created mini kites and filmed information videos. By the end of the week we were all 'tako kichi'!!!!
you have all worked very hard
ReplyDeleteI was very proud of our kites.Class 3 even took the kites outside and flew them and we took them home.so some people flew them.Mine flew all the way across my drive but i had to hold it.I think we all had fun with are kites! I did!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletewe had lots of fun i couldnt believe my kite actually flew
ReplyDeletethey were very well made
ReplyDeleteTheres nothing more rewarding then watching them desend into the air - with smiles from ear to ear. Tacokichi@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteTheres nothing more rewarding then watching them desend into the air - with smiles from ear to ear.
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