Letter of the Week A-Z Series: K is for Kite

It’s finally time for the letter K, one of my favorite letters! We have a letter K site words printable, letter K kite craft and printable, and a fun kite flying activity that you can do indoors to share with you. My kids loved playing with our kites and exploring the power of wind. They giggled so hard it was fun to watch them play and learn together. So let’s get started 🙂

Letter K Sight Words

Free Printable: Letter K Sight Words

Ideas for printable:

Place word and matching picture out when doing an activity that matches the word
Color the cards
Read the word together and match the word with the picture
Point and name the letters on the card
Write the letter of the week on each card
Write the word on each card

Find all our Letter of the Week A-Z Series here.

K is for Kite

Suggested Books: Kite Flying (Affiliate link) by Grace Lin

Suggested Song: Let’s Go Fly a Kite (Youtube video by musicfactorymusic)

K is for Kite Craft

Make a cute and simple letter K kite craft with our free printable.

Free Printable: K is for Kite Craft

Objectives: Letter recognition, creativity, fine motor skills

Age Group: Preschool/Tot School

Supplies:
Clear contact paper
Craft paper
Foam craft sticks
Glue
Scissors
Small pieces of tissue paper
Markers

Directions:
1. Trace the kite shape on a piece of contact paper and cut it out.

2. Have the child cut out rectangles, color the pieces, and glue them together to form the letter K.

3. Place the colored side down on the sticky part of the contact paper. Then have child stick tissue paper onto the contact paper.

4. Glue the tissue paper side of the kite to a piece of craft paper.

5. Glue 4 foam craft sticks around the contact paper to frame the kite. I meant for us to add some ribbon in a bow at the bottom of the kite, but I forgot until now…oh dear… 🙂

Exploring Wind with Mini Kites

Stay inside and examine the power of wind while playing with mini kites.

Objectives: Learn through play, Explore wind and movement

Supplies:

Small fan with covering that doesn’t allow little fingers to touch the spinning blades

String/Floss

Tape

Craft foam sheets

Scissors

Make sure kids know never to put their fingers inside the fan. As with any activity, please remember to supervise closely.

Directions:

1. Cut the craft foam into different shapes to make mini kites, and tape a piece of string to each one. I used duct tape to make sure the tape would stick well.

2. Tape the end of the string to the fan and turn it on. Observe which kites fly the best. Observe what happens when the fan speed is changed from low to high. Let kiddos explore and play.

Both my kiddos LOVED this activity and where fascinated by our mini kites dancing in the wind. I hope your kids enjoy today’s activities as much as mine did.