Teaching the Wright Brothers at KS1
This ‘famous people’ duo have become increasingly popular as part of a broader topic on flight. Studying the Wright brothers offers excellent opportunities for sequencing and for looking at long-term consequences.
The lesson where the children have to write a plaque to commemorate the brothers’ achievement so that it can be read by young children encourages creativity as well as linguistic ability and word processing skills. The lesson featuring story telling relay, using props, provides an excellent vehicle for developing speaking and listening skills as well as sequencing.
Wright brothers knowledge organiser – KS1
For centuries, man had dreamed of flying like birds. By the end of the 19th century, men could rise into…
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Teaching the Wright Brothers as a Famous Person in Key Stage 1
The Wright brothers offers an exciting opportunity for pupils to explore a topic that should engage their interest, provide plenty…
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Wright Brothers – KQ1 – What do you think the Wright brothers did to make them famous?
At the very start of the topic, on the assumption that you haven’t told them what the topic is about!!…
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Wright Brothers – KQ2 – How did the Wright brothers manage to be the first to launch a man powered flight?
This enquiry comprises a series of three smart tasks: the first is a sequencing task based on storytelling; the second…
Read MoreWright Brothers – KQ3 activity 1 – Why did the Wright brothers succeed where others had failed?
Sarah Duck describes how her class tackled this key question. The task involves children reading small diamond-shaped text cards, to…
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Wright Brothers – KQ3 activity 2 – Spying on the Wright Brothers.
This reconstruction relay – part of KQ3, Why did the Wright Brothers succeed where others had failed – is fantastic…
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Wright Brothers – KQ4 – The Wright Brothers first flight. KS1 Prove it!
How can we possibly know about the Wright Brothers first flight when there’s nobody alive now who saw it? This…
Read MoreWright Brothers – KQ4 – one teacher’s alternative approach – Wright brothers: prove to me that it really happened
This lesson was taught by Sarah Duck, Leading Teacher for History, Hampshire LA. She kindly describes for us how the…
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Wright Brothers – KQ5 – How did flight change as a result of the Wright Brothers’ work?
This activity goes beyond simple sequencing of images, which pupils first attempted at the start of the topic, to explaining…
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Wright Brothers – KQ6 – How should the Wright brothers be remembered?
Commemorating the Wright brother’s achievements with words young children can understand Pupils have to create a plaque to commemorate the…
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