Lesson Plans
- Lesson Plans – Hosted by the Drachen Foundation
- Kite Lesson – Education World
- Kites as an Educational Tool – Hosted by Gomberg Kites
- Kites In the Classroom – For Teachers (English)
- Kites In the Classroom – For Teachers (Spanish)
Kite Plans
- Kite Plan Base – Worlds Largest Kite Plan Archive
- Kitebuilder Plans & Forum – Knowledge base with plans, and galleries.
- Miniature kites – Miniature Kite Guild
- Miniature Kite Plans – Short list of Small and Miniature Kite Plans
Kite Workshops
Host Your Own
- 20 Kids, 20 Kites, 20 Minutes – Hosted by Big Wind Kite Factory
- Book for Teachers with Kite Plans (English)
- Book for Teachers with Kite Plans (Spanish)
- How to Run a Kite Workshop – Hosted by Gomberg Kites
- Kite Building – Hosted by the Drachen Foundation
- List of Kite Workshop Leaders – Hosted by Kites in The Sky
- Making Kites from Recycled Materials – Hosted by KitingUSA.com
Attend a Workshop
- Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference – Washington State – Usually middle of March.
- Junction Kite makers Retreat – Junction, Texas – Usually first week in June.
- Maryland Kite Society Retreat – Ellicott City, Maryland – Mid February
- Oregon Kitemakers Retreat – Oregon Coast. – Mid January
- Upper-Midwest Area Kitemaking Event – Oregon, Illinois – First weekend in March
How to Fly a Kite
- How to Fly a Kite – PDF
- Professor Kite and the Secret of Kites – PDF
- Kite Basics – Hosted by the Drachen Foundation
- Online video tutorials – Hosted by Kitelife.com
- Kite Launch and Flight – Hosted by NASA
- Dual Line Maneuvers – Hosted by Prism Kites with animations
- Dual Line Tricks
- Quad Line Kite Tricks – Hosted by Revolution Kites
History of Kites
- Kite History
- Kite History Timeline
- Kite History – Hosted by National Kite Month
- The World Kite Museum
Science and Math
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Forces of Flight (in PDF) – Hosted by the Drachen Foundation
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Interactive kite modeler – Hosted by NASA
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Kite math – Hosted by National Kite Month
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Newton’s First Law applied to kites – Hosted by NASA
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The forces on a kite – Hosted by NASA
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Why does a kite fly? – Hosted by Gomberg Kites
ART
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Artistic kites – Hosted by the Drachen Foundation
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Photography – Maker Workshop Hosted by MAKE:
Geography and Culture
- Kite cultures – Hosted by the Drachen Foundation
- International Kite Project – project designed to help give visitors the experience of flying virtually over India, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- Kites from around the world – Hosted by Gomberg Kites
- Names for kites worldwide – Hosted by Gomberg Kites
- Japanese Kite Collection
- Japanese Traditional Kites
- Kites in China – History and Culture
- Kites in Indonesia
- Indonesian Kite Styles – Hosted by Kiteman.co
- Wau Kites of Malaysia – Hosted by MyBestKite.com
- Kites in India
- Kite Flying in Afghanistan
- Day of the Dead Kites in Guatemala – Hosted by Atlas Obscura
- Worlds Best Kite Festivals – Conde Naste Traveller Article
Videos
- AKA on YouTube
- KiteLife video archives
- Worlds Greatest Kiting
- World on a String
- Drachen Foundation
- Into the Wind
- Kite Stop
- Kitebuilders
- Kite Flying Down Under
- Fighter Kite Junkie
- Blue Sky Kites
- Andrew Beattie
- Alfie Jobbins
- Jim Nicholls
- Ranno Martson
Kite Organizations
Kite Magazines
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Kite Lines magazine (complete PDF archive) – Hosted by Kitelife.com
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Stunt Kite Quarterly – SKQ (complete PDF archive) – Hosted by Kitelife.com
Activities For Students
- Build a kite – the students are given materials and a plan
- Artistic decoration – kites can be a canvas for the most beautiful artwork
- Hold a kite festival – the students bring kites from home to fly at a given time
- Kite parade – students walk while their kites fly. Kites can be held by their bridles or attached to poles
- Kite contest for altitude – students must unspool the line quickly. The one that reaches the end of the line in the shortest time wins!
- Smallest kite contest – student’s kites must fly on 10′ of sewing thread. Smallest wins. Kite tails are ignored.
- Teams build kites – students attach multiple kites to the same line to create a kite train
- Dual line lessons – students learn to fly a 2-line stunt kite
- Quad line lessons – students learn to fly a 4-line stunt kite
- Junkyard wars – students build a kite from only the scrap materials that are supplied by the instructor. It must fly when it’s done!
- Candy drop – the teachers kite is used to lift a bag of candy then drop the candy from above
- Racing with the Bols – students race into the wind pulling 6′ parachutes behind them
Regional Resources
People to Contact
More Kite Resources
- AKA links page
- IRBC Sport Kite Rules
- AKA Sport Kite Appendix
- AKA Kitemaker Rules
- Curious George kite – a PDF File from PBS
- Kite Safety – Hosted by Gomberg Kites
- Kite stores – where to buy a kite
- Kites go to school
- Knots for kites – Hosted by Breeze Chasers Kite Shop
- National Kite Month (every April)
- Styles of kites