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

• Forces of Flight (in PDF) – Hosted by the Drachen Foundation
• Interactive kite modeler – Hosted by NASA
• Kite math – Hosted by National Kite Month
• Lift is debated
• Newton’s First Law applied to kites – Hosted by NASA
• The forces on a kite – Hosted by NASA
• Why does a kite fly? – Hosted by Gomberg Kites

ART

• Artistic kites – Hosted by the Drachen Foundation
• 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

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

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