Alphabet
> Letter B > B
is for Balloon
Holidays and Events >
June 4th, 1783 > 1st
Hot Air Balloon flight
July 14th > Bastille
Day
Other
aviation observances
Multicultural
> Online stories
> Barnaby's Day Trip to Paris, France
Transportation
> Aviation
> Balloon aircraft
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Visit the complementary topics in the themes column to support this
activity. Review related topics in the themes column.
What
is a balloon air craft:
A balloon
is an air craft, a bag made of thin material that is filled with air
or gas which causes it to rise. Such a bag is used is to carry
passengers or equipment.
The Montgolfier brothers from France
are the inventors of the standard hot-air
balloon. Standard hot
air balloons are called Montgolfiere balloons. The hot air
balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology.
The first successful demonstration of this balloon was made June
4th, 1783. It was followed later that year by the first manned
flight Nov. 21st.
Multicultural Activities and Holidays > France > Bastille Day
Online Story > Barnaby
Bear Day Trip to Paris, France (BBC Schools)
This is the perfect story to take young children on a short tour
of the capital of France, Paris with Barnaby Bear.
Online resource > France
at Wikipedia.org.
France is the first tourist destination in the world! Let's pretend
we are on a hot air balloon. View France in a map, visit some of its
famous tourist sites online.
July 14th is Bastille
Day a very important French national holiday. It is
similar to Independence Day in the U.S.A.
Online sources above > Wikipedia.org
Activities and Crafts:
Visit your choice of one the activities below and featured in the
materials column to develop various skills, and learn colors and
shapes.
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Hot
Air Balloon Colors and Shapes
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Hot
Air Balloon Trace by the Color and Decorate with Shapes
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B is for Balloon Lesson Plan
Crafts:
Hot
Air Balloon Color and Shapes Activity
Hot
Air Balloon Trace by the Color and Decorate
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