Frisbee

The history of the frisbee has a strong connection to Yale University and Bridgeport, Connecticut.  While the frisbee was not invented and patented in Connecticut, it was inspired by Yale students throwing Frisbie Pie Company's pie tins to one another across the lawn at Yale University.  

Encyclopedias: 

• Britannica School (Level 2 article)

• Academic Kids (Challenge) 

• Fact Monster (Challenge)

Websites:

• Toy Timeline

• National Toy Hall of Fame Timeline

• National Toy Hall of Fame- Frisbee

• History of the Frisbee

• History of the Ultimate Disc

• Toy Company Wham-O Produces First Frisbee (Challenge)

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • A Pie Tins Soaring Sales (Challenge)

Magazines:

• Connecticut Studies Weekly: Week 21 (page 3)

Library Books:

• Yankee Doodle Numbers: A Connecticut Number Book by Elissa D. Grodin (Number 50)

• Ask your Library Media Specialist to help you find other books!