Project Details
Create your own waving flag, and learn about US history. This project is a perfect way to celebrate Flag Day, Independence Day, Patriot Day, Election Day, Veteran's Day, Bill of Rights Day, National Freedom Day, Armed Forces Day or Memorial Day!
Steps
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Measure and cut the pieces you’ll need:
- One 8” x 12” Red construction paper
- One 4” x 6” Blue construction paper
- Seven ½” x 12” Red strips
- Six ½” x 12” White strips
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Write words relating to America on each Red and White strip. Discuss and/or define the words written on the flag. This example uses:
- Independence Day
- Freedom
- Liberty Bell
- America
- Thomas Jefferson (T. Jefferson)
- Revolutionary War
- Benjamin Franklin (B. Franklin)
- July 4, 1776
- Patriotic
- John Hancock (J. Hancock)
- Philadelphia, PA
- 13 Colonies
- John Adams (J. Adams)
Lesson Plan Idea: Choose vocabulary words from the unit or lesson students are currently studying.
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Bend each Red and White strip to create the illusion of a waving flag, and glue them in an alternating pattern on the 8" x 12" Red sheet of construction paper.
Glue the 4" x 6" piece of Blue construction paper to the top left of the 8" x 12" sheet.
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Add stars. Use glitter to make small dots to represent the stars, or cut out star shapes from White construction paper.
