Yahoo! Red White and Blue...
More flags than usual will be flying soon.
Memorial Day is coming up, followed by Flag Day on the 14th of June and then 4th of July.
It’s time to think of reasons why you are proud to be an American and pose that question to your students as an interesting writing prompt.
I’m not a world traveler, but I have friends who are, + others in the mission field.
When they share their stories of the deplorable conditions in some countries, where people are thrown into jail for no reason, or worse yet, shot or beaten, it makes one not only proud to be an American, but extremely grateful.
I’m proud to be an American for all of the wonderful freedoms we have, yet so many take for granted. Dreams really do come true in America; one can aspire to be anything they want to be.
We’re free to be whom we want, dress how we want, come and go as we want, believe as we want and express our feelings and opinions openly without trepidation.
I’m proud to be an American because we are a caring country that defends human rights and comes to the aid of hurting countries in their time of need.
I’m proud to be an American, where we get a say, we get to vote, we have a president, not a dictator, and although things are far from perfect, we don’t live in constant fear.
I’m proud to be an American, because we are a diverse melting pot of many cultures, rich in diversity. We strive to live peacefully, treat everyone equally and stand united.
Why are you proud to be an American?
Here's a writing prompt template to give your students an opportunity to answer that question.
Run off 2 sets of your students’ school photos; cut them into ovals.
Have children glue their picture + a friend’s to their page and color it.
Brainstorm with students why they are proud to be an American.
Write their answers on the board.
Pre-cut 3-4 yellow stars for each child. Have them write why they are proud to be an American on the stars.
Students glue the stars to their “Proud To Be An American” page.
Everyone shares their “pride page” with the class. You can send them home or collage them on a bulletin board. Caption: Remember to be proud! Happy Memorial Day.
Click on the link to view/print the Proud To Be An American activity.
Another quick "crafivity" that you can do, is this patriotic windsock.
I like making windsocks throughout the year. They are an excellent way to show children what a cylinder shape looks like and reinforce that 3D shape vocabulary word.
Click on the link to view/download the Patriotic Windsock.
I hope you can flit on over tomorrow for more fun.
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