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Lesson Plans - Holidays

Parade of Colors

Make Wands to Wave for the 4th of July and Memorial Day.
Children can wave their wands back and forth and make large circles as they dance and march
in a parade. Or, they can just watch as the light crepe paper streamers blow in the wind.

Fourth of July Preschool Lesson Plan

A Fourth of July lesson plan to teach in the preschool curriculum. We have language literacy, math, semi -healthy snack idea, craft, and Fourth of July stories that help teach the meaning of Independence Day to preschoolers.

Fourth of July

United States patriotic educational activities and crafts for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten. You will find printable crafts, activities and coloring pages with easy to follow instructions, and related resources.

The Declaration of Independence

Welcome to ushistory.org’s Declaration of Independence website. This site provides a wealth of information about the signers of the Declaration, the history of the Declaration, and an online version of the Declaration for you to read.

Annual fence-painting contests take place in Hannibal, Missouri.

Each year, the Hannibal Jaycees sponsor National Tom Sawyer Days during the Fourth of July weekend to celebrate the town’s most well-known citizen, Mark Twain. The highlight of the event is the fence-painting contest, which begins on July 4 with local competition and advances to state and national contests over the next three days.