Students cut up magazines and newspapers to create an American flag collage — a visual essay of their thoughts about “What America Means to Me.”
Students create a timeline of the history of the flag, which serves as a quick visual reference point for discussions of history as well as an interactive learning tool.
I used this lesson with my children after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. We are an upstate community of New York and have been hard hit by these horrific events. My students needed some type of pro-active activity to help them cope.
Students will be able to name the number of stars, the number of red stripes, the number of white stripes, and name what each represents.
For Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, Flag Day, or the Fourth of July have your students make a patriotic collage