How to Teach Children About Flag Day
Flag Day should be celebrated by people of all ages, including children. There are many fun and exciting ways to teach children about this day. With a little creativity and time, you can make Flag Day a memorable event for kids.
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Instructions
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Explain about the history of the American flag to the children. Educate them on how the flag originated and be sure to include important names, such as Betsy Ross, the Philadelphia seamstress who made the first flag.
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Create a timeline of important people and events. Use this tool when discussing the flag's history with the children. Be creative and use red, white and blue colors for your timeline. Also, attach pictures of presidents, images of the different flags throughout history and other important historical information.
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Teach children how to fold the American flag. You can practice with paper flags first before trying to fold an actual flag.
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Use educational and patriotic learning tools, such as Flag Day books, poems, short stories and essays. You can visit a local library, bookstore or teaching-supply store for materials.
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Teach children patriotic arts and crafts, such as making, coloring or drawing pictures of flags. Children can make the American flag by using red, white and blue construction paper, scissors, glue and star stickers. Visit the Holiday Zone website for more information about crafts (see Resources below).
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Teach children patriotic songs, such as the "Star-Spangled Banner," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "America the Beautiful" and "God Bless America."
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Watch a historical or patriotic movie with the children. You can visit a local library, school library or video store to find one.
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Visit a museum or monument that has historical information pertaining to the flag and our country.
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Attend a Flag Day event. Find out what events are scheduled for this week and take the children to see them. There are normally parades, ceremonies, special programs and parties occurring in every city during this week.
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Tips & Warnings
When discussing the history of the American flag, be sure to explain what the colors, stripes and stars represent on the flag.
