I still remember the year 1976 and the excitement that surrounded that very important birthday of our country. The parades and fireworks to celebrate that wonderful time. The projects we made in art class that centered around learning about the founding of our country. The jug of bicentennial quarters I saved as a child.
Now as we approach the 250th birthday, I have been thinking about different ways to mark this occasion with students.
I thought a birthday party theme was perfect and created a few resources to go along with the celebration. What's a party without a party hat.
Students will love creating their very own party hats. These crowns come in both color and black & white with flags on the bands. Let students add a little glitter to the fireworks to really make
them sparkle.
As you plan your party let students do some creative writing. These writing prompts will get them started and give them a chance to do some drawing.
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Keep the theme and the learning going with this emergent reader that talks about planning a birthday party for the country. It comes in a full color class book, a black/white version and a cut & paste book. There is two copies to each page so you can just cut and staple.
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I added these poetry word search pages as a bonus to the bund! Student will look for the bold typed words from the poem in the word search.
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If you want to encourage reading and give a memento - party favor these bookmarks are perfect! Laminate the color version or let students color their own.
I hope you will find one of these resources helpful as you celebrate America 250 with your students!
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