It is hard to believe it is this time of year again. I think it al happened so fast. Each year Veteran's Day seems to sneak up on me and I scramble to find something appropriate for the occasion. Each year I search high and low for just the right book to help me explain and discuss this important day with my class.
Sometimes those specific books are hard to come by especially on our level. So I decided to create a few resources to help get the message across and reach my objectives in a kinder appropriate way. And once I started, I really didn't want to stop because all things patriotic are just too much fun. Besides a year in Kindergarten there are so many patriotic celebrations and holidays.
We usually wear our red, white and blue clothes on this day but we are always looking for something to make us all look united. Our hero badges do just that and they are super simple to make. All you have to do is print these on cardstock and color and cut. They look great laminated but it is not necessary. We pin these on to our clothes with safety pins and have no problems with that.
I really can't believe that I started thinking about Memorial Day already. I actually prepared for Memorial Day earlier this year. It was one of those holidays that I really had a hard time teaching because I had very little to go with it. We learned about American symbols earlier this year. Along with that we learned that the flag and liberty stand for freedom. On Memorial Day we learn about the men and women who have served our country that have given us that freedom. But since I started early this year and really had a good time with all patriotic holidays we have learned about so far, I thought I didn't really need a thing until... I found more books! I had to get these because they go well with so many different patriotic holidays.
L is for Liberty is the perfect for young children as it uses vivid illustrations and simple text to celebrate the statue of liberty, her history and the freedom she stands for.
I've been on the hunt for patriotic music and found this Memorial Day song for children. I'm still looking for more so if you know of some please let me know your favorites!
This year we have learned that flags are a part of many celebrations and we learned that we see flags in important places. I could not resist F is for Flag because it explains in simple terms that the flag is a symbol of unity, it stands for pride and it reminds us of freedom in good and bad times.
When we were celebrating President's Day earlier this year we had tons of fun flipping coins. I thought this one might be fun to get out again!
The week before Memorial Day we will be making Thank You Hero badges. I love badges because they are super easy to make and fun to wear to show our pride. Previously, we learned that costumes, traditional outfits and uniforms are often a part of celebrations and patriotic holidays. We will be wearing our red, white and blue with our badges to show our pride and unity as we observe Memorial Day. To make these with your class, just copy on white cardstock and color, laminate and cut or print on colored cardstock and laminate and cut. Punch a hole in the badge to pin!
If you would like the printable freebies that you see here just click on the picture to take you to the download. The first two freebies are from the preview file of my Let's Celebrate It's A Patriotic Parade Print And Go Unit. It's simple, just click on the preview to download the freebies. Patriotic Print and Go Fun...it just doesn't get easier than that!
It's always fun when a patriotic holiday rolls around. As I was looking through my files to prepare for President's Day this year I was longing for some new things to use in the classroom. I decided to update my own file and just add a few things that I have been needing to teach my objectives for Social Studies. One thing led to another and I added over 60 pages to my unit. So, if you have previously purchased this item hop on over to TpT to re download this unit and all of the new pages. As I was working on this file, I realized that there are so many patriotic holidays within my school year and so I bundled them all together to help me teach, observe and celebrate each holiday within the year.
In a year we celebrate:
Veteran's Day
Election Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Flag Day
4th of July
If you are like me and were looking around for some presidential or patriotic fun then I hope you grab these freebies. Click the image below to grab yours and get ready for some patriotic fun!
The preview file contains both of these freebies!
If you are looking for more patriotic fun that will get you through a year of patriotic celebrations just click on the image above. This download now includes:
1 Colored Pledge poster printable-great for making charts and reviewing CAP 1
Colored printable The American Flag Graphic Organizer 1 Blackline printable
The American Flag Graphic Organizer 1 Colored printable My American Flag
Teacher Big Book 1 Blackline printable emergent reader My American Flag 1
Colored printable American flag 3 Blackline printables American flags for
flag making 1 Blackline printable Label the American flag 4 Blackline
printables Patriotic Pattern recording pages 2 Blackline printables Before
and After Numbers 1 Classroom photo and instructions for badge making 1
Blackline printable for I Can… badges 1 Blackline printable survey/graph Do
you have a flag? 1 Blackline printable emergent reader My Money 1
Blackline printable survey/graph Do you have a piggy bank? 1 Colored
printable Why Do We Celebrate President’s Day? Teacher Big Book 1 Colored
printable George Washington and Abe Lincoln 2 Blackline printable writing
prompts If I Were President… 2 Blackline printables Label the President 4
Blackline printables Presidential Ten Frame Fun 1 Colored printable American
symbols 2 Blackline printables Label the American Symbols 2 Blackline
printable Clap the Syllables and key 2 Blackline printables for Sorting
American Symbols and recording page 1 Blackline printable Color the American
Symbols 2 Blackline printables survey/graph your favorite American
symbol 4 Colored printables Roll and Cover Patriotic theme 2 Blackline
printables Roll and Color Patriotic theme 1 Blackline printable emergent
reader American Heroes 1 Colored printable Why Do We Observe Veteran’s Day?
Teacher Big Book 1 Colored printable Why Do We Observe Memorial Day? Teacher
Big Book 2 Blackline printables Label the American Hero 2 Blackline
printables Thank You Heroes writing prompts 1 Colored printable Election Time
poem-perfect for charts and reviewing CAP 1 Blackline printable Election
badges 2 Blackline printables Label the Voter 1 Classroom pictures and
information for a classroom Election Day 3 Blackline printables for election
ballots 1 Blackline printable graph/survey Have you been to a parade? 1
Blackline printable The Parade Report 6 Blackline printables Roll and Write
Patriotic Theme sight word games TONS of print and go fun!
With Election Day this week and Veteran's Day quickly on the horizon it is no wonder I am feeling a little patriotic. As I was looking around for some Veteran's Day fun I remembered our Pledge of Allegiance badges we made earlier this year. Click the image above for free printables.
And I could not resist making some badges to share with my friends to thank our heroes! You can grab either badge by clicking on the images!
As I was looking around on the internet I came across a Veteran's Day book just perfect for Kindergarten!
And you know how it goes...one thing leads to another and I found a great flag book too!
Yep, I ordered this and then I found this!
After looking though lots and lots of books I finally found this one that is perfect for kinder kids and it explains the voting process in terms that young children can understand. And it inspired us to have a little election of our own.
We were all so excited to get in that voting booth and vote for our favorite American Symbol. We were moving fast because we just wanted to know the election results. Lots of excitement as we all went inside our voting booth to cast our vote!
Preparation for our Kindergarten Election was super simple and a lot of fun!
If you previously purchased Let's Celebrate It's a Patriotic Parade from TpT the file has been updated to include new items so please redownload!
I just wanted to let you know that my Let's Celebrate It's a Patriotic Parade Unit has been updated in my TpT store and the notifications have been sent. Please check your messages to download the updated file. I am so excited that this unit now includes medium sized flags, Roll and Cover for one die and two, two patriotic badges, My American Flag colored teacher big book and My American Flag student blackline book. I can't wait to use these as we celebrate Constitution Day on Monday! And since I really love a patriotic theme I thought I would share the previous patriotic freebies I have posted in the past that are from this unit! I hope you have fun celebrating with us.
Please click on the first image to get your freebies and enjoy!
This is one of my favorite books to read when we are doing anything patriotic!
Here are our pledge badges all ready to go to show our pride tomorrow! We backed them with construction paper and glued on the stars that we colored. We added the tails made out of cut construction paper and then laminated them. We are adding glitter tomorrow. We are going to punch a hole and use safety pins to wear them. We are keeping these badges at school to use for Constitution Day on Monday, September 17th!
I wanted to share this with you as I was making it for my class today. We have been working hard on establishing routines and learning to recite the pledge. I was pretty impressed this Friday when the class decided to show me just how well they were doing with this task and it inspired me to make these badges for 9/11. We are going to be wearing our badges with pride and we want you to join us! Please grab your copy by clicking on the image above. I am printing mine on white and backing them with red or blue construction paper. The children can color them in.
One of my favorite books this time of year as we are learning the pledge. And I am on the hunt for a copy of this out of print book...
Back by request! Here is the video again that was posted several weeks ago. Since I was looking around for this, I thought I would repost some of the freebies that went along with my Patriotic Parade unit. With another patriotic holiday just right around the corner, I thought it might be helpful. Click on the images below to take you to some patriotic freebies.
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Sometimes those specific books are hard to come by especially on our level. So I decided to create a few resources to help get the message across and reach my objectives in a kinder appropriate way. And once I started, I really didn't want to stop because all things patriotic are just too much fun. Besides a year in Kindergarten there are so many patriotic celebrations and holidays. 
Click on the image above for your freebie! 
