In celebration of Fourth of July, we had a little discussion on taking care of our flags and then we did a little practice trying to fold them too…
We talked about why the flag should not touch the ground. This brought up words like respect, symbol, and freedom…
Then we all took turns learning how to fold the flag…
We worked together in pairs to fold the flags…
And we learned how to fold our flag up into a small triangle shape…
Once the flag was completely folded, our friends opened their hands – palms up – and we handed off the flag for someone new to try…
A terrific book to read and sing along with this flag folding activity is Red, White and Blue by Debbie Clement…
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Who made the American Flag? by Wonderopolis
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