Materials
7" construction paper squares in red, white, and blue6" tagboard star patternscrayonsscissorsshiny star stickers in red, blue, and silvergluecraft sticksmarching music
Instructions
1. Let each child choose a red, white, or blue square.
2. Children trace the star pattern with a crayon and cut it out.
3. Provide an assortment of shiny star stickers to decorate the larger paper star.
4. Encourage the children to count the number of star stickers they add to their large star and write the numeral on the back of the large star.
5. Demonstrate how to glue the large stars to a craft stick.
6. Play marching music and invite the children to march around in a parade, holding their stars high. Related song Teach the children this original verse to the tune of "This Land Is Your Land:"I hold my star highAs I go marching by.It shines out red and blueAnd shiny silver, too.While I am on parade,I love to march and say,"This land was made for you and me!"
