Need a few extra art activities for your Fourth of July lesson plan?
Here are 3 of my favorite!
First is a simple frame painting of the USA!
Super easy – just print out an outline of the USA like this: click me!
Cut out the INSIDE so you have a USA shaped hole and tape it down over a white piece of paper:
Give them some red, white and blue paint (good opportunity to explore color mixing!)
and let them paint!
Remove the frame and reveal their creation!
If you want to get political you can compare it to a map of what states are Republican or Democrat by color – funny how this kiddo unknowingly colored them with some accuracy 😂😉
Next up – my absolute favorite!
Start out having them paint white stars on blue paper – I used a star shape toy because I love letting them paint with unexpected things 😊
While that’s drying, give them 3 long and 3 short strips of red paper (long vs short = math!) and let them glue them on a white piece of paper – I always show them a teacher made finished product or an example to give them an idea of what they are creating, but I love how what comes out is uniquely their own!
Once the stars are dry, cut out a small rectangle and glue it on their flag…then comes the fun part – I always create a name for their “land” out of their names and write them on the flag 😃
I generally add “ia” “ica” “ico” or “land/ia” but having an Elizabeth in this last class was the perfect opportunity for “The 2nd Great Elizabethan Empire” 😂
Lastly, tried and true toilet paper roll fireworks!
Simply cut little strips like this into a toilet paper roll (don’t cut them off!)
Do this all the way around – the more equal in length the better
and bend them all out.
Give them some red, white and blue paint and let them stamp away!
Sprinkle some glitter over it while it’s still wet to give it some added shimmer 😊
To add some ambience, you can play fireworks shows for them to see while they paint 😁😁
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