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Paper Chain Flag

MATERIALS

Red, white ,blue construction paper

1. Cut consturction paper into 6" x 1" strips

180 red strips, 160 white strips, 110 blue strips

2. Cut 50 white construction paper stars

3. Have each student take 10 strips of one color and glue the strips into a 10 link chain

4. Glue the 10 link chains together to make
* 13 chains of 32 links...

* 3chains 32 red
* 3chains 32 white
* 4 chains of 17 red & 15 blue
* 3 chains of 17 white and 15 blue

Hang from a dowel.

* Glue on the 50 stars

Camouflage & Mosaics

Read these books to students:

How to Hide an Octopus by Roth Heller

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

We Hide, You Seek by Jose Aruego

Swimmy by Leo Lionni

MATERIALS

8x8 inch piece of construction paper

8x8 inch piece of multi colored wrapping paper

8x8 inch piece solid colored wrapping paper

!. Paste the solid colored paper on the construction paper

2 Cut the patterned paper in half.

3.Create a fish from one of the halves.

4. Create a pattern from the other half-ex. 8 squares or 8 triangles

5. Glue the pattern pieces to the solid wrapping paper

6. Glue the fish over the pattern pieces.

7. Write about the picture and present it to the class.

Patriotic Eagles
Alternating red and white paper strips make eagles eye-catching!
Each students needs:
3 red 3 white strips of paper, size 21/2' x 11"
1 piece of brown paper 31/2" x 41/2" for the tail
1 piece of brown or white paper for the head pattern
1 piece of 9x12 dark scraps for the border stripes
Directions:
Fold the paper stripes into half, then fourths, then eights.
Cut a rounded shape feather point on each strip; unfold.
Place the strips on the desks and cut them into the proper lengths.
Top row will khave 8 points.
Each row under has one less point than the row before it.
Alternate the colors.
Cut the tail from the brown paper.
Use head pattern to make head.
Assemble eagle onto the dark blue paper and glue into place.
Make a red and white border at the top and bottom of paper.
Use a white pencil or chalk to make stars or add pre-pasted variety.