Independence Day

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26 Independence Day Activities For Every Grade - Teaching Expertise (Teaching Expertise)

Every year, Americans celebrate this holiday with fireworks, parades, and family gatherings. For educators, it's an opportunity to teach students about the ...

With just a few materials, such as paper cups, streamers, and string, kids can create patriotic windsocks to hang outdoors. Kids of all ages can benefit from this activity as it helps them develop their creativity and hand-eye coordination. An American flag sun catcher is a fun and easy activity for children of all ages. Draw patriotic designs such as stars, stripes, and fireworks onto the plastic using the paint. Students can then collect all the leftover popsicle sticks and use them to make American flags. Add red and blue food coloring to create a patriotic swirl effect. Develop creativity, fine motor skills, and teamwork by challenging your learners to make a patriotic piñata! Patriotic Bingo is a fun game that teaches children about American history and symbols while improving their concentration and memory skills. This craft involves making a Statue of Liberty Crown and Torch out of paper and other craft materials. Participants can use cardboard boxes, construction paper, and other craft supplies to create a miniature parade float. Learn More: This activity involves making a festive wreath using red, white, and blue materials such as ribbons, paper, and other decorations.

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Independence Day vs Armageddon - Face Off (JoBlo.com)

In the battle of the 1990s iconic summer tentpoles, who wins in a battle? Independence Day or Armageddon? Time for a Face Off!

While neither movie is ever going to sit atop any Greatest Films of All Time lists, they’re surely two of the most significant disaster movies ever released. In the 90s, however, the entertainment value of witnessing our own extermination started to pick up steam at the box office and the more memorable ones had civilization looking down the barrel of annihilation. But for a while there, the world coming to an end was a slightly more novel idea; it was usually left up to Bond villains to threaten humanity’s very existence.

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