Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Parksdale Village II


Hi Everybody,

It's a hand flag project. Today our activity will involve using red, white and blue paint to make our National flag (Old Glory) with our hands.  This exercise helps them know the meaning of our flag and why the flag is important to honor.  The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag, consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union.  Nicknames for the flag include the "Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory", and "The Star-Spangled Banner."  Hope everyone enjoys our hand flag project.