Reading aloud patriotic picture books introduces new vocabulary and grows background knowledge about our country. Growing vocabulary is important for listening, language, speaking skills, reading, writing, and countless academic skills.
Ideas to try:
🇺🇸 Play, I Spy American flags. Count the 13 stripes. Talk about the 13 stripes stand for the 13 original colonies. The fifty stars for our 50 states.
🇺🇸 Look at a quarter with an eagle. Talk about its strength, size, and that it is our national bird. Find George Washington, our first President too.
🇺🇸 Sing together patriotic songs. March to parade music.
🇺🇸 Go to a 4th of July parade
🇺🇸 Check out library books or shop on Amazon during July and learn about America