Memorial Day Art Game
Need a Memorial Day art project for elementary art to honor fallen U.S. soldiers? Imagine these painted Remembrance star crafts alongside a writing prompt on display. The step by step drawing guide, PowerPoint, star template, and video demonstration makes perfect emergency art sub plans.
That’s right. Sit back while I teach your students how to play the roll a dice game and design this Memorial Day activity myself! Kids can also choose patterns using the āyou pickā worksheet or digital spinnersāwhatever works best for you!
Plus, itāll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan art projects for Remembrance Day using only markers. Yes, you can watercolor paint with markers! Incorporating creative art activities like this Memorial Day star project helps. Finally keep all kids engaged!
What’s Included
Iāve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this Memorial Day art lesson. All will motivate kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a dice game to add randomness to your studentās artwork
- āYou Pickā art worksheet for kids to choose their own patterns
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick patterns and you can integrate technology
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Memorial star template which kids can draw directly on it or transfer it to heavy drawing paper
- Drawing practice worksheet, so kids can practice drawing patterns
- 2 Writing prompts, so you can tie this drawing project to literacy
- 2 Coloring pages that you can use for absent students or hand out as a classroom prize
- Helpful Tips & Tricks handout with teacher directions to help guide the lesson
- Step by Step Video Tutorial, with optional captions
How to Use My Memorial Day Art Project for Elementary
The best part about my memorial star project is that itās flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your classroom. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, indoor recess, or even an after-school art club.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Memorial Day Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPointĀ
- 1 Demonstration Video
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
Why You’ll Love IT
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I used this Memorial Day star resource for a Zoom theme study.Ā My students enjoyed creating their own stars. Thank you!
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My students really loved this project. I loved it because they were following step by step directions butĀ also gave students the ability of which section of the flag they wanted their design to go.Ā
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Great activity! These looked very nice when displayed for our school’s patriotic concert just before Memorial Day weekend.
Terms of Use
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This was a really cute activity for memorial day.
I used this for Memorial Day and my students loved it. I love how everyone’s star turned out different.
My students love doing “roll to select” activities. We used this craft and turned it into a wind sock decoration!
Great activity! These looked very nice when displayed for our school’s patriotic concert just before Memorial Day weekend.
My students really loved this project. I loved it because they were following step by step directions but also gave students the ability of which section of the flag they wanted their design to go.