Thursday, July 4, 2013

Summer Fun Day 40 - Founding Fathers Go Fish



We're passing some of the time before the fireworks today by finding the faces behind the signatures on the Declaration of Independence.


I copied pictures of the signers from www.ushistory.org, and edited them in Paint to add the colony each man represented at the Continental Congress, across the top. Then, I printed two wallet sized copies of each image, glued them, individually, onto 3''x4'' pieces of construction paper, and sandwiched them in contact paper...


...ready for a rousing game of "Find the Founding Father".


Do you have a Thomas Jefferson from Virginia?


 Go find a founding father.


Do yoooou have a John Hancock from Massachusetts?


It's great to be a homeschooler.
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5 comments:

  1. PhyllisJuly 4, 2013 at 7:45 AM

    What a fun way to learn.

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  2. Natalie PlanetSmartyJuly 4, 2013 at 12:37 PM

    Very clever! Are they able to recognize the names from the faces without having them written on the cards? Happy Independence Day!

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  3. TiciaJuly 4, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    Ooohhh, that is a very fun idea.

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  4. An Almost Unschooling MomJuly 5, 2013 at 5:51 AM

    Raising a Happy Child - Not all 56 faces, but we are all becoming more familiar with them.

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  5. KimJuly 6, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    As a retired "Homeschool Mom" turned "Nana" (and current Pre-K teacher)

    I think this would be fun to play at the 4th of July Family gathering... grandkids, college kids and all! Thanks for posting...

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