From Jeannie: I shared this with my SPED
teachers and we came up with a quilt (love that idea!). We used the symbols of freedom from
Judy Decker's page on Patriotic Art  and decided 
to make a quilt with 4" squares and have the kids make a quilt square "what freedom means to me" and name the quilt... Let Freedom Ring! The background squares are red, white and blue for  the 6th and 7th graders. On the inside (for the "appliqué") we made a Liberty Bell using tans, browns and gray construction paper. The 8th graders are the bell and the fringe around the  quilt - the teachers fingers that were traced and  cut out.  See Detail.

Shown left is Jeannie's Patriot Pride door.... See
if you can generate some school spirit next year...Start planning now.

From Denise Pannell: Patriot Tags on Trees

Last year, to honor Patriot Day (9/11), I had students create a tag to be hung on our trees outside the art room. They drew a picture on one side and wrote a message on the back. We punched a hole in the end, tied on colorful thread,  and hung them to the trees for the day. Some blew off and they were rained on, but it still made an impact on the students.