Canadian Remembrance Day Art

I wanted to do something special with all of the students in our school for Remembrance Day this year, especially because of the recent attack on Parliament Hill and the killing of two of our soldiers on home turf.

I had every student in the school make a red poppy, and had the students in grades 3-6 make an additional poppy in white. I made the background of our flag with construction paper and glued all of the poppies on it.

The finished product is 3 1/2 feet by 6 feet. I have a sign beside it thanking our soldiers. It's nice to see the student's reaction when they see the finished product and know that they contributed to it. That's what motivates me to create more cooperative projects in our school!