Wearing Red, White, and Blue Write a Story - Memorial Day

Help your young learners celebrate Memorial Day with this engaging and meaningful writing activity!

In the “Wearing Red, White, and Blue” Write a Story task, students are given a fun cartoon-style picture of children dressed in patriotic colors. Using five age-appropriate vocabulary words, they are invited to write a short story that describes what they see and imagine what the characters might be doing to honor the day.

This activity blends creativity, holiday spirit, and writing practice in one simple, no-prep printable!

Ways to Use:

• Literacy centers or writing block during Memorial Day week

• Morning work or early finisher activity

• Social studies tie-in to patriotic holidays

• Whole-class writing warm-up with discussion

• Take-home or homework assignment

Advantages:

• Supports vocabulary development and sentence construction

• Encourages creativity and holiday reflection

• Reinforces the significance of patriotic symbols

• Perfect for visual learners who benefit from picture prompts

• Promotes fine motor skills through writing

• Easy to implement with minimal prep

Make writing time festive and thoughtful this Memorial Day with a fun prompt that’s packed with learning and heart!

Pdf file includes 2 pages.

Enjoy!