Today as we stood out in
the snow and wind as a school and flew our flags,
the camaraderie created among all the students was
as inspiring as the dreams they had created with
their poems and flags.
I hope that your project continues to grow. It is
truly one of the most memorable and worthwhile
activities I have been involved in as an educator
-- Sheri S., Teacher in White Mountain, Alaska
I have gone to sleep happy
when a first grader wrote, "I like Langston because
he wrote poems and so do I. I also like Langston
because he likes jazz and the blues and I do, too.
Another reason I like Langston is he had a dream and
so do I."
--Andrea Smith,
1st Grade Teacher
--Jailis C.,
1st Grader
Greenwood Elem. School |
Welcome to the Dream
Flag Program in 2008-2009!
We hope you'll join
The Dream Flag Project.
Here's what we'll do .
. .
Begin February 1, 2009
(Langston Hughes' 107th Birthday)
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Discover the dreams and
poems of American poet Langston Hughes.
(Find lesson ideas and book resources for
all ages on this site under Create.)
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Create a dream poem on
81/2 x 11 inch fabric. (Learn about many
ways to
both approach the writing and to transfer
poems to fabric on this site under Create.)
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Decorate your Dream
Flag with color, lines, cloth, buttons,
beads, stitches, etc. etc. (Under Create,
you'll find many images of the thousands of
flags, each completely unique.)
 First
Week of April, 2009
-
Attach your Dream
Flags to a line. Like Buddhist prayer
flags, this makes a wonderful display and
creates metaphor that all ages can
appreciate. (Lots of tips on this on this
site under Connect)
-
Celebrate your Dream
Flags in your grade and across your
school, connecting lines and reading poems.
(See examples of how this was done under
Connect.)
-
Consider inviting a
neighboring Dream Flags school
to share poems and flags. (See how others
have done this and get coordination help
from this site under Connect.)
April and May, 2009
-
Share your
Dream Flags
with thousands of others at a regional
Dream Flags
Event and on our website. (Get ideas
and coordination resources from this site
under Share. Also see what took place in
2005 and 2006.)
-
Display your Dream
Flags in public places--hospitals,
community centers, etc. Spread your message.
(See where the flags went in 2004 and get
ideas and resources for sharing your flags
with the community under Share.)
Don't just dream
-- Join In!
You can join
The Dream Flag Project
:
Email or call as
soon as possible.
dreamflags@agnesirwin.org or
610-525-8400
x1703
Please tell us as much
as you know for the following:
-
your name,
-
your organization
-
your postal address
-
the grades or age
levels that will participate
-
number of students who
will participate
-
number of
teachers/adults who will participate
-
names of teachers who
will participate
-
the best way to reach
you. (email address, phone, postal, etc.)
-
your school's web site
address if there is one
We will contact you about
project details, resources we can provide, and
how to connect your dreams to
others’.
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