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Fly High with Flag Day

For Teachers K - 3rd
Wave goodbye to the school year with these lesson ideas on how to teach about the significance of the US flag.
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American Flag History

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young historians explore US culture by investigating the US flag. They will use their textbooks, prior knowledge, and sources provided by the teacher to research the history of the American flag. They will design and create a trading...
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Constitution Day Rap

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Engage your class while learning about the US Constitution with this fun primary grade social studies lesson. After viewing a picture of the US Constitution, young learners piece together a US flag using stars and stripes with facts...
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Flag Etiquette

For Teachers K
Students study flag etiquette. In this US flag lesson, students explore the flag and its history. Students also demonstrate the proper procedures for folding a U.S. flag.
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The United States Flag

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discover the meaning and symbolism behind the American flag. In this activity on National symbols, students design a flag for their school, explain the symbolism they used, and distinguish the elements that constitute the US...
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President's Day: George Washington

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students celebrate President's Day by studying George Washingtion, the US flag, and the American colonies. They sing, Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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Flag Folding

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the effects of combining, subdividing, and changing basic shapes to figure out the official method for folding the US flag. They complete a prediction sheet to determine how to get the flag folded so that only the blue...
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American Flag Alphabetical Order Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online interactive American flag worksheet, students examine 13 American flag-related words and names and then write them in alphabetical order on the lines provided. This worksheet may also be printed for classroom use.
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U.S. American Flags Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online interactive Flag Day worksheet, students examine 20 American flags-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 13 sets of letters. This worksheet may also be printed for classroom use.
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Flag Day

For Students 8th - 12th
Why is the United States flag such an important symbol to America that it gets its own day to celebrate it? Pupils read a passage that discusses the symbolism and significance of the American flag. Following the reading, they answer quiz...
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Exploring Women's History Month

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Explore and celebrate the contributions of women past and present.
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Flags as Tools to Share Identity

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students compare flags, locate states on map with flag picture or miniature. Read a newspaper article outlining five vexillology standards for rating flags. They develop a personal flag with an essay interpreting their flag to the reader.
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Flag fun

For Teachers 1st
First graders develop an understanding of the importance of the flag. In this flag lesson, 1st graders research the history of the flag.  Students understanding of how the flag fosters pride in Americans.  Students research the first...
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History of the American Flag and Pledge of Allegiance

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss key features from American history. In this flag and pledge lesson, 6th graders research the history of the United States flag and the principles of the Pledge of Allegiance prior to class. Students discuss their...
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USA: the KKK and Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view film footage of the Ku Klux Klan in the U.S. in the early 1920s and examine how the actions of the KKK have been viewed by different strands of the civil rights movement. They watch the film and answer discussion...
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Flag Day

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this national day holiday instructional activity, students fill in 3 boxes with important information about Flag Day. Students include the year 1777, traditions and the events that happened in August 1949.
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Stars and Stripes Forever

For Teachers K
Students produce a drawing of the flag representing their knowledge of its physical characteristics: its rectangle shape, alternating red and white stripes and blue rectangle with stars in the upper corner.
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Ratio and Proportion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars investigate ratio and proportion.  In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students write ratios and find equal ratios.  Young scholars use ratio and proportion to distinguish between healthy and...
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American Flag

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the significance of the stars and stripes of the American flag, and discuss the June 4, 1777 Congressional resolution. Students construct their own American flags.
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Us flag.org: The History of the United States Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the history of the Flag and what significant events have occurred around the flag.
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Us flag.org: Flag Folding

For Students 9th - 10th
This website features a step-by-step process of how to properly fold the United States flag. The pictures are clear and easy to understand. It also explains what happens during a flag folding ceremony.
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Us flag.org: Flag Etiquette

For Students 9th - 10th
This website teaches how to properly treat your flag. It details what to do and what not to do with your flag. It also explains how to display the flag outdoors.
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Us flag.org: Evolution of the United States Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a guide to the evolution of the United States flag. It contains a timeline from 1777 when the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act to the Executive Order of President Eisenhower in 1959.
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Us flag.org: The History of Flag Day

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of this site provides a solid base of information about the U.S. flag that includes the evolution of the flag and the history of Flag Day. Students will discover why the flag is known as Old Glory and the important role...

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