Students explore the flag of the United States — its stars, stripes, and colors — and learn that it is a special symbol that stands for our whole country.
Students will be able to…
You see the flag at school and around town. What do all its stars and stripes mean, and why is it special?
Project this and tap each part of the flag. Have students learn what the stars, stripes, and colors stand for.
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Where have you seen our flag? What does it stand for?
Students investigate.
Explore more.
Think it through.
Students take action.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies and Common Core literacy in social studies.
Describe how people have tried to improve their communities over time.
Explain how all people, not just leaders, play important roles in a community.
Generate questions about the past and present.
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students count the 13 stripes on the flag and color their own flag with red, white, and blue. A printable flag page is in the Social Studies library.
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