Social Studies

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Social Studies Citizenship Lesson Our Flag 2nd
Grade
Linda Hamilton October 2001
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Goals and Rational Students will be able will
gain knowledge about being Americans and what the
Pledge of Allegiance means. Language arts skills
of memorization, recitation, comprehension and
writing will be incorporated into the lesson.
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Objectives

• The students will prewrite what the American Flag
  means to them. The prewrite will be used as a
  draft to be completed after the lesson.
• The students will watch this PowerPoint
  presentation.
• The students will make American Flags
• The students the receipt the Pledge of
  Allegiance.
• The students will watch a video of their peers.

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What am I?
I was born on June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia. My
thirteen stripes alternating red and white, with
a union of thirteen white stars in a field of
blue, represented a new constellation, a new
nation dedicated to the personal and religious
liberty of mankind. Today fifty stars signal
from my union, one for each of the fifty
sovereign states in the greatest constitutional
republic the world has ever known. My colors
symbolize the patriotic ideals and spiritual
qualities of the citizens of my country.
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I pledge allegianceto the flagof the United
States of Americaand to the Republicfor which
it stands,one Nationunder God,indivisible,with
liberty and justicefor all.
This is our pledge to our country. You hear it
often. What does it mean?
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PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE I pledge allegianceto the
flagof the United States of Americaand to the
Republicfor which it stands,one Nationunder
God,indivisible,with liberty and justicefor
all.
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I pledge allegiance
(I promise to be true)
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to the flag
(to the symbol of our country)
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of the United States of America
(each state that has joined to make our
country)
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and to the Republic
(a republic is a country where the people
choose others to make laws -- the government is
for the people)
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for which it stands,
(the flag means the country)
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one Nation
(a single country)
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under God,
(the people believe in a supreme being)
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indivisible,
(the country cannot be split into parts)
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with liberty and justice
(with freedom and fairness)
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for all.
(for each person in the country...you and me!)
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50 stars for the 50 states
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13 stripes for 13 colonies
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Betsy Ross made the first flag.
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The first flag had 13 stars in a circle. A
circle was used to show that no state was
superior to another.
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The flag is a symbol of our freedom.
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Iwo Jima Monument
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Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the
moon (1969).
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Flag flying off the coast of San Francisco
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Our President George W. Bush
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6,000 People gather at OHare Airport in
Chicago to meet the president.
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Flag displayed on the Pentagon after the
September 11,2001 plane crash of terrorists.
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"In this time of need, it is the greatest of
heroes who step up to meet the challenge.Never
forget 9/11/2001."
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Make a flag
Materials for each student
Construction Paper Red big sheet White cut
into 6 strips Blue small
Glue White Crayon
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Directions

• Glue the white strips on the red sheet for the
  stripes.
• Glue the blue sheet on for the stars.
• Draw 50 stars with a white Crayon.

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Web Sites
http//www.usflag.org/ http//www.ushistory.org/