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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Let's Write About the American Flag

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Young scholars will brainstorm adjectives to describe the American Flag and will write two descriptive sentences for homework. Students will also create star art to accompany their writing to show the relationship between words and...
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Other

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.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The United States Flag

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a song to teach young children about our flag.
Lesson Plan
Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Colusa Community School: Independence Day!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using the concept that a class has become an independent country, students work in groups to design symbols that depict their class. This activity not only teaches the history of American symbols, but it exercises higher-order thinking...
Handout
Orpheus Books

Q Files: Inside a Pirate Ship

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Encyclopeida entry takes viewers inside a pirate ship and teaches us about all of the components from the deck to the Jolly Roger flag.