"The First Flag" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the making of the first American flag in time for the first Independence Day. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence...

"The First Flag" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the making of the first American flag in time for the first Independence Day. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence...

Facts and statistics are presented about the United States flag from 1777 to the present.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage lists and explains some of the different American symbols. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

Five PDF formatted pages of Flag Day lessons designed to teach children about the American Flag. Some of these ideas use a pocket chart, so there are directions for making one included too. Requries Adobe Reader.

Explore the unique characteristics of our states with educational activities that compliment the Flags of our Nation stamp series. Learn about our national history, geography, and culture in a fun and interesting way!

Exhibit, honoring a nationwide design contest to encourage Americans to buy war bonds while boosting morale, explains the rationale for the campaign and tells the stories behind the magazine covers designed for the campaign.

Provides the history of the Flag and what significant events have occurred around the flag.

Why do we celebrate Flag Day? Learn about the history of this holiday while also viewing historical images.

This site discusses the history behind the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key, written during the War of 1812. Visitors can view an image of the actual American flag which flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore and...

Thorough two-part lesson plan that explains the historical significance of the Star Spangled Banner and the American flag. Includes a link to a wonderful site about the history of the American flag. Requires the students to think about...

"Every country has a flag. A flag stands for a country and the people who live there. What do you know about flags? Click on one of the choices to find out more."

Use this site to read a biography of Betsy Ross, the designer of the first American flag. You can also read a history of the flag, flag laws, a flag quiz, and some quotes about the flag.

The students will learn about the history of 'The Star-Spangled Banner', and how the American Flag is a symbol of our freedom.

Students read informational and literary texts in order to gather information about people, events, symbols, and ideas that are representative of the United States of America. Students begin to develop an understanding of the United...

An essay on John Paul Jones and a history of the American flags he flew on his ships. The essay was written shortly after Sept. 11, 2001.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses American symbols. This passage can be used as a guided passage or to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...

Lesson that helps students understand the importance of the United States flag. Students discuss The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan and then work together to create a paper chain flag for display.

Contains a link to the flag of every country in the world. Each contains a picture of the flag and helpful supplemental information. Use for easy research on the flags of the world.

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. This resource from American Memory has lots of primary source material about the day and the flag. Read in the journals of the Continental Congress which designates the design of our first national...

Lewis and Clark usually distributed flags at more or less formal councils with the chiefs and headmen of the tribes they encountered, one flag for each tribe or independent band. Along with a gift flag to the apparent chief went an array...

In 1867, site of Russian flag lowering and American flag raising marking the transfer of Alaska to the U.S.; in 1959, after Alaska admitted as 49th state, site of first official raising of 49-star U.S. flag; also called Castle Hill.

At this site you can investigate what prompted the design of the POW/MIA flag. What is the significance of this American symbol? Find out how this flag became a reality when you use this site.

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.