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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: Standard Proportions for the United States Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
What are the standard proportions for the United States Flag? This website gives a detailed picture of the official flag dimensions.
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Us flag.org: Holidays to Display Your Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
"The flag should be displayed, from sunrise to sunset, on all days when the weather permits." This website gives a comprehensive list of the days that the flag should especially be displayed. Each state and the date of admission to the...
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Us flag.org: The Flags That Fly 24 Hours a Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know how a flag can be flown 24 hours a day? A Presidential proclamation must be made to authorize its display. This site gives a list of the official sites where the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day.
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Us flag.org: What Do the Colors of the Flag Mean?

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever asked yourself what the colors of the flag mean? This site has an explanation.
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Us flag.org: "Old Glory!"

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why the U.S. flag is referred to as "Old Glory?" Use this website to read about the life of Captain William Driver.
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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.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: William Jennings Bryan: Imperialism (Flag of an Empire)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of William Jennings Bryan's speech "Imperialism" (Flag of an Empire) delivered on August 8, 1900, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Raising the u.s. Flag in Hawaii: Transfer of Sovereignty: August 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
Report of Naval Commander, J.N. Miller, to the U.S. Secretary of the Navy on transfer of sovereignty of the Hawaiian Islands with the raising of the U.S. Flag.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Star Spangled Banner

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the history of the flag, and events of 1814 that affected Francis Scott Key, author of the anthem.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Salute to the Flag

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach ELL learners about American holidays and symbols. Many hands-on activities are included.
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PBS

Pbs: p.o.v. Flag Wars (Economic Competition Between Two Social Classes)

For Students 9th - 10th
A case study in different points of view about the process of gentrification. Explore what happens when new residents move into an older African-American neighborhood. Where realtors and buyers see run-down homes in need of...
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: American Samoa

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a country profile and travel guide to American Samoa, background overview, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, tourism, population, news, government,...
Website
Other

Inter American Development Bank: Bolivia and the Idb

For Students 9th - 10th
The IDB is a long-standing initiative of the Latin American countries as a multilateral finance institution for the development of the region. This site offers basic data on Bolivia as well as economic data. It also covers the...
Website
Other

Inter American Development Bank: Bolivia and the Idb

For Students 9th - 10th
The IDB is a long-standing initiative of the Latin American countries as a multilateral finance institution for the development of the region. This site offers basic data on Bolivia, as well as economic data. It also covers the...
Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Betsy Ross

For Students 9th - 10th
Considered essential to the American Revolution, Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first United States flag
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Curated OER

Teachnology: Flag Day Teaching Theme

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Enhance teaching about Flag Day with this impressive collection of resources providing lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.
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Usps: The Flags of Our Nation: State Your Symbols

For Students 4th - 5th
In this activity, students do research and learn about the significance and use of state symbols.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Jasper Johns

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS profiles the life and work of the artist Jasper Johns.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Seeing Stars

For Students 3rd - 9th
Can you draw a picture of the stars on an American flag?
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: United States Symbols of Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around symbols of liberty. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
Lesson Plan
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Teaching the Journal of American History: Flaunting the Freak Flag

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This very complete lesson plan uses an article from the Journal of American History to teach about the student movement of the the 1960s and 1970s. Everything necessary for the lesson is provided including the exercises for teaching the...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: "Women Vote Under These Flags" Broadside

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting broadside showing flags of countries that allowed women to vote, and asking under the U.S. flag, "Why do not all women vote under the flag of democracy?"
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Curated OER

National Park Service: The American Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Civil War produced by the National Parks Service provides information on the entire conflict as well as information on specific battles that occurred.

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