South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Lesson: The Star Spangled Banner
The students will learn about the history of 'The Star-Spangled Banner', and how the American Flag is a symbol of our freedom.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Simple Symbols and American Children
Lesson plan includes activities that teach respect for the American flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, the bald eagle, and other patriotic symbols.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Flag Day Teaching Theme
Enhance teaching about Flag Day with this impressive collection of resources providing lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan: The American Flag
A lesson from the (9-11-01) PBS, "America Responds," series where students examine the history, importance, and pride associated with the American Flag. This lesson engages students in discussion and a variety of "patriotic" activities...
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Scholastic
Scholastic: Flag Day [Pdf]
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: What the Star Spangled Banner Means
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...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Lesson Plan: I Am American!
Lesson that helps learners 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.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Lesson Plans: The Star Spangled Banner
Students become familiar with "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discuss what the United States flag means to them.
Other
The Dream Flag Project
This creative and collaborative project is centered around the poetry of Langston Hughes, and incorporates art, multi-cultural ideas, and student performance. The site is full of examples, information, lessons and explanation.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: National Symbols
Lesson in which students create American symbol folders to help them understand and identify national symbols.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Salute to the Flag
Teach ELL learners about American holidays and symbols. Many hands-on activities are included.
Utah Education Network
Uen: National Symbol Patterns
Lesson plan suggests many ways to improve young scholars' patterning skills and investigates how symbols unite families and classmates.
Teacher Planet
Teacher Planet: Flag Day
Many lesson plans, units, activities, worksheets, and links to other resources are featured for teachers interested in educating about Flag day.
PBS
Pbs: Lesson Plan: A Nation of Many Cultures
This lesson plan is based on the "America Responds" series where students explore the concepts of valuing diversity and appreciation of cultural differences. An integrated art, social studies, and language arts lesson plan that is...
Curated OER
Teachnology: Flag Day Teaching Theme
Enhance teaching about Flag Day with this impressive collection of resources providing lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.
Other
Teaching the Journal of American History: Flaunting the Freak Flag
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...
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Teaching About America
Provides printouts, fact sheets, suggestions and more on teaching any student to know about songs and symbols of America.
Other
Abc: Abstraction
Alma Woodsey Thomas is the focus of this lesson plan that introduces students to abstract art. Students will come to understand how the art elements can be used to express emotion and communicate ideas without including objects in the...
Other
Supreme Court Historical Society:texas v. Johnson (1989)
A complete unit on constitutional law that uses the court case of Texas vs. Johnson, in which Gregory Lee Johnson was convicted of desecration of a venerated object after lighting an American flag on fire. The case became an argument...
iCivics
I Civics: Texas v. Johnson (1989)
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that burning the American flag is a form of political speech protected by the First Amendment. Students learn about the First Amendment freedom of speech and the...
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Colombia
Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Colombia. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and...
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Ecuador
Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Ecuador. Content covered includes photos, symbols, provinces, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture,...
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Venezuela
Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Venezuela. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and...
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Costa Rica
Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the Central American country of Costa Rica. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps,...