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Johnny Tremain for the 21st Century
Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on the American Revolution based on the novel, 'Johnny Tremain.' They define key vocabulary terms, develop a timeline, write a report on a colonial craft, make a colonial flag, and create a...
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Documents and Symbols and American Freedom
Students complete a unit of lessons on the documents, symbols, and famous people involved in the founding of the U.S. government. They create a personal bill of rights, write a found poem, design a flag, conduct research, and role-play...
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Design a Community Flag
Students research basic principles for flag design. They investigate where their city flag ranked in a national survey. Students use computers and apply the principles of flag design to create their own community flags.
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A Twist On American Symbolism
Students discover how and why flag and national anthem of the United States were created, and in what ways they represent the foundation of our national identity.
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Bank On It! Worksheet: Flag Day
In this Flag Day learning exercise, students fill in the blanks in a short text about the history of Flag Day in the United States. There is no word bank.
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American and Patriotic Symbols
Students study the concept of symbolism. Many students know what the
different patriotic symbols are, but they do not know why these things
symbolize patriotism. They identify classic American symbols, explain why they are symbols and...
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Stars and Stripes Book
Students create a stars and stripes patriotic book. In this visual arts lesson plan, students create pages with stars and flags. The students identify which item is the largest.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
Thanksgiving 2—The Pilgrim Story and My Immigrant Story
The tradition of the First Thanksgiving is really a story of immigration. Connect the feelings and customs of the early Pilgrims to the experiences of the immigrants in your class with an introduction to the 13 colonies, the Mayflower,...
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Lincoln and the War’s Larger Meaning
Students analyze Abraham Lincoln's view of the Civil War. In this American Civil War activity, students read excerpts of Lincoln's speeches to determine whether he had a dual view of the war. Students respond to discussion questions...
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Countries of Africa
Students study the coutries of Africa. In this African American history, small groups of students research a different country, color the country on the map of Africa, write a paragraph about the country, and draw pictures of its flag.
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The Pledge of Allegiance
Pupils memorize the Pledge of Allegiance. In this American history lesson, students identify the meaning of words in the Pledge of Allegiance. Pupils put together a Pledge of Allegiance puzzle.
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KWL on flags
Third graders engage in a writing activity in order to research and establish meaning for the subject of the American Flag. They use a graphic organizer known as a KWL Chart in order to progress through the lesson.
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Star Spangled Banner
Students use the Internet to discover the basic information about the American Flag. They explore how to fold a flag and which holidays to use the flag. They compare Betsy Ross's flag to the ones of today. They discover the story of the...
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Symbols of America
Young scholars learn about and discuss the important symbols that represent America. In this symbols lesson plan, students cut out pictures of the bald eagle, American flag, Liberty Bell, and more. They color them when they have them cut...
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Canadian Symbols
Students discover the ideals of Canada by analyzing its symbols. In this Canadian culture lesson, students identify the symbols that established the U.S. as its own nation and compare them to important Canadian symbols....
Facing History and Ourselves
Many Voices, One National Identity
To conclude the unit on "Exploring Identity in the United States," pupils consider whether it is possible to combine many voices into one national identity. After creating an identity chart that lists words, phrases, and images that they...
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Modern Art Lesson Plans
Students explore the history and examples of Modern Art. In this Modern Art instructional activity, students read background information about Modern Art and a biography of Andy Warhol. Students complete a criticism and aesthetics, art...
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Robert Indiana Biography, Activities, and Lesson Plans
Students analyze Pop art and the work of Robert Indiana. In this Pop art lesson, students read about the history of Pop art and a biography of Robert Indiana. Students complete a criticism and aesthetics activity, create their own Pop...
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Love It or Leave It?
Students identify flags by country, then research the symbolism and history of those flags in preparation for writing and delivering oral presentations. For homework, they write essays reflecting on the relationship between flags,...
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Poetry and Our National Anthem
Students express the meaning of the Star-Spangled Banner. In this American history lesson, students read through the national anthem and complete an activities from a list of choices. Some choices include: writing the anthem in your own...
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Symbols of Freedom
Students display knowledge of historical facts regarding the American Flag as they use creative writing skills.
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The Tree That Would Not Die Lesson 9 Vocabulary
In this language arts activity, students learn 45 vocabulary words from Lesson 9 in The Tree that Would Not Die. Words are arranged by phonograms. There are no questions on the page; this is a vocabulary list.
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Dealing with Tragedy in the Classroom
Students explore the concept of human tragedy. In this September 11 terrorist attacks lesson, students write condolence letters, discuss the qualities of heroes, and investigate volunteer opportunities.
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Know Your 13 Colonies
Seventh graders study the thirteen colonies. For this American History lesson, 7th graders analyze the historical origins and economic development of each colony. Students create an original flag for a colony that reflects...