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Simple Symbols and American Children Lesson PlanSimple Symbols and American Children Lesson Plan
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Simple Symbols and American Children

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Students are introduced to a variety of symbols representing the United States. As a class, they identify places in which they have seen the various symbols and discuss what they mean. To end the lesson, they state the words from the Pledge of Allegiance and view photographs of the bald eagle.

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symbols, literary devices, flags, the united states

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america, flag, symbols, social studies

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