Activities:

1) Students will make a small flag collage

2) Teacher will explain what the stars and stripes represent

(stars-one for each state-total of 50 stars)

(stripes-7 red, 6 white-total of 13 stripes for the original colonies)

3) Students will cut out stars (shapes)

4) Teaching video

5) Teacher will read a book to the class about the flag

6) Students will drill in pairs the 5 main facts

7) Students will make a large flag collage for display

Materials:

Construction paper

Glue

Star patterns

Video

Book (Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag; by John Herman; Grosset & Dunlap; 1998)

Real American Flag

Index Cards

Evaluation:

1) Teacher Observation: Teacher will observe the students in groups and see how they are doing with the cards and with the making of the flags

2) Checklist

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Rebecca Croft

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