Flag Day: How a Symbol Gets Its Meaning

by 3andB

Part of Samples

Social Studies 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Available in: EN SP

This lesson, Flag Day: How a Symbol Gets Its Meaning, teaches students how the American flag developed as a national symbol and why symbols can hold different meanings for different people. Students learn that the flag’s 13 stripes represent the original colonies, while its 50 stars represent the current states. The lesson also explains how the flag changed as the country grew, why the U.S. Flag Code was created, and how symbols reflect culture, history, identity, disagreement, and shared meaning.

What’s Included:

Student article
Lesson objective
Application questions
Primary source analysis / DBQ
Timeline construction activity
Reflection questions
Discussion questions
Close reading passage
Multiple choice questions
True / false questions
Vocabulary practice
Exit ticket
Crossword puzzle
Word search

Standards:

NCSS.I.1 — Culture and Cultural Diversity
NCSS.THEME.II — Time, Continuity, and Change
TEKS §113.20(b)(20)(B) — Significance of Important Landmarks

What you get

Full student lesson ENSP
Teacher answer key ENSP
Editable PowerPoint slide deck
DOCX answer sheet for Google Classroom or any LMS

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