Unit Title Unit Author(s) Subject Area Lesson Focus Standards

America the Beautiful: How do we celebrate and honor our country? Dorothy Sisk Date Day 1 Social Studies Grade K Youre a Grand Old Flag Social Studies: K.1 The student will recognize that history describes events and people of other times and places by b) identifying the people and events honored by the holidays of Independence Day (Fourth of July). K.9 The student will recognize the American flag and the Pledge of Allegiance and know that the president is the leader of the United States. Fine Arts: visual arts, different materials Math: K.11 The student will a) identify, describe, and trace plane geometric figures (circle, triangle, square, and rectangle) Objectives SWBAT recognize that the American flag is a celebration of our country. SWBAT identify the main attributes of the flag. SWBAT recreate the American flag in a medium of their choice. Materials Book: The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan Whiteboard and markers Modeling clay in red white and blue, rolling pins, plastic knives Red white and blue tissue paper, glue, scissors Red white and blue paint, brushes, cafeteria trays, newspaper Red white and blue felt, scissors, string White star cut-outs (sturdy) 5x7 index cards (trace outline of flag on them??) Assessment Recreate an American flag. Checklist: Do they use the colors correctly? Do they understand the attributes/basic shapes on a flag (rectangle, stripes, stars)? Are the attributes in the correct location? Number of stars and stripes will not matter at this point. Differentiation MI: visual creation on flag; kinesthetic option to use modeling clay;

Teacher Does Ask: This year, you have learned about many different holidays and celebrations. Can you think of some of our celebrations this year? Link 5 minutes If needed, spark their thinking by reminding them of a few: Thanksgiving, 100 Day, etc. Write down student responses on the board. Discuss: what/who were we honoring during each celebration? Give an example (Dr. Seuss Day celebrated a great author)

Students Do Think-Pair-Share: Students will discuss with a partner different celebrations. When finished, they will volunteer to share celebrations they remember. During discussion, students will individually raise their hands to share WHAT or WHO we celebrated on these occasions.

Educate and engage 15 minutes

Engage: This week, we will be learning about how we celebrate and honor our country, the United States of America. Ask: When you think of America, what do you see? What do you hear? When a student mentions the flag, explain that today we will learn all about the American flag. Read Aloud: The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan Review key aspects of the flag. Explain: Now that you are experts on what the flag looks like, you get to go to your table to make your own American flag. Each table has different materials. You get to choose which materials you would like to use. Call out each table material: clay, tissue paper, paint, and felt. Only 6 students per table. Circulate and scaffold for students that have trouble with their medium. Remind students the basics of the flag. Use previously discussed geometry terminology when describing flag attributes. Come back together as a class. Have a few students share their projects.

Students will generate responses for what they see and hear when they think of America individually. Students should be able to identify the flag colors and basic shapes (white stars, blue rectangle, red and white stripes/rectangles). Students will recognize where they see the flag outside of their classroom. Discuss how the flag celebrates America. Students will raise their hand to decide which material they would like to use.

Active learning 20 minutes

Reflect

Encourage dialogue between students Did anyone else learn something similar? Different? This week we will continue to learn about different ways we celebrate and honor our country. At the end of the week we will throw a big party for the United States using what we make and learn this week. Take a look around when you leave school to see where the flag is displayed. What other flags to you see? What do they honor or celebrate?

Students will share their projects. Why did you choose that material? What did they learn about the flag while doing this? Students may ask questions to the presenter. Students will continue to think about how we celebrate our country. They will look for the flag at home and outside of school. They will also think about other flags and what they represent (home countries, states, etc.).

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