The American Flag Lesson Plan

Academic Standards

Children will examine the parts of the American flag and rules for taking care of it.

national symbols

critical thinking

country, flag, flagpole, stars, stripes

RI.K.1, RF.K.3.B, RF.K.3.D, L.K.1, SL.K.2

Before watching our video Our Flag, ask kids what they know about the American flag.
After watching, ask, “Why do you think there are rules for taking care of our flag?”

Read the magazine together. After you read, have kids retell the rules for taking care of the American flag.
Then check comprehension skills with the Show What You Know skill sheet.

Children practice short and long vowels with a patriotic pattern in our Short and Long Vowel Stars game.
Our Color the Stars skill sheet is another way to reinforce the skill kids practiced in the game.

Materials: My Flag skill sheet, crayons, pencils

After learning about the American flag and how it represents our country, children can make their own flag to represent themselves!
Hand out copies of the skill sheet and explain that they will each make a flag that tells about them. Ask them to use their favorite colors and draw a picture of something they love.
When kids are finished with their flags, they can fill in the sentences at the bottom. You can display kids’ flags and discuss how they represent the flag makers!