Patriotic Symbols

What are symbols? What does it mean to be patriotic?  What is a citizen?  What is citizenship?

These are just some of the questions that we are discussing in our 3 week study of Patriotic Symbols.  First graders LOVE learning about these symbols and we are having rich discussions about our country, it's birth, and the symbols that make us proud to be an American!

 Here are the standards and outcomes that we are meeting in this study: 
1.  Evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship
2. Symbols, songs, holidays, traditions, places, and people help to provide identity for the community and nation.

 3.  Identify famous Americans from the past who have shown courageous leadership

 I hope you will take the time to discuss our daily learning about these symbols and important historical leaders.  The children were fascinated to learn about our 13 colonies and the changes in the flag from then till now.  

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