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The American Flag and Pledge of Allegiance: An Introduction
Jake
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(245)
Explore the meanings of the flag and Pledge.
Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 4
Americans see the flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance almost everyday but what do they mean? We'll spend the first part of class discussing the U.S. flag and it's symbolism, going through a brief history of it, and covering some basic etiquette rules when handling it. During the second part of the session we will breakdown the Pledge of Allegiance and discuss each part's meaning. We will say the Pledge as we break it down but won't spend time specifically learning it. We will define any...
- At the end of the session, students should know why the different parts were included on the flag, basic etiquette rules when handling it, and the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance.
I learned a number of civics based lessons while earning my BA in Political Science and have been teaching civics to youth between the ages of 5-10 the past six summers at summer day camp.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
We will cover the 'under God' portion of the Pledge by explaining the historical reason it's in it.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hi, I'm Jake! I have a BA in Political Science and Spanish. For the past nine and a half years I've worked for a youth-serving nonprofit organization. I spent five of those years as a program director responsible for creating age appropriate...
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Group Class
$10
per classMeets once
30 min
Completed by 56 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-10
1-8 learners per class
