Flag Day
June
14th
A Learning
Website for Middle School Students
- Activity 1
Answer the questions listed below.
Write your
answers on lined paper using complete sentences.
Write using your own words.
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Visit Flag Facts. When was this flag
created? What does this flag stand for?
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Visit Flag Facts. Who designed the first flag?
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Visit Flag Facts. What does this flag stand
for?
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Visit Flag Facts. Who put our flag on the moon?
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Visit Flag Facts. Find three more interesting facts
about our flag.
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Who was Francis
Scott Key and
what is he famous for?
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Read over the song lyrics at this site
Patriotic
Songs. What's
the common theme that runs through these songs?
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Explain what The Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag means.
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It has been said that the flag is how
America signs her name. Exactly what does
America's "signature" stand for?
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When is Flag Day? What event does Flag Day
celebrate? How did school children celebrate this
day in 1893? Who made Flag Day a national
holiday?
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What does our flag mean to you?
When you see it, what do you think and feel?
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- Activity
2
- Open up a new word processing
file.
Type up your answers from Activity 1.
Number each answer and double space this document.
Write using complete sentences and your own words.
Create a footer, run a spell check, proofread, save as Answers,
print.
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- Activity
3
- Write a pledge, poem, letter,
or short story about what America and/or the American
flag means to YOU.
- Open up a new word processing
file.
Use the font, size, style, and color features to make
your project look special.
Use the paint program to create a meaningful graphic for
this project.
Create this footer: Your Full Name
Run a spell check. Proofread. Save as America.
Print.
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Dear Parents and Educators....
For the safety of all children, it is highly recommended that "Internet
Time" be a shared experience. You are encouraged to explore and enjoy this
site with your child or with your students. Please note that I am not
responsible for any inappropriate sites or advertisements that may appear at the
links listed above as I have no control over what the authors of those websites
might post in the future.
10-18-06
© Joan
Marie Brown
Mrs. Brown, a Technology Educator, is the author of this website.
Created February 1998, updated September 2006.
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