Title of Unit: Red, White and YOU Title of Lesson: The Pledge of Allegiance By:Garlick/Waite Submitted
A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: Students will understand the Pledge of Allegiance and its purpose. This will be accomplished by using guided notes and individual projects. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 3rd grade Skill Level: all Grouping: whole group-discussion and guided notes, individual-projects C. Materials: Guided notes-Pledge of Allegiance Paper Construction paper Pens Markers, crayons or colored pencils Glue glitter D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o C13.3.4 Recognize the Pledge of Allegiance and discuss its purposes.
Student-Friendly Standards I can recite the Pledge of Allegiance and know its purpose.
E. Procedure: 1. Hand out a guided note-taker that students will fill out as teacher gives notes. 2.
The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in 1892, the year it was first written. The author was Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister from New York. Bellamy was also a chairman of a committee of state superintendents of education in the National Education Association. Public schools all around the country were preparing a celebration in honor of the 400th anniversary of Columbus Day. Bellamy wanted a special celebration, and he
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wanted to center it on a flag-raising ceremony and salute. With this in mind, he wrote his pledge: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Notice the words "my flag." They stayed this way in the Pledge until 1924, when a National Flag Conference announced that the words "my flag" would be changed to "the flag of the United States of America." "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." The Pledge stayed this way until 1954, when Congress added the words "under God." This was the final change, giving the Pledge its current wording: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." School kids all across the United States recite the Pledge of Allegiance at school, usually in the morning. But they don't have to. Way back in 1943, the Supreme Court ruled that schools couldn't require students to recite the Pledge. Today, only half of the 50 states have laws that require kids to recite the Pledge.
3. Discuss the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance by using synonyms for challenging
words. . For example, the line "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America..." translated simply for children may read, "I promise to be loyal to my country." 3. Have students create their own Pledge of Allegiance using synonyms. Have students use a thesaurus. Show them how to use one of they are not familiar with using a thesaurus. 4. Describe the rules of etiquette regarding the Pledge of Allegiance to children so they understand why people place their hands over their hearts, stand or remove hats. The actions people take while reciting the pledge are more than customs or manners. Tell children about the United States Code, in which laws about flag etiquette are written. The code states that all people must stand at attention, face
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the flag, place their right hands over their hearts and remove any hats when reciting the pledge. 5. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag honors the United States and its flag. Each of the colors and symbols has meaning. For example the red color stands for valor and zeal. The stars represent the 50 states. The white represents purity and innocence and the blue stands for vigilance and justice. 6. As an independent interpretation of what a flag may stand for, direct students to think of symbols and colors that are meaningful to them that might be appropriate on a flag. Instruct students to create a personal flag and write about the meaning of its colors and designs.
7. CLOSURE: Review and recite the Pledge of Allegiance as a class and hang up flags Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Recognize the Pledge of Allegiance and discuss its purposes. I will assess understanding of the Pledge of Allegiance and its purposes by reading over their individual Pledge of Allegiance that they created using synonyms. I will also be able to measure understanding of the objectives by how they create their own flag. The guided note-taker can also be used to measure understanding of the objectives. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. Students who understand the concept of the Pledge of Allegiance will be able to create their own pledge and create their own flag representing them as individuals. F. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The easiest part to teach will be explaining the definition and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The most challenging part will be allowing the students freedom to create their own flags. Though I believe that hands-on activities are great, they can create classroom management problems. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?
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This lesson could be extended by having the students do extra research about the Pledge of Allegiance and the United States flag. They can share their findings with the class. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? In this lesson if students have a difficult time understanding a concept I will have a fellow classmate try to explain it to them. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I do not see any part of the lesson plan that I might have to change. I liked how it all turned out and think that it is a successful lesson plan. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part of this lesson plan was organizing the information and creating a fluid flow through the activities and discussions.
Guided Note-taker Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in?____________________ (1892)
_______________________ was the author of the Pledge of Allegiance? (Francis Bellamy)
In 1954, what was added to the Pledge of Allegiance?___________________(under God) Fill in the blanks:
I pledge_________________________ to the flag of the ______________________ States of America and to the _________________________ for which it _____________________, one ___________________________under God, _______________________ with liberty and
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_______________ for all.
In your own words, explain why you believe the Pledge of Allegiance was created.
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