Promoting PatriotismPromoting Patriotism

By: MacKenzie Allen, Janet Burger, and Lindsey

Vietor

Promoting Patriotism Promoting Patriotism

• Grade Level 3• Ohio Academic Content StandardCitizenship Rights and ResponsibilitiesStudents use knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in order to examine and evaluate civic ideals and to participate in community life and the American democratic system.

General ThemeGeneral Theme

• Patriotism: Love for one’s country, to support, serve, and defend, to be inspired by, to change for the better and to care deeply for its citizens.

• This is a five day resource unit that will introduce students to patriotism.

Concepts and VocabularyConcepts and Vocabulary

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Bill of Rights• Voting• Election• Patriotic Symbols• Patriotism• American flag• Ballot• Leadership• Government

• Liberty• Indivisible• Justice• Pledge• Democracy• Republic• Constitution• Amendment• Issues

ObjectivesObjectives

• Students will communicate in writing ways in which they and their families can demonstrate patriotism

• Students will create an American flag using the correct colors and patterns

• Students will know that our government is a democracy in which people vote in elections to decide important issues such who will lead us

• Students will be able to write some of the important rights included in the Bill of Rights

• Students will be able to understand why they say the Pledge of Allegiance every day in class

Activity #1 Activity #1

• Materials -Patriotism by Lucia Raatma, patriotic items such as T-shirts, hats, flags, etc., patriotic writing paper, globe

• Introduction-Define patriotism-being proud of and loyal to your country.

• Development-Read Patriotism and discuss as a group.

• Talk about the country we live in and point it out on a globe.

• Discuss patriotic symbols in our country.• Share patriotic items with students.

Activity #1Activity #1

• Concluding-As a whole class, create a list of patriotic activities.

• Students will choose one or more of these topics and use patriotic paper to write about at least two ways they and/or their families can be patriotic.

I am patriotic when….I am patriotic when….

Activity #2 Activity #2

• Materials - American flag, map of the United States, scissors, glue stick, 1 piece of red construction paper per student, 1 blue square of construction paper per student and 1 piece of white paper with 6 previously drawn stripes per student.

• Introduction- Review the concept of patriotism.

• Explain that the American flag is a patriotic symbol in America.

• Where do we see flags in everyday life?• Discuss why we say the Pledge of Allegiance.

Activity #2Activity #2

• Development-Talk about the meaning behind the colors and pattern on the flag (use the map of the United States as a reference).

• Demonstrate how to make and American flag out of construction paper.

• Concluding-Allow time for students to construct flags.

Our FlagOur Flag

Activity #3 Activity #3

• Materials - Duck for President, by Doreen Cronin, pre-made ballots, a ballot box, a globe, a map of the United States

• Introduction- Discuss leadership. Who are some of the leaders in our school, city, state and country?

• How do we decide who will lead us? Talk about voting and elections.

Activity #3Activity #3

• Development-Read Duck for President. Make connections between the book and our democratic system.

• Have students complete pre-made ballots on a school issue and place in ballot box.

• Concluding-Collect ballots and count votes using tally marks to demonstrate how issues are decided through the election process.

Activity #4Activity #4

• Materials: • Copy of Bill of Rights

• Bill of Rights Test (PDF) • Bill of Rights Test Answers (PDF)

Activity #4Activity #4

• Introduction-Begin the lesson by explaining and discussing that when the idea of having a government over the people came up and the Constitution was being written, people got very nervous that the government would take too much power and people would lose important rights.

Activity #4 Activity #4

• Development-Pass out the simplified version of the Bill of Rights. Ask students if they have ever heard of some of these before. Discuss. Go over what each amendment means.

• Concluding-Hand out and go over the Bill of Rights Test. They can work on their own, as partners, or in groups. Go over the answers in class.

Activity # 5Activity # 5

• Materials- Informational website about Pledge of Allegiance, notebook paper, pencil, construction paper, markers, crayons, colored pencils, Pledge of Allegiance poster, Pledge of Allegiance hand out for each student

• Introduction-Hand out Pledge of Allegiance sheet

• Go over the pledge and its history• Engage in a discussion about the pledge and why they say it every day at school

Activity # 5Activity # 5

• Development-Start discussion about words that they do not understand in the pledge

• Write these words on the board• Ask the children to look up the meaning of

each of the words that they don’t understand

• Class discussion about the unknown words and their actual meaning

• Rewrite the pledge as a class with the new meanings

• Concluding- Pass out construction paper• Have the children fold it in half- on one

side have the children write the real Pledge of Allegiance and the rewritten pledge on the other side

• Have students color the sheet with both pledges ( red, white, and blue)

EvaluationsEvaluations

1. What are two ways that you or your family can be patriotic?

2. How many stars are on the flag?a. 36b. 25c. 503. How many stripes are on the flag?a. 20b. 5c. 13 4. I use a ________ to vote.

EvaluationsEvaluations

5. What is patriotism?6. Why do we recite the Pledge of

Allegiance?7. What is an amendment?a.It is a law.b. It is a change to a lawc. It is a person that is part of

the government.8. I pledge allegiance to the _____.9. The Bill of Rights are ______.

Instructional ReferencesInstructional References

• Teacher References• Pledge of Allegiance Lesson Plan

• US Patriotic Activities and Crafts

• The Pledge of Allegiance`-Brief History of the Pledge

• 42Explore Topic: Patriotism

Instructional ReferencesInstructional References• Student References• I Am Patriotic (Pebble Books) (Hardcover)

by Sarah L. Schuette • Patriotism (Learn about Values) (Hardcover)

by Cynthia Roberts • Star-Spangled Crafts (Library Binding) –teacher resource

by Kathy Ross• Shh! We're Writing the Constitution (Paperback)

by Jean Fritz• The Pledge of Allegiance by Francis Bellamy • The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan• USA Activities for Kids

• Uncle Sam & Old Glory: Symbols of America by Delno C. West, Jean M. West, & Christopher Manson

• This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, Kathy Jacobsen, & Pete Seeger

• If I Were President by Catherine Stier

Instructional ResourcesInstructional Resources

Media ReferencesElectronic Books

My America Virtual Field Trip

The American Presidency Virtual Field Trip

Posters

Instructional ReferencesInstructional References

Media ReferencesWebquests

http://www.electricteacher.com/webquest/index.htm

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=teachers/webQuests/seeingTheStates.cfm

CD-ROM

Birth of America by:Strategy First

Liberty’s Kids by: The Learning Company

Amazing America by: Encare

Instructional ReferencesInstructional References

Media ReferencesActivity BooksThe Young Patriot's Book of Puzzles, Games, Riddles, Stories, Poems, and

Activities (Patriotic Favorites (Paperback)) (Paperback) by Carole MarshPatriotic Favorites Coloring and Activity Book (Patriotic Favorites (Paperback))

(Paperback) by Carole Marsh

BooksAmerica : A Patriotic Primer (Hardcover) by Lynne Cheney, Robin Preiss

GlasserThe Star Spangled Banner (Pictureback(R)) (Paperback) by Francis Scott

Key

Red, White, Blue, and Uncle Who?: The Stories Behind Some of America's Patriotic Symbols by Teresa Bateman and John O'Brien

America: My Country 'Tis of Thee (Patriotic Songs) by Samuel Francis Smith, Ann Owen, and Todd Ouren

Instructional ReferencesInstructional References

Media ReferencesVideoPatriotism and the American Land (The New Patriotism Series, Vol. 2) (The New

Patriotism Series) by Nelson Richard

This Is America, Charlie Brown DVD ~ This Is America Charlie

Brown Schoolhouse Rock! - America Rock VHS ~ Jack Sheldon

We Sign - Patriotic Songs DVD

Centers

Voting Center with ballots. The children will have a small voting booth and will be able to cast votes on a pretend school issue.