Promoting Patriotism

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Promoting Patriotism

• By MacKenzie Allen, Janet Burger, and Lindsey
  Vietor

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Promoting Patriotism

• Grade Level 3
• Ohio Academic Content Standard
• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
• Students 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.

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General Theme

• Patriotism Love for ones 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.

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Concepts 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

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Objectives

• 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

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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.

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Activity 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.

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I am patriotic when.
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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.

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Activity 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.

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Our Flag
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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.

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Activity 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.

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Activity 4

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

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Activity 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.

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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.

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Activity 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

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Activity 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 dont 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)

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Evaluations

• 1. What are two ways that you or your family can
  be patriotic?
• 2. How many stars are on the flag?
• a. 36
• b. 25
• c. 50
• 3. How many stripes are on the flag?
• a. 20
• b. 5
• c. 13
• 4. I use a ________ to vote.

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Evaluations

• 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 law
• c. It is a person that is part of the government.
• 8. I pledge allegiance to the _____.
• 9. The Bill of Rights are ______.

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Instructional 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

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Instructional 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
  resourceby 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

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Instructional Resources

• Media References
• Electronic Books
• My America Virtual Field Trip
• The American Presidency Virtual Field Trip
• Posters

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Instructional References

• Media References
• Webquests
• http//www.electricteacher.com/webquest/index.htm
• http//www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents
  teachers/webQuests/seeingTheStates.cfm
• CD-ROM
• Birth of America byStrategy First
• Libertys Kids by The Learning Company
• Amazing America by Encare

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Instructional References

• Media References
• Activity Books
• The Young Patriot's Book of Puzzles, Games,
  Riddles, Stories, Poems, and Activities
  (Patriotic Favorites (Paperback)) (Paperback) by
  Carole Marsh
• Patriotic Favorites Coloring and Activity Book
  (Patriotic Favorites (Paperback)) (Paperback) by
  Carole Marsh
• Books
• America A Patriotic Primer (Hardcover) by
  Lynne Cheney, Robin Preiss Glasser
• The 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

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Instructional References

• Media References
• Video
• Patriotism 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.