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My Country & the Flag

Kindergartners learn about their country — the United States of America — its flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, and what it means to be part of a country with its own name, symbols, and leaders.

KindergartenCountry25 minutes1 class periodC3 InquiryExplicit teaching4 StandardsC3
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name our country.
  • ✓Describe the flag.
  • ✓Know the Pledge.
  • ✓Know we are Americans.
Essential Question

We all live together in a big place called a country. What country do we live in, and what special things — like our flag — belong to it?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The My Country Explorer

Project this and tap each idea. Have children learn about our country, our flag, and what makes us Americans.

🇺🇸 Explore our country & flag — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · C3 Inquiry Arc (Question · Investigate · Evaluate Evidence · Communicate · Take Action)

25 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Question — Our Big Home

4 min

We all live in a big place called a country — what is ours called?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask what country we live in.
  • Show the flag.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • See the flag.
  • Get ready.
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Investigate — Explore Our Country

7 min

Children investigate.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to the My Country Explorer.
  • Note the flag.
  • Note the Pledge.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note the flag.
  • Note the Pledge.
3

Evaluate Evidence — Our Symbols

7 min

Children explain.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name our country.
  • Describe the flag.
  • Explain the Pledge.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Describe it.
  • Explain it.
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Communicate — We Are Americans

5 min

Children share.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain being American.
  • Explain our leaders.
  • Show respect for the flag.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Explain it.
  • Explain leaders.
  • Be respectful.
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Take Action — Take Action

3 min

Children conclude.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name our country.
  • Describe the flag.
  • Draw the flag.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Describe it.
  • Draw it.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Kindergarten / Myself & My World).

C3
D2.Civ.1.K-2

Describe national symbols like the flag.

C3
D2.Civ.14.K-2

Describe how they belong to their country.

C3
D2.Civ.6.K-2

Explain how people share symbols and traditions.

C3
D4.6.K-2

Take informed action.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Flag/country picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Our country is ___.”
  • Show the real flag.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with the flag.
  • Use pictures.
  • Focus on the country name.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Count the flag’s stars/stripes.
  • Learn the Pledge.
  • Explain who the President is.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🇺🇸An American flag
  • 💻The My Country Explorer
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 📄Flag drawing paper
  • 🎫Sticker charts
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

countrya big place with its own name and flagUnited Statesthe country we live inflaga country’s special bannerstarsthe white shapes on our flagstripesthe red and white bands on our flagPledge of Allegiancewords showing we care about our countryleadera person who helps make decisionsAmericana person from the United States
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What country do we live in?
The United States of America.
QUESTION 2
What colors are on the American flag?
Red, white, and blue.
QUESTION 3
What do we call people who live in the United States?
Americans.

Growing at home? Flag hunt.

Have children look for the American flag in their community — at school, on buildings, or at the park — and talk about what it stands for. A printable my-country sheet is in the Social Studies library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: American, country, flag, leader, Pledge of Allegiance, stars, stripes, United States
  1. a country’s special banner
  2. a person from the United States
  3. the red and white bands on our flag
  4. a person who helps make decisions
  5. the country we live in
  6. a big place with its own name and flag
  7. the white shapes on our flag
  8. words showing we care about our country

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What country do we live in?
  2. What colors are on the American flag?
  3. What do we call people who live in the United States?
Answer key — Part A: 1) flag · 2) American · 3) stripes · 4) leader · 5) United States · 6) country · 7) stars · 8) Pledge of Allegiance
Part B: 1) The United States of America. 2) Red, white, and blue. 3) Americans.