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Show children a variety of flag shapes, such as pendants. Encourage children to choose colors and designs they would like for their personal or family flag.
Flags of the World
Look at flags from other countries with your students. Talk about the various symbols seen on each country’s national flag. Ask students to compare other flags to the United States flag.
Here you and your students can see flags for every country.
Many symbols that represent the United States can be seen and printed from this Web site. Notice that Benjamin Franklin thought that the wild turkey should be the national bird of the United States. Compare pictures of the bald eagle and the wild turkey. Ask students to tell why they think Benjamin Franklin thought the wild turkey would be a better national symbol than the eagle.
Take photo tours of the George C. Page Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits by using this Web site.
Find out more about the Henry Ford Museum at this Web site.
Give an Example Answers
1. Name two symbols of the United States.
Possible answers include: our flag, our state flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty
2. Name one thing that was written and became a symbol of the United States.
Possible answers include: the Pledge of Allegiance
Discuss with students what an inventor does. Tell students that many children are inventors. Contests are held especially for young inventors. See some inventions from children.
Share this Web site with students. This information about Benjamin Franklin is written for children. Along with information about his early life as a printer, you'll find a timeline of his life.