Comparing the American Flag and Tennessee State

Flag

Heidi Maxwell

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Subject: Social Studies

Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to have the students identify the difference between the American Flag and the Tennessee State Flag.

Objective: Given images of the two flags the student will be able to identify the similarities and the differences between the two flags with 100% accuracy.

Standard: k.16 Identify the following state and national symbols: The American flag and its colors and shapes The Tennessee flag and its colors and shapes

Betsy Ross made the first American flag. The 50 stars represent the 50 states of the United

States of America. The 13 stripes represent the thirteen original colonies. What the colors mean?

White: purity and innocence Red: Valor and bravery Blue: Vigilance, perseverance, and justice

http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/sym_flag.htm

Information 1American Flag

The Tennessee State Flag was designed by LeRoy

Reeves of the Third Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. The Tennessee Flag has three stars in a middle of a

circle which represents the “three grand divisions of the state.”

What the colors mean? White: purity Blue: the love that Tennesseans feel for their state Red: that in times of war and peace, Tennesseans

are true-blooded Americans

Information 2Tennessee State Flag

Information 3

American Flag Tennessee State Flag

What does the color white represent for these flags?

Purity Innocence Bravery Love

Question 1

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How many stars did the American Flag have? How

many stars did the Tennessee State Flag have?

25 & 13 10 & 20 45 & 30 50 & 3

Question 2

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The American Flag has how many stripes?

12 13 10 11

Question 3

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In this lesson the student will have learned the

differences and similarities between the American flag and the Tennessee State flag.

Summary

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