Today is a great time to talk about the flag of our country.
You can count the stripes, count the stars, talk about rectangles and squares. Use the flag for a fun lesson in math by adding red stripes with blue stripes, or white stripes with red stripes.
Find a patriotic story about the flag and read it together.
Talk about the meaning of the flag.
50 stars represent the 50 states
13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies
Red stands for courage and valor
White stands for innocence and purity
Blue stands for vigilance, perseverance, and justice
Learn the pledge of allegiance.
How to treat the American Flag.
The flag should be displayed from sunrise to sunset.
If the flag is displayed at night it should be illuminated.
Never allow the flag to touch the ground.
The flag should be raised quickly.
To store the flag it should be folded neatly.
The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary.
When the flag is worn it and can no longer be used to represent
our country it will need to be destroyed by burning in a
dignified manner.
The flag is sometimes flown at half-staff to show respect for
someone who has died.
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