This week we are studying in depth the intent, meaning, and importance of many American symbols, documents, songs, and speeches.
In doing this, we are using some neat tech resources:
Star-Spangled Banner Smithsonian Site
Our Country's Flag
Flag Manners
The Pledge of Allegiance
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
American Symbols
In doing this, we are using some neat tech resources:
Star-Spangled Banner Smithsonian Site
Our Country's Flag
Flag Manners
The Pledge of Allegiance
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
American Symbols
Thanks for posting this! Austin and I had some great talks looking through this information tonight.
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I learned that there is a preserved flag in the Smithsonian.
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ReplyDeleteToday I learned that the American Flags original stars were about two feet long and two feet wide.
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ReplyDeleteToday I learned that the American Flag we looked at had part of the flag cut off. It was at first 30x42 feet and now it is 30x34.
ReplyDeleteToday I learned that more than 8 feet of the original flag was gone after
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I learned that there is an "A" sewed into the flag by Louisa Armistead, commander of a U.S. fort
ReplyDeletetoday I learned that the original flag was 30 by 42 feet high!
ReplyDeleteToday I learned that some stars are made of cotton.
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I learned that Francis Bellamy was born in Baltimore
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ReplyDeleteonly 103 americans died in the war of independence but 273 british died.
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ReplyDeleteI learned that Thomas Jefferson was once a senator.
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ReplyDeleteToday I learned that the stars on the flag are made of cotton.
ReplyDeleteI learned that there is 15 stars on the flag. 13 for the colonies and 2 for the next two states in the union, Kentucky and Vermont.
ReplyDeletei learned that the colonies decided to add kentucky and vermont
ReplyDeleteI learned the flag was made from plants
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ReplyDeleteI learned that some parts of the flag were removed for souvenirs for people.
ReplyDeleteI learned that they cut out a star of are old flag
ReplyDeleteI learn that a star of the flag (original) was cut out and given as a souvenir to someone
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This blog is so cool! I never thought that the flag was so big. I thought that it was five feet long and three feet wide. I never knew that they cut off pieces of the flag and kept them. I would never think that they would do that.
ReplyDeleteI learned that there are three branches of the government ( Legislative, Executive, and Judicial ) and each branch has different things they have to do to help our government and our country.
ReplyDeleteI learned that parts of the flag are given for souvenirs.
ReplyDeleteI learned the Statu of Libety is 305 ft tall
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