Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Students create a cheer and have a parade.

Objective: To enjoy a celebration of our flag.

Activity: Make up a cheer for our country and our flag and tell the story of Francis Scott Key and how he wrote "The Star Spangled Banner." End by telling the children our flag is a symbol of all the people who love our country. Have a parade in class with each child carrying the flag s/he has made. Play a recording of Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever."

Assessment: The children's enjoyment. Note: This unit could be extended by having the children make a flag for planet Earth. They would need to study universal symbols.