I’m Your Flag So Please Treat Me Right by Julia Cook

Description

Teach reading comprehension AND help students understand the meaning, symbolism, and importance of the American flag! This book companion for I’m Your Flag So Please Treat Me Right by Julia Cook is packed with reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary, social studies, and American flag activities.

Students will explore what the American flag represents, learn the meaning behind its colors, stars, and stripes, and discover appropriate ways to show respect for the flag. At the same time, they’ll strengthen important ELA skills including predicting, identifying theme, summarizing, making text connections, answering comprehension questions, and responding to text through writing.

This resource is a great addition to your American symbols, patriotism, citizenship, U.S. flag, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Constitution Day, September 11, Presidents Day, or Fourth of July lessons!

 

SKILLS & CONCEPTS COVERED

Students will practice:

• Making predictions before reading
• Identifying the theme or message of a text
• Summarizing the beginning, middle, and end
• Making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
• Answering multiple-choice comprehension questions
• Answering true-or-false questions
• Responding to open-ended reading comprehension questions
• Building and defining vocabulary
• Identifying characteristics of the American flag
• Understanding American flag symbolism
• Identifying what the stars, stripes, and colors represent
• Learning appropriate ways to respect and care for the American flag
• Expressing thoughts and feelings through writing and drawing
• Using symbols and colors to communicate meaning

 

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

This resource includes a variety of print-and-use activities, including:

• Prediction activities
• Theme/Message response activities
• Beginning, Middle & End summarizing activity
• Text Connections graphic organizer
• Multiple-choice comprehension questions
• True-or-False comprehension activity
• Open-ended reading comprehension questions
• Answer keys
• Symbolism Search activity
• Characteristics of the American Flag graphic organizer
• Vocabulary Spin-a-Word activity
• Flag reflection/writing activity
• Respecting the Flag writing and drawing activity
• Design a Flag creative symbolism activity
• American flag art/drawing activity
• Additional patriotic learning activities

 

The resource provides multiple ways for students to demonstrate understanding, making it easy to select activities based on your students’ grade level and abilities.

 

PERFECT FOR:

Use this resource during:

• American Symbols units
• U.S. History and Social Studies
• Citizenship lessons
• Veterans Day
• Memorial Day
• Constitution Day
• Patriot Day/September 11
• Presidents Day
• Flag Day
• Fourth of July
• Patriotic classroom themes
• Read-aloud lessons
• Whole-group instruction
• Small groups
• Independent practice
• Literacy centers
• Social Studies centers
• Sub plans

 

Best suited for Kindergarten–4th Grade, with activities that can easily be selected or differentiated based on students’ reading and writing abilities.

Younger students can complete drawing, oral-response, and teacher-supported activities, while older elementary students can independently complete the comprehension, vocabulary, summarizing, symbolism, and written-response activities.