Fold the Flag

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Brief Description

Students learn to fold a flag properly and practice the technique by folding paper flags.

Objectives

Students

• follow instructions for folding a U.S. flag.
• practice by folding paper flags.

Keywords

flag, fold, America, U.S., following directions, symbol

Materials Needed

• an American flag
• Folding the Flag Instructions
• a paper flag for practice folding (Sources: Printable Stars and Stripes or this alternate source. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Lesson Plan

Invite two students -- using a real flag, if possible -- to read and demonstrate the steps involved in correctly folding a U.S. flag. Simple instructions for folding the flag can be found at Folding the Flag. After the first pair of students has successfully followed the folding directions, ask two or three additional student pairs to demonstrate the technique as well.

Provide each student with a paper flag. See links to a full-color flag and a black-and-white, ready-to-color flag in the Materials Needed section above. Have students work in pairs to follow the flag folding directions, or lead the entire class in the paper flag folding exercise.

Assessment

Students follow the directions to correctly fold a U.S. flag.

Lesson Plan Source

Education World

Submitted By

Gary Hopkins

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See additional Flag Day lessons in the Education World articles A Salute to Flag Day and Celebrate the Stars and Stripes.