1. The American Flag Taylor Bender

2. Content Area: Social Studies Grade Level: Kindergarten Summary: The purpose of this power point is to have the students understand more about the American flag. Also to help the students practice shapes and colors. Learning Objective: Given pictures of the American Flag, students will understand what each area of the flag represents and why it is the colors it is. Standard:K.16 Identify the American flag and its colors and shapes.

3. Facts The American Flag has 13 stripes for the 13 original colonies of the Unites States. There are 50 stars that represent each state in the Union.

4. Colors of the Flag Red – represents strength & bravery White – represents purity & integrity Blue – represents vigilance, perseverance & justice

5. Shapes in the Flag Rectangle Star For a review of what you have learned click the arrow…

6. How many stars does the American Flag have? 50 48 49

7. WOW!! Awesome job!! You got it right! The American Flag has 50 stars!

8. What colors are the stripes on the American Flag? Red White Red and White

9. Way to Go!! Yes, the stripes on the flag are RED and WHITE!

10. How many stripes does the flag have, and what is the shape of the stripes? 12; stars 13; stars 13; rectangle

11. You did it! You are correct! There are 13 stripes on the flag. Also, the stripes are in the shapes of rectangles.

12. Summary In this lesson, you learned about the different shapes and colors of the American Flag! Also, you learned why the flag is red, white, and blue! In this lesson, you learned that there are 50 stars on the flag, and there are 13 stripes!

13. Sorry that is Incorrect Try again! I know you can get it right this time

14. That is incorrect Keep trying, the more you try the better you will get at it!!

15. I’m sorry.. That is incorrect Don’t give up! TRY AGAIN