Module 10: Symbols and Holidays-Social Studies 3 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn to explain the symbolism behind the design and colors of the United States flag, identify and explain the symbolism of American national symbols, identify and explain the symbolism of state symbols, and identify and explain the federal and state holidays.
Module Materials:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Material(s) |
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| 1 | The American Flag | colored pencils; |
| 2 | National Symbols | None |
| 3 | State Symbols | None |
| 4 | Federal Holidays | None |
| 5 | State Holidays | None |
Module Objectives:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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| 1 | The American Flag |
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| 2 | National Symbols |
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| 3 | State Symbols |
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| 4 | Federal Holidays |
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| 5 | State Holidays |
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Module Key Words:
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flag symbolism United States symbols state symbol federal holiday holiday state holiday |
Module Assignments:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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| 1 | The American Flag | 6 | America’s Flag Assignment |
| 3 | State Symbols | 5 | Make a Symbol Assignment |
| 5 | State Holidays | 5 | State Holidays Assignment |
Learning Coach Notes:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
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| 1 | The American Flag | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what they learned about the United States Flag. |
| 2 | National Symbols | After completing this lesson, ask your student to describe the national symbols they learned about and why they are important to our nation. |
| 3 | State Symbols | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what a state symbol is and to look up the symbols of the state they live in. |
| 4 | Federal Holidays | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what a federal holiday is, what ones we observe in the United States, and why we observe them. |
| 5 | State Holidays | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what a state holiday is, and help them research what state holidays are observed in their state. |
Module Guiding Questions:
When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.
| Lesson Title | Question |
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| The American Flag |
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| National Symbols |
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| State Symbols |
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| Federal Holidays |
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| State Holidays |
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Module Video Questions:
When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.
| Lesson Title | Video | Question |
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Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:
Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:
- What is the main idea?
- What are three things new you learned?
- How does this book relate to what you are learning about?
| # | Book | Author | Lexile Level |
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| 1 | Why Are There Stripes on the American Flag? | Martha E. H. Rustad and Kyle Poling | |
| 2 | American Symbols: What You Need to Know | Melissa Ann Ferguson | |
| 3 | America The Beautiful - Celebrating America's History, Landmarks, Parks, Artists, Food, Maps, And More! | Cholena Rose Dare |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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