Teacher's Guide
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The Flag
Ask the students to find the flag that is like the one in their classroom. What is different about the other flag? (Fewer stars) Ask why they think there are fewer stars. How many stars are on our flag now? Why? Count to see how many stars were on the flag in 1886. (Count by 5's) Why were there only 38 stars?
You can tell them that several areas in the west had not asked to join the United States yet. Here is a list of the remaining states and their date of entry into the United States: (For your information only)
You can tell them that several areas in the west had not asked to join the United States yet. Here is a list of the remaining states and their date of entry into the United States: (For your information only)
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North Dakota 1887
South Dakota 1889 Montana 1889 Washington 1889 Idaho 1890 Wyoming 1890 |
Utah 1896
Oklahoma 1907 New Mexico 1912 Arizona 1912 Alaska 1959 Hawaii 1959 |
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The 38-Star Flag: This Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1877. A star was added for the admission of Colorado (August 1st 1876) and was to last for 13 years. The five Presidents to serve under this flag were; Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881), James A. Garfield (1881), Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885), Grover Cleveland (1885-1889), and Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893).
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The Pledge of Allegiance
The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Colonel George Balch in 1887. It was revised in 1892 by Francis Bellamy. On Lincoln's birthday in 1948, Louis Bowman, suggested that 2 words, under God, be added to the pledge. He said these words were from the Gettysburg Address. Many people started saying the pledge with these words. Finally in 1954 when Dwight D. Eisenhower was President, a joint resolution of Congress passed a bill making these words of the Pledge of Allegiance. Today boys and girls throughout America recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. |