Resources
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Important Book. New York: Harper Collins, 1949. This 50 th anniversary edition of a classic book is used in this unit as a model for writing "The Important Book About Patriotic Symbols." The text of the book does not relate to the unit content, but the easy repeating pattern lends itself as an assessment tool to show what students have learned about patriotic symbols.
Berman, Allen G.. Warman's U.S. coins & currency field guide: values and identification. 2nd ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2008.
Borden, Louise, and Stacey Schuett. America is— . New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2005.
Celebrate America: A Guide to America's Greatest Symbols. Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books, 2010.
Gardner, Howard. Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice. Basic Books, 2006
Herman, John. Red, White, and Blue. Illustrated by Robin Roraback. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1998. This is a Level 2 Book from the All Aboard Reading series and is designed for First-Grade to Third-Grade students. There is lots of repetition in the text, and there are many pictures. This story of the American Flag describes how the American flag came into being, how it has changed over the years, and its importance as the symbol of our country.
Hoban, Tina. I Read Symbols. New York: Greenwillow Books (William Morrow).1983. Symbols are everywhere, and children do not need to read to understand this universal language. Included are photographs of 27 wordless signs seen along the highway.
Jones, Jeffrey Owen, and Peter Meyer. The pledge: A History of the Pledge of Allegiance. New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2010.
Kalman, Bobbie. The United States from A to Z. New York: Crabtree Publishing, 1999. This book is an alphabetical introduction to various aspects of the United States, such as "Baseball," "Kennedy Space Center," "Presidents of the U.S.A.," and "Yellowstone."
Leepson, Marc. Flag: An American Biography. New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2005.
Quiri, Patricia Ryon. The American Flag. New York: Children's Press (Grolier). 1998. the book describes the history and Patriotic Symbols 17 Kindergarten, Standard 2 April 8, 2001symbolism of the American flag. The information is more for teacher background than for reading to students. Other True Books are available for the Bald Eagle, and The State of Liberty.
The Pledge of Allegiance. New York: Scholastic (Cartwheel). 2000. Stunning photographs are used to depict the words of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Swanson, Julie. I Pledge Allegiance. Illustrated by Rick Hanson. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books. 1990. The easy-read book describes how and why the Pledge of Allegiance was written, how it has changed in wording over the years, and precisely what it means. It is too difficult to read to kindergarten students but does have good content for the teacher.
Thomson, Sarah L., Bob Dacey, and Debra Bandelin. Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003.
Tiner, John Hudson. The Story of the Pledge of Allegiance. Green Forest, AR: New Leaf Press, 2003.
http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm
http://www.usa-flag-site.org/history.shtml
http://www.bie.org/research/21st_century_skills
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