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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 11 of 13

Alabama & America

Flags, leaders and holidays

What your child practices

The Alabama and United States flags, the Pledge and national anthem, the governor and the president, Alabama's state bird, flower and tree, and holidays like Independence Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Thanksgiving and Veterans Day.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: K.3 · symbols, leaders and celebrations of our state and nation

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A governor leads a state.
  2. Alabama's capital is Montgomery.
  3. Holidays like Veterans Day help us remember.

Example: Who leads the state of Alabama? A state has a leader. That leader is the governor. Answer: the governor

Alabama & America in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 11 of 13 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and before Near, Far & Maps.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Who leads the state of Alabama?

    • the principal
    • the governor
    • the bus driver
    • the president

  2. Question 2

    Which is a symbol of Alabama?

    • a pencil
    • the Alabama flag
    • a shoe
    • a pizza

  3. Question 3

    The Alabama state tree is the…

    • longleaf pine
    • apple tree
    • palm tree
    • baobab

  4. Question 4

    The Alabama state bird is the…

    • yellowhammer
    • parrot
    • penguin
    • ostrich

  5. Question 5

    The Alabama state flower is the…

    • tulip
    • lotus
    • cactus
    • camellia

  6. Question 6

    Where does the president live and work?

    • a boat
    • the White House
    • a castle
    • a tree house

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