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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 10 of 11

Flags & Symbols

The flag, the bald eagle and Arizona's copper star

What your child practices

American symbols, traditions and holidays (the flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell) and Arizona's own symbols: the copper star on the state flag, the saguaro blossom, the cactus wren and the palo verde.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: K.H4.1 · key American symbols, traditions and holidays, and Arizona's state symbols

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A symbol stands for a place or an idea.
  2. The bald eagle is a symbol of our country.
  3. The flag's 13 stripes stand for the first 13 colonies.

Example: Arizona's state bird is the… It is a small bird that lives in the desert. It is named for the cactus. Answer: cactus wren

Flags & Symbols in Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 10 of 11 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Good Citizens and before American Stories.

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: Arizona Department of Education

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

    What colors are on the flag of the United States?

    • black and orange
    • pink and purple
    • red, white and blue
    • green and yellow

  2. Question 2

    Where does the President of the United States live?

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

  3. Question 3

    Arizona's state reptile is the…

    • sea turtle
    • crocodile
    • ridge-nosed rattlesnake

  4. Question 4

    Uncle Sam wears a tall hat with…

    • pumpkins
    • polka dots
    • stars and stripes
    • flowers

  5. Question 5

    Arizona's state bird is the…

    • bald eagle
    • penguin
    • cactus wren

  6. Question 6

    Which bell is a symbol of freedom in our country?

    • a doorbell
    • a bicycle bell
    • the Liberty Bell
    • a school bell

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