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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 11 of 12

Symbols & Holidays

The flag, the eagle and special days

What your child practices

American symbols such as the flag, the bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty, the Pledge of Allegiance, national holidays, and the different holidays families celebrate.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: K.3a; K.3b · American symbols, holidays and celebrations, and the different traditions families and groups celebrate

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The flag of the United States is red, white and blue.
  2. We say the Pledge of Allegiance to respect the flag.
  3. Holidays are special days, like Thanksgiving.

Example: What does the Statue of Liberty hold up? She raises one arm high. In her hand is a torch. Answer: a torch

Symbols & Holidays in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 11 of 12 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Money & Work and before Weather, Land & Me.

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: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

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

    Thanksgiving is in which month?

    • March
    • August
    • June
    • November

  2. Question 2

    Which is a symbol of our country?

    • a pencil
    • a bicycle
    • a pizza
    • the flag

  3. Question 3

    The Statue of Liberty stands in which city?

    • Buffalo
    • Boston
    • Albany
    • New York City

  4. Question 4

    During the Pledge of Allegiance, where does your right hand go?

    • up high
    • in your pocket
    • over your heart
    • on your head

  5. Question 5

    Who was the first president of the United States?

    • George Washington
    • Abraham Lincoln
    • Benjamin Franklin
    • Martin Luther King Jr.

  6. Question 6

    Veterans Day honors people who…

    • drive buses
    • build houses
    • served in the military
    • grow food

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