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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 10 of 15

Flags, Symbols & Songs

The Liberty Bell, the Alamo, anthems and mottoes

What your child practices

State and national symbols (the US and Texas flags, the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty and the Alamo), the two pledges, our anthem and state song, the mottoes of Texas and the United States, and voting.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 1.13(A); 1.13(B); 1.13(C); 1.13(D); 1.13(E) · state and national symbols, the pledges, anthems and mottoes, and voting to decide

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The Liberty Bell has a big crack.
  2. People say “Remember the Alamo.”
  3. We stand for the national anthem to show respect.

Example: Our national anthem is… It is the country's special song. It is about the flag. Answer: The Star-Spangled Banner

Flags, Symbols & Songs in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 10 of 15 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Social Studies Detectives and before People Who Made a Difference.

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: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

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

    The Liberty Bell is a symbol of…

    • winter
    • sports
    • food
    • freedom

  2. Question 2

    What is a way to make a choice as a group?

    • grab
    • hide
    • shout
    • vote

  3. Question 3

    The motto of Texas is…

    • Go Team
    • Hello
    • Bigger Is Better
    • Friendship

  4. Question 4

    In a vote, which choice wins?

    • the loudest one
    • the shortest one
    • the one picked first
    • the one with the most votes

  5. Question 5

    A motto is a short saying that tells…

    • what a group believes
    • a recipe
    • a joke
    • the weather

  6. Question 6

    The name Texas comes from a Caddo word that means…

    • friends
    • big land
    • sunshine
    • river

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