Grade 1 Spring History - Citizenship, World Neighbors, Symbols, and the Many Groups We Belong To
History · CIV
G1 (CA HSS 1.3, 1.3.1-1.3.3; TEKS 1.11.A-C, 1.14.A-C; NCSS-1)
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Identify and decode the symbols of one's country: flag, anthem, landmark, national bird/flower
Identify and explain the U.S. flag (50 stars / 13 stripes / red-white-blue meaning), the national anthem (or 'My Country 'Tis of Thee' as developmentally appropriate first verse), 2-3 national landmarks (Statue of Liberty, U.S. Capitol, Liberty Bell), and the national bird (bald eagle) and a national/state flower. Compare each to symbols of 2-3 world-neighbor countries.
Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
30
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30
Prereqs
Successors
- Compare flag/anthem/landmark symbols across one's own and one other country
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Common misconceptions
- Miscounting flag elements (children may say 5 stars or 100 stripes - actual is 50 stars, 13 stripes)
- Believing the flag is just a decoration (it is a symbol carrying meaning)
- Confusing landmarks (Statue of Liberty is in New York, not Washington DC; Liberty Bell is in Philadelphia)