The book The Flag We Love is a great introduction for young children on learning about one of the important symbols of the United States, the American flag. This book discusses why it’s important, where it originated, and places where the American flag is seen. It has beautiful pictures and is a rhyming book. There is extra information about the American flag at the bottom of each page that can be used with older children. With younger children the simple rhymes on each page can are sufficient enough to learn the basic concepts.
Curriculum Connections:
The Flag We Love can be used as a great introduction to the important symbols of our country. It can also be incorporated around holidays such as Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Veterans Day. This book can cover VA SOLs K.9 and 1.11.
Additional Resources:
- Scholastic has a good lesson plan idea for children to learn about the American flag and recite the book as a class for parents.
- Pam Munoz Ryan has a page devoted to math activities that can be used with the book The Flag We Love
- Apples4theteacher has some great pages devoted to the American flag. This page includes many different American flags that can be colored online and then printed easily by children.
Title: The Flag We Love
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 32
Grade Range: K-1st
ISBN:9780881068450