Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag

Second Grade ReadingUnit 6 – Story 2

Vocabulary

•freedom•flag•stripes•stars•nicknames

•birthday•America•Congress•American Revolution

•colonies

freedom

•Being able to do, say, and think as you please.

flag

•A piece of colored cloth with stars or other symbols on it.

stripes

•A long, narrow band of color.

stars

•A shape that has five or six points.

nicknames

•A name used instead of real names.

freedom, flag, stripes, stars, nicknames

• In a complete 7-up sentence use at least TWO of these words.

birthday

•The day that you were born, celebrated each year.

America

•Another name for North America or the United States.

Congress

•The national lawmaking group of the United States.

American Revolution

•War in which the thirteen America colonies gained their freedom from England.

colonies

•Groups of people who left their own land to settle in another land.

birthday, America, Congress, American Revolution, colonies

• In a complete 7-up sentence use at least TWO of the vocabulary words.

Amazing Words

•history•independenc

e•symbol•patriotic

•unfurl•frayed•allegiance•indivisible

history

•All that has happened in the life of a people, a country, or a field of study such as science or art.

independence

•Freedom from being controlled by other people or countries.

symbol

•Something, such as a sign, a mark, or an object that stands for something else.

patriotic

•When someone shows love and loyalty to his or her country.

unfurl

•To unroll or spread something out.

frayed

•To be worn away on the edges, and threads are hanging loose.

allegiance

•Loyalty or faithfulness a person feels to his or her country, a leader, a friend, or family.

indivisible

•Cannot be divided, or separated into parts.

The Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the FlagOf the United States of America,

And to the Republic for which it stands,One Nation under God, indivisible,

With liberty and justice for all. — The Pledge of Allegiance, 1892

Francis Bellamy (1856-1931)