Symbols of the USA -- School-age

Symbols of the USA

USA Symbols

Learn about U.S.A. symbols for children, information and printables.

American Bald Eagle

Facts and activites to learn about the American Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle USA Symbol coloring page

I Love My Flag

I love my flag, my country's flag
The red and white and blue.
It has broad stripes and fifty stars,
And stands for freedom, too.

I Love My Flag USA Symbol coloring page

The History of the Star-Spangled Banner Video

National Anthem

The Star-Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian Institution.

The words and musical score to "The Star-Spangled Banner".

Fort McHenry
Birthplace of our National Anthem

15 Star Flag - (1795-1818)

15 Star USA Flag color page.

American Flag

The colors on the flag symbolize: red - valor and hardiness, white-innocence and purity, and blue stands for vigilance, perseverance, and justice.

Spot with flag color page

Thirteen Stars, Thirteen Stripes

American Flag Edu-Color Worksheet
Color and learn about the USA Flag.

Recommended Books

Why Are There Stripes on the American Flag?
by Martha E. H. Rustad

The Flag Keeper
by Stacy Juda

Art

Create Your Own Flag

Have children pick 3 colors for their flag. They must have a reason for the colors they choose; such as, choose yellow for happiness, or pink for love.

Add symbols to your flag. Choose 2 to 3 symbols for your flag. For example, shamrocks, because your family came from Ireland.

Print My Flag worksheet.

My Flag Worksheet

Make a 3-dimensional American flag

Cut paper strips from red, white, and blue construction paper. Have the children make paper chains.

red group--4 chains of 25 loops and 3 chains of 50 loops;
white group--3 chains of 25 loops and 3 chains of 50 loops;
blue group--7 chains of 25 loops.

Staple the completed chains on a bulletin board so that it looks like the American Flag.

Jasper Johns Pattern Flag

Artist Jasper Johns

4th of July Paper Fans (with template)

Great Seal of the United States

Symbols of U.S. Government: The Great Seal of the United States
Learn about the Great Seal of the United States

Great Seal color page

National Flower

History of the National Floral Emblem

Paper Rose
Make a paper rose from a spiral - includes template and pictures.

America the Beautiful (song)

In 1893 "American the Beautiful", was written by Katharine Lee Bates. At the summit of Pikes Peak she was inspired to pen the lines to her most famous poem, "America the Beautiful.

Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell
Read the history of the Bell, see pictures from its 1915 cross-country journey, read quotes, and find out all the facts about this cherished symbol of liberty world-wide.