Grade K Unit 1 Reading/Language Arts – Social Studies
* Bilingual Lesson *
U1L10
Me at School
Let’s Say the Pledge
TEKS:
The student is expected to:
SS
K.10 (AB)
LA
K.1 (A)
ELPS:
C.1 A use prior knowledge and experiences to understand meanings in English.
C.3 F ask and give information ranging from using a very limited back of high-frequency, high-need, concrete
vocabulary, including key words and expressions needed for basic communication in academic and social contexts, to
using abstract and content-based vocabulary during extended speaking assignments.
Learning Target(s):
I can recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Yo puedo recitar el Juramento a la Bandera.
Vocabulary:
SS Critical Vocabulary:
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pledge / promesa
flag / bandera
ELA Critical Vocabulary
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Content Vocabulary:
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country / país
symbol / símbolo
People, Events, Symbols & Documents:
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United States Flag / Bandera de los Estados Unidos
Texas Flag / Bandera de Tejas
Pledge of Allegiance / Juramento a la Bandera
Pledge to the Texas Flag / Juramento a la Bandera de Tejas
Materials:
Documents:
 Pledge of Allegiance handout
Technology:
 Powerpoint:
o Flag History Scene Investigator
o Pledge Images
 Video:
o Old Glory--The Pledge of Allegiance (2:38)
6/17/2015
Grade K Unit 1 Reading/Language Arts – Social Studies
* Bilingual Lesson *
U1L10
Supplies:
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American Flag
Texas Flag
chart paper
marker
crayons
Teacher Tips:
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This lesson may be chunked throughout the week. Sections may be done in stations, independent work, group
work, etc.
The Engage portion of this lesson contains a “History Scene Investigator” activity. In this activity, a photograph
is slowly revealed piece-by-piece in a PowerPoint presentation. When you show the PowerPoint, each click will
reveal another piece of the picture. Pause to allow students to make observations and discuss each time
another piece is uncovered.
ENGAGE/CONNECT AND ENGAGE
Engage students in the Flag History Scene Investigator activity using the PowerPoint. Encourage students to share their
observations and predictions about the photo, as each piece is uncovered.
Review the importance of the flags as symbols for our country and state.
EXPLORE/CONNECT AND ENGAGE
Show the Pledge Images PowerPoint. Ask questions such as:
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¿Qué observa en estas fotos?
¿Qué es lo mismo en todas estas fotos? ¿Qué es diferente?
¿Cuándo se tomó esta foto? ¿Qué puede decirnos acerca de la promesa y por cuanto tiempo se ha recitado?
¿Por qué era la promesa importante antes? ¿Por qué es importante ahora?
EXPLAIN/MODELED & GUIDED PRACTICE
Explain how the pledge is like a promise. By reciting the United States or Texas Pledge, we are promising to honor and
respect our country or state. Saying the Pledge tells others that we are proud to be a part of our country.
Show the Old Glory-The Pledge of Allegiance video to help students understand the meaning of the words they say in
the Pledge.
ELABORATE/GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Ask and discuss why we look at the flag and place our hands over our heart when we say the pledge. Practice reciting
the United States and Texas pledges with the class. You may choose to have the students echo you or recite it
altogether.
EVALUATE/REFLECT & ASSESS
Review and discuss the concept that words carry meaning. Our pledge is spoken, and it is also written. Display a Pledge
of Allegiance handout and point to the text as you read the pledge aloud. Students find and circle or highlight high
frequency words in the text of the poem on their own handouts. They then color the flag on their handouts and glue
them into their SS Notebooks.
6/17/2015