Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Citizenship Summer 2016: Happy Flag Day!


NMAH: Interactive Flag

Explore the flag that inspired the National Anthem to discover stories about its creation, history, and preservation. Open the hotspots to learn what makes this flag special to so many Americans and how the National Museum of American history is working to preserve it for future generations.

Flash version of the interactive is also available.

Also see:

American English at State: Flag Day (pdf)

EL Civics: Flag Day (lesson and activities) and (video)

ESL Podcast Blog: You're a Grand Old Flag (text and video)

WatchMojo: The History of Flag Day (video)

National Constitution Center "The History of the U.S. Flag" (video)

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