Standard 1.2.6

Kelsey Mitsdarffer

1.2.6 Role of citizens:

Know the pledge of

allegiance and understand

that it is a promise to be

loyal to the united states.

What is the pledge of allegiance?

Why do we have it?

What are the words?

Are there different kinds of pledges?

Allegiance- the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or

of a subject to his or her sovereign.

Pledge- a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from

doing something.

Honor- honesty, fairness, and integrity in one’s beliefs.

Liberty- freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or

control.

Justice- the quality of being just; righteousness,

equitableness, or moral rightness

The purpose of this lesson

is to help students learn

the Pledge of Allegiance.

This lesson will also teach

the students why we say it,

who wrote it, what it

means, and how other

countries declare their

freedom.

Things to do before the lesson:• print off copies of the pledge for each child.

• Gather materials:o craft sticks (enough for each child to have

two sticks)oMarkers

oPoster board

Here is a copy of the Pledge of Allegiance to print out for each student.

Activity: Students will learn how the Pledge of Allegiance is a promise to be loyal to the United States of America. Define Pledgea. 1. Pass out the words to the Pledge of Allegiance.2. Read the Pledge of Allegiance to students.3. Have them brainstorm what the meaning of the word pledgemight be.4. Discuss with students that a pledge is a promise.5. Ask students: “When we say the Pledge of Allegiance, whatare we promising?”6. Help students understand that saying the Pledge of Allegiance is promising to be loyal to the United States of America.

Practice the Pledge1. Explain to students that when saying the Pledge of Allegiance, Americans place their right hands over their hearts as a sign of respect and loyalty.2. Direct students to place their hands over their hearts, to look at the words, and to say the Pledge of Allegiance with you.3. Have students practice saying the Pledge of Allegiance several times.

Pledge Purpose1. Tell students that they are going to write a class pledge.2. Explain to students that their class pledge will focus on theirbeing good classroom citizens.

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