Aloha2U Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 So we'll be GtG next year for K5... and then Geography w/possibly CtC for 1st. Would you teach your dc the Pledge of Allegiance and what the American Flag symbolizes and such... in preK, K or 1st? Those of you who've used GtG or CtC... do they cover it or do you use something in addition? Thank you, Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riada Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I haven't used the curriculum you've mentioned but we have the kids say it daily as part of school. My dd5 and dd9 know all of it and it's meaning. My dd3 can say pieces of it. We didn't push it but more so just continued to say it until they picked up on it. HTH some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 That is our opening everyday. We do the pledge and then the calendar. My son is 4 (5 in two weeks) and doing Calvert K curriculum. Calvert didn't tell me to teach him the pledge, but it seems like they did suggest it when saying we should do an "opening" each day. My son learning it after about 3 days of saying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Same here. Its our opening. My now 5yr old was able to learn it at the age of 4 ( children may vary:>) But I don't think teaching it at a prek level is unreasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 We'll be teaching it in historical context when we get to that point in American history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I never had to "teach" it to them since my kids were in Awana (bible club at church) they said it once a week in there. By the end of the year, both of my kids had learned it. (They were 3yrs and 4yrs at the time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnia Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 My little one learned the pledge by the time he was 5 and enjoys it often! We included in our kindergarten curriculum last year a unit on symbols of our country - flag, eagle, statue of liberty, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 We'll be teaching it in historical context when we get to that point in American history. We will also be teaching the original version in historical context. We'll discuss the changes when we reach that point, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mea Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 So we'll be GtG next year for K5... and then Geography w/possibly CtC for 1st. Would you teach your dc the Pledge of Allegiance and what the American Flag symbolizes and such... in preK, K or 1st? Those of you who've used GtG or CtC... do they cover it or do you use something in addition? Thank you, Melissa We are doing GtG this year for dd's 1st grade and just covered the United States. Teaching the Pledge of Allegiance and the American Flag seemed quite appropriate for her. My ds, who is 4, didn't really get into it at all. But I think it would be appropriate for Kinder. GtG offers a selection of books for learning about the flag, and a few activities. I didn't feel the need to use anything in addition. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 We'll be teaching it in historical context when we get to that point in American history. What she said :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom_7 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 We will also be teaching the original version in historical context. We'll discuss the changes when we reach that point, as well. We've been homeschooling for 3 years, and this is the opening of our day. My son was able to recite it when he was about 3 1/2 - 4 (though words like "allegiance" and "indivisible" were not exactly correct!!). Where did you find the original version?? I'd love to see it and be able to discuss the differences with my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 We've been homeschooling for 3 years, and this is the opening of our day. My son was able to recite it when he was about 3 1/2 - 4 (though words like "allegiance" and "indivisible" were not exactly correct!!). Where did you find the original version?? I'd love to see it and be able to discuss the differences with my children. It's the same, except the words "under God" are left out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteb Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Both of my dc are involved in scouts, so they learned it there! If that wasn't the case, I probably would've done something the first year to teach them. Maybe an patriotic unit study that covers the flag, symbols of America, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMominTX Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 We simply learned the Pledge of Allegiance as part of life in preK. Same with the flag. We are in different situations -- scouts, church, 4-H, baseball games, etc., where the Pledge and flag are presented so I felt like they should be versed in etiquette and memorizing the pledge was probably among our first memory work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 We've been homeschooling for 3 years, and this is the opening of our day. My son was able to recite it when he was about 3 1/2 - 4 (though words like "allegiance" and "indivisible" were not exactly correct!!). Where did you find the original version?? I'd love to see it and be able to discuss the differences with my children. Here are some of the sites I found to use: http://www.homeofheroes.com/hallofheroes/1st_floor/flag/1bfc_pledge.html http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance There are others, including ones that some would probably find offensive. I just did a google search for: Pledge of Allegiance original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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