Visit these websites, then answer the questions below:

• The Betsy Ross Homepage  http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/

Answer these questions:

1. Who designed the first American flag?
2. Why was Betsy Ross choosen to sew the first flag?
3. What year was the first flag made?
4. What did the first flag look like?

Visit these websites, then answer the questions below:

• Encyclopedia Smithsonian:  Facts about the United States Flag  http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/flag.htm
• The Flag of the United States of America  http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4182
• Flags of the American Revolution  http://members.tripod.com/~txscv/revolt.htm
• Flag Etiquette  http://www.qflags.com/flag_etiquette.htm
• Dick Grogan's Unofficial American Flag Page http://www.azstarnet.com/~rgrogan/flag.htm

Answer these questions:

1. What do the stripes represent on the American flag?
2. What do the stars represent on the American flag?
3. How many stars are on the American flag now?
4. What holiday should the flag be displayed?

Visit this website, then answer the questions below:

• Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812 http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/starflag.htm

Answer these questions:

1. Who burned the president's house in 1814?
2. Why did Mr. Key go to Baltimore?
3. From where did Mr. Key watch the bombardment?
4. What was the name of the poem Mr. Key wrote?
5. What is our national anthem?
6. When did Congress officially adopt the national anthem?

Online Activities

• Learn2 Fold an American Flag  http://www.learn2.com/09/0903/0903.html
• Betsy Ross recommended a 5-pointed star. When the committee protested that it was too difficult to make, she took a piece of paper, folded it deftly, and with a single snip of her scissors, produced a symmetrical five-pointed star. This seeming feat of magic so impressed her audience that they readily agreed to her suggestion. You can learn the secret to making this star here:   http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagstar.html
• Family.com Family Fun Magazine - Make an American Fan Flag  http://family.go.com/Categories/Activities/Features/family_1998_06/famf/famf68july/famf68july2.html

Kid Pix Studio Activities

• Level 1 Color a Colonel Flag
• Level 2 Alphabetize the Colonies on the Colonial Flag, then Color
• Level 3  Design a Flag