History Introduction

We researched, read and discussed the history of our flag. We learned about how and why the has flag changed over the years. Here are the basic areas we covered:

Early US Flag history - colonial and early US Flags (click here)



Betsy Ross - basic information, summary of our field trip to the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, and students' reflections about the trip (click here)



Students' creative 13-star flag designs (click here)



Current US Flag design (click here)



Interview with Robert Heft -designer of the current US Flag (click here)

Our flag represents our freedom! It makes me feel proud.
(by Michael S.)