Eight Stars of Gold: The Story of Alaska's Flag

Eight Stars of Gold
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Benny Benson: The boy who designed Alaska's flag

 

Children hear the story of how Benny Benson entered and won the Alaska flag contest in 1927. Children practice listening skills and demonstrate their understanding about the origins of Alaska's flag through a performance. As an option they may collaborate and perform with middle school students who write a play based on Benny's story.

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Flags: Symbols of Place

 

Children explore the meaning of symbols through activities relating to images suitable for Alaska. They make Alaska flags to take home and display.

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Learning about the Constellations

 

Children count the stars on Alaska's flag and make graphs or charts recording the stars they see. They explore a star map, find a "personal" constellation on the map, and make up a story about the constellation they "found."

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