1. The Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance Video

2. What does THAT mean? What is a pledge?What is a pledge? –A promise What does allegiance mean?What does allegiance mean? –Faithfulness/loyalty –What examples in your life do you make promises?

3. What is Loyalty? To strongly support somethingTo strongly support something Celebrities Family Pets State or Nation

4. I pledge allegiance I promise to be loyal –(to always do things that will help our country)

5. To the flag of the United States of America To our country’s symbol

6. And to the republic for which it stands. And to the government of our country.

7. One nation, under God, Our one country, which believes in a god.

8. Indivisible, Unable to be divided, or separated

9. with liberty and justice for all. Liberty- freedomLiberty- freedom Justice- fairnessJustice- fairness With freedom and fairness for everyone.

10. The Pledge of Allegiance “I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

11. Pledge of Allegiance The words to the Pledge of Allegiance: I pledge allegiance… I pledge allegiance… _____________________________ _____________________________ What is the main idea of the Pledge? _____________________________ _____________________________ Why do we say it everyday? 3

12. Homework