Virginia SOL K.3.c

Social StudiesKindergarten

The Standard

recognizing the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem

Virginia Standards of Learning for History and Social Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify the Pledge of Allegiance from familiar spoken words and identify “The Star-Spangled Banner” from its music. They tell which one is spoken and which is sung.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student correctly names each after hearing a short example. The student also distinguishes the national anthem from another patriotic song.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call any patriotic song the national anthem. They may think the Pledge is a song or identify it only because of the morning routine.
How to Assess It: Play a short anthem clip and recite a short Pledge excerpt. Ask students to name each and say whether it is spoken or sung.

Lesson moves

Place two mats, one with a speech bubble and one with a musical note; students sort phrase and audio cards after hearing each example.
Ask students to draw where they have heard each one, then dictate one clue that helped them identify it.
Play “Name That Civic Sound” using short clips and spoken lines; students hold up a speech or music card.
During morning announcements, pause afterward and ask students to name what they heard and whether it was spoken or sung.

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