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Features

Count the stripes and stars on the American flag
Write star arrays as rows and as addition
Skip count stars by 5s and 10s
Graph a parade
Solve thank-you card word problems
Every page in color and in black and white
Answer keys included

Skills Covered

Count and add the stripes on the flag
Write arrays as rows and as repeated addition
Skip count by 5s and 10s

Read and make a bar graph
Compare amounts on a graph
Solve addition and subtraction word problems

About Veterans Day

Veterans Day, on November 11, honors everyone who has served in the United States armed forces. These pages keep the focus on the flag, parades, and thank-you cards, so they suit a classroom celebration or a lesson about saying thank you.

How to Use This Pack

Five pages built around the flag and a Veterans Day parade. Page 1 counts the flag's 13 stripes and 50 stars, page 2 turns star arrays into rows and addition, page 3 skip counts stars by 5s and 10s, page 4 graphs the pictures in a parade, and page 5 has five word problems about thank-you cards and the parade.

In the Classroom

Show a real flag before page 1 and let students predict how many stripes and stars it has. Page 5 pairs well with making real thank-you cards for veterans in your community.

At Home

Look for flags on your street or in a parade and count their stripes together. Talk about someone in your family or neighborhood who has served, and make a card for them.

Tips for Success

On page 1, the rows of stars take turns: 6, then 5, then 6
Touch each star as you count by 5s
Color one graph box for each picture, from the bottom up
Underline the numbers in each word problem before solving

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

1.OA.A.1 Solve story problems up to 20 that join, separate, combine or compare amounts, with the missing number in any spot, using objects, drawings or equations.
1.OA.A.2 Solve story problems where three numbers are added together for a total of 20 or less.
1.MD.C.4 Sort and show data in up to three groups, then answer questions about the total, each group's count, and how groups differ.
2.OA.A.1 Solve one- and two-step story problems with sums and differences up to 100, with the unknown in any position, using drawings and equations.
2.OA.C.4 Use adding to find the total in an array with at most 5 rows and 5 columns, and write it as repeated addition.
2.NBT.A.2 Count up to 1,000, and count by fives, tens and hundreds.
2.MD.D.10 Make picture and bar graphs (one unit per square or picture) for up to four categories, and answer joining, separating and comparing questions from them.
2.G.A.2 Cut a rectangle into a grid of equal squares and count how many squares it holds.

Veterans Day Math

1st – 2nd Grade

Math built around the American flag and a Veterans Day parade. Students count stripes and stars, write star arrays as addition, skip count by 5s and 10s, graph a parade and solve thank-you card word problems.

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What’s Included

5 worksheets in color and in black and white, with answer keys (15 pages)
Flag facts, star arrays, skip counting, a parade graph, and word problems
Flags, stars, hearts, balloons, and thank-you cards
Color pages for screens and color printers; black-and-white pages kids can color

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