Lesson Title: Flags around the World of FIFA and their National Anthems

Unit Theme: Geography

Grade Level: 5th
Student: Mrs. Keta’ McCaskill

Introduction: Students will learn about the Flags around the World of FIFA and their National
Anthems

Objectives Students will demonstrate an understanding of the Flags around the

World of FIFA and their National Anthems by matching both and then
creating a new national flag and national anthem while working in
ever-changing groups.

Students will listen to and show respect for each national anthem
while listening to and analyzing the national anthems from cultures
around the world of FIFA.

Students will derive geographic information from photographs, maps,

graphs, books, and technological resources by determining how the
parts relate on to the other.

Learning Style(s) VISUAL LEARNERS (V: PowerPoint Presentation

AUDITORY LEARNERS (A): Instruction

KINESTHETIC LEARNERS (K): Group Activities and Board Work

Gardner’s 8 Linguistic Intelligence

Intelligence(s) Musical Intelligence
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
Spatial Intelligence
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
Interpersonal Intelligence
Intrapersonal Intelligence

Materials Computer
PowerPoint Presentation
Excel program
Construction Paper
Markers/ Crayons
White Elmer's® School Glue
Scissors
Instructions START

PowerPoint Presentation “Flags around the World of FIFA and their

National Anthems.”

Note: The PowerPoint Presentation will follow along with instruction.

OPENING

Teacher: Today we are going to discuss something that is becoming

an international phenomenon. (Write the word “FIFA” on the board to
create a circle map.) Ask the question, “What do you know about
FIFA?”

Note: Guide the activity if you get no responses. EX: Soccer, World Cup,
Boy Teams, Girl Teams, different nations, mascots, flags, national
anthems, food, music, etc.

ACTIVITY

Have each student that has an answer to the question to write that
answer on the board in circle map form.

SHOW VIDEO

Waving Flag FIFA World Cup Theme Song Lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTJSt4wP2ME

INSTRUCTION

Teacher: FIFA is an international soccer association that has become

a part of a nationalist spectacle. Two teams representing two nations
come together to compete. Before each World Cup match both teams
line up at centerfield and the national anthem from each country is
played. An instrumental version of the anthem is played and it is
customary for fans and players to sing the words. Playing the national
anthem before a World Cup match is the pinnacle of nationalism. For
60-90 seconds, all the world’s attention is focused on the country, the
players representing it, its flag, and its fans.

THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS (asked by the teacher)

How important is the national flag?

How important is the national anthem?
Should players sing the national anthem even if they have a
multicultural background other than the team they are playing on?

SHOW VIDEO

The Story of FIFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulLaO1hLTvk

Teacher: The World Cup is Multiculturism at its best. It seems World

Cup soccer is moving away from the sort of team = country
nationalism that leads to flare-ups though. It's often remarked that
the players on many teams came from immigrant families. The
Brazilian newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo really makes the change
clear in an interactive graphic I’m about to show. In 1994's cup, the
lines between country-of-origin and country-played-for are mostly
broad verticals, crisscrossed with a few thin veins that represent, for
example, one Italian guy playing on Brazil's team. By 2010 the thick
lines are crossed with many more of these strings, representing, for
instance, how Brazil's team has players born in nine other nations.

Turn student’s attention to the PowerPoint presentation to see how the

lines are crossing.

SHOW VIDEO

Building a Better Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEJskPv50W4

Teacher: We are going to focus on 10 countries of the world of FIFA

today. They are: USA, Uruguay, Italy, France, Mexico, Germany, Korea,
Japan, South Africa and Brazil respectively.

Let’s take a trip starting right here in the good ‘ole United States of
America.

Go to the PowerPoint Presentation and go over each flag, anthem, flag

representations, and any additional the students want to add.

The Flag of (Each Country)

Play the National Anthem by clicking on the child’s face (the link is
below should the PowerPoint not work)
Discuss What the Flag Represents
Let Students Offer Additional Information

SHOW VIDEO
Whitney Houston’s rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs

ASSESSMENT: Written/Matching

Teacher: Pass out the Matching Exercise. Have Answer Key readily
available.

ACTIVITY

Teacher: The video I’m about to show gives some good guidelines on
flag design.

SHOW VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEHQRNx8DfE
The 5 Basic Principles of Flag Design

Teacher: Distribute to each student a copy of The 5 Basic Principals of

Flag Design for reference and invite students to design on the
computer their own community flag (or to redesign a flag for a
particular country, state, or other geographic entity).

Use Microsoft Excel for this activity. It is an easy tool. Simply have
students:

• Decide what the flag will look like based on the 5 basic design
principles and on what they know about their community, state,
country.
• Open Excel.
• Click File>Page Setup, select Landscape, and click OK.
• Go to View>Toolbars>Drawing.
• Click Autoshapes (or the picture of the gray triangle, circle, and
rectangle), click Basic Shapes, select a rectangle, and draw the outline
of the flag.
• Click File>Print Preview to make sure the flag will print on just one
page.
• Use the paint can and line tools on the Drawing toolbar to add color
to the flag.
• Use the stars, bursts, and other shapes under Autoshapes to add
detail to the flag.

Note: If Excel is unavailable, or, if you prefer, you can use construction
paper and markers/crayons.
 Divide the class into groups and as students work in groups on their
flags, walk around the room and ask them about their designs. Make
sure students don't forget to refer to the 5 design principles as they
get excited about their own designs. Comment aloud on good
examples seen, such as, "I notice that Sarai’s group flag has just three
colors -- just like we learned in the design principles."

As an extra measure of difficulty of multiculturism have one person

from each group to rotate to another group a few minutes into the
activity.

When students finish, have them print their work or save it on the
server or on a disk. You then can collect each flag off the server or disk
and add them to a PowerPoint slide show to display on the projector
or TV monitor.

Have students share their flags with one another and explain why they
designed the flags as they did. You even can vote on which flag is best!

Assessment: GO/ No GO
Students will be evaluated on their:
• understanding of the flag design principles and of their own
community as expressed in their flags.
• time management and basic computer skills as evidenced by
completion of the flag activity.

Closure Teacher:

Playing sports teaches multicultural life skills such as discipline,

motivation, commitment and cooperation. Using sports is another
way of taking time to honor culture through sports and to raise
children that will be global citizens.

Soccer is the world's most popular sport, which makes it the most
multicultural of sports. From this it should follow that the
multicultural movement here in America would strongly support
soccer. But instead of embracing the sport of the "Other," the
movement has ignored sports, and while younger multiculturalists
may be soccer fans, the older ones have generally clung to America's
own sports. Soccer in America has ended up being a sport for those in
the middle or even on the right rather than for those on the left. The
people who show up at soccer games include fraternity jocks, sorority
 girls and members of the military, none of whom are thought of as
multiculturalist or open-minded by those on the left.

Congrats Class! We have demonstrated an understanding of the Flags

around the World of FIFA and their National Anthems. We have
successfully matched each flag with the correct name. We have
created a new national flag and national anthem while working in
groups that kept on changing which was representative of immigrants
coming in the land. We have honored each culture and we have seen
how they relate one to the other.

Evaluation Written:
Students will complete journal reflections on the flags and music of
the different cultures, either by writing their own thoughts, or by
answering specific questions posed by the teacher, such as "Compare
the music of two cultures"; for example, USA and France.

Students will perform a matching exercise.

Performance:
Students will listen to the USA anthems and try to sing aloud for the
class in their group to show understanding of styles and musical
elements.

Conversation:
Teacher will conduct interviews, have informal discussion with the
class and ask oral questions during the lesson and following.

Observation:
Teacher will observe formally and informally.

Document:
Teacher will use a checklist of items to document student success and
understanding. Singing of opening song, rhythms played on
instruments, participation in music and discussions.

Bibliography Soccer, the Left, & the Farce of Multiculturalism Paperback – June 7,
2010 by John Pepple

Multicultural Kid Blogs

http://multiculturalkidblogs.com/2014/06/25/wordless-
wednesday-multicultural-kids-love-sports/

Waving Flag FIFA World Cup Theme Song Lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTJSt4wP2ME
Design a Community Flag
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp026.shtml

The Story of FIFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulLaO1hLTvk

Building a Better Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEJskPv50W4

Whitney Houston’s rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs

Principles of Flag Design: What Makes A Good Flag Design?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tENhOnfD82M

Nation Anthems from YouTube Search

All Images for Educational Purposes from Google Search