Garden Oaks Elementary School

USA State Flags and Symbols

        Have you ever looked your state flag and wondered, "Why did they use those colors?"  or "What does that symbol mean?"  Click here to get the scoop on your own state flag, then find the answers to the questions below:

  1. What do the bear and the star represent on California's state flag?

  2. Why is there a palmetto tree on South Carolina's state flag?

  3. What animal appears in the center of Wyoming state flag?

CHALLENGE!!  Write a short description of the Texas flag.  Be sure to tell what the colors mean.

 

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