Bunscoil Rís Edmund Rice Senior School



50577751905000 Can you identify these symbols? What do they stand for? Wheelchair access, the jolly Roger (pirate ship) Fifa Soccer Organisation and no walking or no crossing. Can you think of other symbols? A symbol is a picture or design that stands for something. A flag is a symbol. It can be for a place, a team, a club etc. A flag is a symbol that consists of many parts. Lets look at the Irish Flag. The three colours on the Irish flag all have meanings. Green is a symbol for the Republic of IrelandOrange is a symbol for Northern Ireland andThe white is a symbol for peace between the two. The American FlagThe?stripes represent?the?original 13 Colonies and?the?stars represent?the?50 states of?the?Union.?The?colours of?the flag?are symbolic as well; red symbolizes hardiness and valour, white symbolizes purity and innocence, and blue?represents?vigilance, perseverance and justice.Flags that you see on beaches and their symbols or meanings If you have interest you could look up the meanings of other world flags. So as we see flags are designs, colours and pictures that mean something. I want you to print out the flag worksheet or draw the outline of the flag and design your own personal flag and create symbols that stand for things about yourself. It may include symbols of your favourite things or things that are important to you, feelings towards different people or situations e.g, school, home, friends, birthdays, hobbies etc. I would love to see it when you are done. Enjoy. ................
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