OtterKnow Kids Encyclopedia

When we say the pledge, we are promising to work together as one big team. We say that our country is a place where everyone should be free and treated with kindness. It is like giving the United States a big, warm hug with our words!

• The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by a man named Francis Bellamy.
• Children in schools all across America say the pledge every morning.
• The pledge has been changed a few times over the years to add new words.