National Symbols Unit-Common Core Standards

National Symbols is a literacy-based History unit aligned with the Common Core Standards. The 149-page unit includes 13 COMPLETE lessons, giving 1st-3rd grade students all of the content and a balanced mix of higher and lower level activities to learn about our National Symbols.

Lesson 1: The American Flag
Lesson 2: The Bald Eagle
Lesson 3: The Great Seal
Lesson 4: The United States Capitol
Lesson 5: The Liberty Bell
Lesson 6: The Statue of Liberty
Lesson 7: The Washington Monument
Lesson 8: The Jefferson Memorial
Lesson 9: The Lincoln Memorial
Lesson 10: The Golden Gate Bridge
Lesson 11: Mount Rushmore
Lesson 12: The Gateway Arch
Lesson 13: The Empire State Building

Students will learn about each of the 13 national symbols through these Core Standard-aligned activities:

answering questions that strengthen comprehension of informational text
following directions activities to strengthen comprehension of functional text
using picture cues to create and analyze historical time lines
distinguishing between true/false statements and facts/opinions
participating in short research projects to build knowledge
creating and utilizing graphic organizers for informative/expository writing
using number/letter pairs to create grids and maps
creating and analyzing bar graphs
using cardinal/intermediate directions to plot points of interest on maps

Students will even follow written directions to make their own 3-dimensional model of Mount Rushmore and a Statue of Liberty bookmark. All patterns included!

We've included a unit pretest and post test, color versions of the lessons for your White Board, black and white versions to make copies for your students, answers pages, and grading rubrics for the higher-level activities.

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