American SYMBOLS Interactive Notebook for Google Slides®

Students use this 33-slide notebook to practice using research skills and citing evidence while learning about America's symbols. With this digital notebook, students research these iconic American symbols: The United States Flag, The Liberty Bell, The Bald Eagle, The Great Seal of the United States, Uncle Sam, and The Star-Spangled Banner. This social studies resource is for students in grades 3 - 5.

HOW IT WORKS

• Use it as a traditional Interactive Notebook.
• Use it one slide at a time to compliment a specific lesson on America’s symbols.
• Use it as independent work such as classroom work, a project, or even homework.
• This Interactive Digital Notebook has been paired with Common Core State Standard for English Language Arts for grades 3 - 5 so that you can integrate it with Language Arts. All student slides have been designed so that students research one particular American symbol.

The Interactive Digital Notebook includes most of the important symbols of America. The Interactive Digital Notebook is in 7 parts: The United States Flag, The Liberty Bell, The Bald Eagle, The Great Seal of the United States, Uncle Sam, The Star-Spangled Banner, and Writing Tasks.

One slide includes 15 HYPERLINKS to trusted, reliable, kid-friendly free sites that the students can use for research and information gathering in conjunction with the print resources you provide. Some are print only, some are video sites, and some are a mix of various media.

Additionally, EACH slide has a particular WEB and VIDEO link tied to the content of that slide and the 15 other hyperlinks.

Please make sure your district/school/classroom has access to SafeYouTube.net or YouTube.

The 33 slides include:

• Slide 1: Cover Page
• Slide 2: Table of Contents
• Slide 3: Researching and Citing Evidence
• Slide 4: Instructions for Students
• Slide 5: Hyperlinks for Research
• Slide 6: Part 1 Cover Page: The United States Flag
• Slide 7: The United States Flag
• Slide 8: Comparing Flags
• Slide 9: Honoring the United States Flag
• Slide 10: Part 2 Cover Page: The Liberty Bell
• Slide 11: Liberty Bell Facts
• Slide 12: History of the Liberty Bell
• Slide 13: The Statehouse Bell
• Slide 14: Part 3 Cover Page: Bald Eagle
• Slide 15: Bald Eagle Facts
• Slide 16: Bald Eagle as a Symbol
• Slide 17: Eagles Around the World
• Slide 18: Part 4: The Great Seal of the United States
• Slide 19: Great Seal of the USA Facts
• Slide 20: Designing the Great Seal of the USA
• Slide 21: Comparing Seals
• Slide 22: Part 5: Uncle Sam
• Slide 23: Uncle Sam Facts
• Slide 24: Other “Uncle Sams”
• Slide 25: Uncle Sam Wants You
• Slide 26: Part 6: Star-Spangled Banner
• Slide 27: Star-Spangled Banner Facts
• Slide 28: Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
• Slide 29: Star-Spangled Banner Customs
• Slide 30: Writing Tasks
• Slide 31: Opinion Writing Task
• Slide 32: Narrative Writing Task
• Slide 33: Informational Essay Writing Task

The student directions for each slide are included in the Speaker Notes at the bottom of each slide (similar to PowerPoint Presenter Notes).

Culminating research includes writing:

• an opinion: the student writes an opinion on which is the symbol that best represents the United States
• a fictional narrative: student writes a fictional narrative about an American soldier at Fort McHenry during the British bombardment during the War of 1812
• an informative essay: The student picks a symbol and writes a 3 - 5 paragraph essay on that symbol

Some other unique features of this Interactive Digital Notebook

• Table of Contents has links to each slide for easy navigation and return navigation
• HYPERLINKS to websites on the page for easy access
• Video Links use Safeshare.tv (now video.link) for safe viewing from YouTube
• Answer Key included
• Scoring Guide included
• List of Common Core State Standards for ELA pairings by grade level
• Tutorial for the teacher on how to assign the Interactive Digital Notebook in Google Classroom
• Teacher Tips for using Google Slides
• All student instructions are in the SPEAKER NOTES
• PDF file for the teacher of all the slides for reference
• PDF file for the teacher of the slides and SPEAKER NOTES
• There is a PRINTABLE for the student on which to take notes by hand.

TEACHERS, LIKE YOU, SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mary Katherine Duvall says, "This resource was so easy to assign and fun for the kids to complete."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Michele Trent says, "My students really enjoyed working on this and learned a lot. Thanks!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Erin M. says, "My students loved this power point (Google Slides) activity. It gave them a guide and prompted lots of research."

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Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

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