National Symbols Unit (13 American Symbols Lessons)

National Symbols Unit was designed for 1st-3rd grade teachers and homeschool parents searching for content-rich National Symbols lessons that foster Math and Literacy in Social Studies.

National Symbols features 13 complete lessons (all nonfiction informational text included) focusing on these American icons:

The American Flag
The Bald Eagle
The Great Seal
The United States Capitol
The Liberty Bell
The Statue of Liberty
The Washington Monument
The Jefferson Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial
The Golden Gate Bridge
Mount Rushmore
The Gateway Arch
The Empire State Building

We ve packed National Symbols with a balanced mix of higher and lower level hands-on activities that include:

National Symbols pre and post tests
Questions after each of the 13 lessons to assess Informational Text
Short research project to make and play the game Find the Fib using true and false statements
Grid Math utilizing number and letter pairs on a Coordinate Grid to solve Mystery Puzzles
Expository Sentence writing practice using Graphic Organizers
Time Lines to trace the history of historical and personal events
Bar Graph to illustrate the heights of various National Symbols
Reference Map Skills using Cardinal Directions to plot important points of interest on a map

We've included a ready-made Literacy game, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the higher-level National Symbols activities.

Authors Victoria Smith and Amy Headley are veteran teachers in Arizona with more than 40 years of teaching experience between them. They formed Splash! Publications with a very simple goal: provide teachers with resources that can be used immediately. No lessons to plan, vocabulary words to define, or activities to create. Simply open these teacher resources and start teaching.

Each of their 60 + teacher-created resources has been classroom tested and contains complete lessons with measurable objectives and a balanced mix of lower and higher level activities that keep students asking for more! Created by Teachers. It Just Makes Sense.