American Symbols

Over a month of reading, writing, and activities await your eager students! The American Symbols Included are: The White House, Bald Eagle, Mount Rushmore, American Flag, Liberty Bell, and the Statue of Liberty. UPDATE added The Washington Monument since so many of you requested it! This a 100+ page TpT best seller and has everything you need!

If you would like the American Symbols Unit PLUS American Symbols Art please purchase the bundle.

Reading:

Your students will rocket forward in their reading skills since this unit meets the informational; reading demands of the Common Core. This non-fiction is both engaging and fun. It is also written with young readers in mind.

Assessment:

With the provided tests you will be able to quickly assess who needs more help AND fill up your grade book!

Writing

Pages are provided for brainstorming and writing

Ages and Stages:

Designed for first grade

Can be used in Fall of second grade

Can be used for kids who have 1/2nd grade reading level in a special education classroom.

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2 interactive Little Books

• What is a Symbol
• Six American Symbols

8 Math and Literacy activities:

• Full Color Pictures for the Math Graphing activity
• Bar Graph
• Tally Graph
• Syllable clap out
• Clue match up " What Symbol is it?"
• Label Lady Liberty

Learning the Pledge:

• Mixed up Pledge Activity
• Pledge Oral Speaking Note home
• Pledge Oral Speaking rubric for grades

8 Fluency / reading comprehension pages:

• What is symbol ?
• What is a landmark ?
• The Flag
• The White House, the home of the President!
• The Statue of Liberty
• Liberty Bell
• Bald Eagle
• Mount Rushmore

6 Word Word and Sentence Editing Activities:

• The Statue Of Liberty
• The White House
• The Liberty Bell
• Mount Rushmore
• Bald Eagle
• American Flag

2 Patriotic themed student writing pages:

• Primary lines
• Regular lines

4 assessments:

• cut and paste
• circle the symbol
• match it
• calendar symbols

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-The Washington Monument Update- January 2018

1. Reading passage

2. Think and Match

3. Syllable Clap Out

4. Clue Match Up

5. Vocabulary search with sentence editing

6. Writing Pre-wite Brainstorming

7. Quick Write with sense of closure

8. Updated Assessment that includes the Washington Monument

9. Updated Math Graphing- "What's Your Favorite American Symbol?"

Enjoy,

Katie Knight

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