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We finished expanding horizons; next stop – American Symbols & landmarks! Goofy & I had so much fun with this unit! We did a variety of fun worksheets, hands on projects, crafts, and lots of reading. Here is a taste of what did…..don’t miss the FREE PRINTABLE worksheets link at the bottom.
We built The Empire State Building (NY) with a super cool Lego kit.
We looked at some famous bridges in America. Then we built the Golden Gate Bridge (CA) with a 3D puzzle.
We played a memory game I created to become familiar with American landmarks and improve our memory skills. Once again, these are free for your personal use only. Please so not copy, sell or host anywhere else. Please feel free to share my blog with whomever you like, but please do not link them to the download only link. Thanks.
We read about the Bald Eagle, discovered that Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird, and picked a family bird.
After reading about The White House & learning about some famous Presidents, Goofy wrote the President a letter & drew him a picture. (This was also great practice writing!) And two weeks letter we got an envelope from The White House! We were so excited to get a response letter, signed picture of Obama, signed family picture, interview with Obama & White House info, exploring the white house through art, and a day in the life of Boo (Obama's dog).
We learned about some famous & beautiful American parks and practiced our mapping skills.
We looked at the American flag and how it has changed throughout the years. Goofy observed how there was a star for each state. We talked about how the stripes represented the 13 original colonies. Then we made an edible American flag.
We read a wonderful historical fiction book
Saving the Liberty Bell by Megan McDonald and then made a liberty bell of our own. We also read about the statue of liberty & made our own torch.
We started this study with reading some good books to help us learn more about our national symbols & landmarks. These are great resources you should check out!
Below is the download link for the 10 worksheets I made to enhance our study of American Symbols & Landmarks. The worksheets include matching, mapping, cut & paste, bridge construction, do you know Thomas Jefferson, Our almost national bird, Flag, Uncle Sam poster, and our president. As always, these are free for your personal use only. Please so not copy, sell or host anywhere else. Please feel free to share my blog with whomever you like, but please do not link them to the download only link. Thanks.]
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What a great unit - thanks for the fabulous freebie!
ReplyDeleteThis unit looks great! Lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and educational unit! Thanks for the downloads and the great ideas! We may have to write a letter to the President too!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE edible flags, countries, etc.! Thanks for sharing with Brag Time Thursday!
ReplyDeletepinned this too! thanks for linking up, and for the printables! love the 3d builds too!!
ReplyDeleteYou really have to read my friend Chris Robertsons book "Little Miss Liberty" It's adorable and fits your theme here perfectly! I will link you on Kreative Resources on Facebook - love your activities!
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Creating 3-dimensional landmarks is a great activity! My son still loved creating 3-D puzzles as a teenager! Your flag cake is awesome! I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow
ReplyDeleteThis is a great unit! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your printables! I want to make a US study next year, and this will be perfect.
ReplyDeleteGreat game!! Thank you for sharing them. I just did Thanksgiving memory games for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteI would love it if you would share it at http://craftymomsshare.blogspot.com/2011/11/sharing-saturday-4.html. Thank you!
Great projects! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun ways to learn about the country! Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness!
ReplyDeleteI like the many ideas you have here. Great unit. Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness.
ReplyDeletewhat fun you had - loving those puzzles, esp. the 3D ones,
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to the Sunday Showcase! Can't wait to see what you share with us this week.
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I have no clue how I missed this before but this is FANTASTIC! I have pinned this onto my Pinterest Board. Thanks!
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