Title: American Symbols
Grade Level:  4-6

Subjects:

• Social Studies
• Language Arts
• Technology

Learner Outcomes:

• The student will identify U.S. symbols.
• The student will describe the purpose of individual U.S. symbols.
• Teams will research a U.S. symbol.
• Teams will dress up as the U.S. symbol and present information to class.
• The student will create their own  symbol.

Duration of Lesson:  5 Days

Materials:

• Internet Access
• Costumes
• Information Sheet

• Internet Access

Teacher Notes:

• Students need to have a signed AUP on file.
• Students may work on costumes at home.

• Group students into five teams.
• Teams brainstorm American symbols. (possible responses eagle, American flag, Uncle Sam, Liberty Bell, Figures of Justice, Great Seal etc.).
• Teams share their list of American symbols.
• As a large group discuss why we have American symbols.
• Teams predict what they think the symbols stand for.
• Assign each Team an American Symbol.

• Teams will do a tutorial on how to use the Internet to do research.

                                                        Day 3 - 4

• Teams use the internet to search for information on their symbol.
• Teams complete an information sheet
• Resources for the teacher/students

• Teams dress up as their symbol and present their information to the class.

Modifications:  Modify according to students IEP's

Enrichment Activities:

• Students create their own American Symbol
• Students research World Symbols or State Symbols

Evaluation/Assessment:

• Completion of Information Sheet
• Completion of presentation (Rubric)

    Language Arts
        4.51, 4.83, 5.5, 5.61, 5.164, 6.54, 6.64, 6.143

    Technology
        4.93, 4.96, 4.101, 5.180, 5.188, 6.155, 6.162

National Standards:
  Social Studies
    6.  Understands the causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and
           interests involved in shaping the revolutionary movement, and reasons
          for the American victory.
  Language Arts
      4.  Gathers and uses information for research purposes.
  Technology
       2.  Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs.

Job/Career Clusters:
    Fine Arts and Humanities

References:
    U.S. History Part 1992 Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc.
    ClassWorks 1989 by Scholastic, Inc.

Authors: Linda Work, Ruth Potts, Peggy Grantham
South Jefferson Elementary
 
 

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Overview

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5