American Symbols, Monuments, and Landmarks

This is a comprehensive nonfiction unit about American symbols, monuments, and landmarks. This pack includes reading passages, graphic organizers, writing resources, and other goodies for your American Symbols studies.

Reading passages include:

• What is a Symbol?
• What is a Landmark?
• What is a Monument?
• Statue of Liberty
• Washington Monument
• American Flag
• White House
• Mount Rushmore
• Golden Gate Bridge
• Bald Eagle
• Lincoln Memorial
• U.S. Capitol
• Seattle Space Needle
• Liberty Bell
• St. Louis Gateway Arch
• Jefferson Memorial
• Hoover Dam
• Empire State Building
• Freedom Tower

This resource includes the following activities:

*Picture files cards for some of the vocabulary words
*Six videos attached to QR codes for your students to watch and record what they learn about American symbols, monuments, and landmarks. Recording sheets included.
*Vocabulary word wall cards
*Vocabulary word book
*Vocabulary word detective page
*Symbol notes- gathering facts and evidence from readings
*Caption This! – writing captions related to a drawing
*Graphic organizers
*Discussion cards that can be used for conversations or writing prompts.
*Writing paper in various sizes