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Kindergarten Unit Six: US Symbols

Kindergarten Unit Six: US Symbols. Sarah Blascovich Brown Teacher on Assignment. Finding the Symbols:. ~Statue of Liberty : http://www.statueofliberty.org/default_sol.htm ~Pledge of Allegiance: http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/pledge.asp

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Kindergarten Unit Six: US Symbols

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  1. Kindergarten Unit Six: US Symbols Sarah Blascovich Brown Teacher on Assignment

  2. Finding the Symbols: ~Statue of Liberty: http://www.statueofliberty.org/default_sol.htm ~Pledge of Allegiance: http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/pledge.asp ~Star Spangled Banner: http://americanhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/ ~National Flag: http://www.usembassy.org.uk/rcflags.html ~Bald Eagle: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/eagle.html ~State Flag: http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/museum/html/georgia_state_flag_current.htm

  3. Unit Six Highlights The Statue of Liberty Lucille R. Penner

  4. Unit Six Highlights

  5. Happy Birthday, America By: Mary Pope Osborne • Great book for comparing different ways of recognizing a holiday (family/community). • Have students pick out the parts of the celebration that have stayed the same over time, and the ones that have changed (useful for Time, Change, Continuity EU). • Economics tie-in: have students plan a remembrance of the Fourth of July (or other holiday from the unit), make choices, and budget. • Look for other examples of Fourth of July stories in books, and compare.

  6. Website Resources • Fourth of July Fun:http://www.dltk-kids.com/usa/ • Primary Sources and history at the Library of Congress:http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul04.html • Facts about the Fourth from the U.S. Census: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/004772.html • Flag Day documents and history from the Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun14.html • Simple Flag Day story from America’s Library: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_birth_1.html • Flag Day Background: http://www.noblenet.org/year/flagday/ • Memorial Day Information from the Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs: http://www1.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/ • Library of Congress documents related to Memorial Day: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may30.html

  7. Literacy Resources: Memorial DayJacqueline Cotton Flag DayKelly Bennett Independence Day Trudy Trueit The Great Birthday of Our Republic Laura Malkin Apple Pie 4th of JulyJanet Wong Celebrate Independence Day Deborah Heiligman

  8. 123 USA: A Cool Counting Book By: Puck • Great model for student/class books • Allows students to identify important symbols • Students could talk through this, and share the significance of the portrayed symbols • Also excellent for allowing text-to-self connections! • Check it out on LookyBook: http://www.lookybook.com/mainpage.php?name_id=1562

  9. Looking for a Book? • www.lookybook.com • Flip through a book to decide if it’s right for you & your students • Visit Sarah’s bookshelf: http://www.lookybook.com/bookshelf-detail.php?bookshelf_id=18309.

  10. Technological Possibilities • Microsoft PhotoStory • Animoto.com

  11. Teaching Unit Six: • Culture • Brief, grade-appropriate history of Memorial Day, Flag Day, & Independence Day • Discussion of ways those special days are observed – be sure to include your community! • Comparison of state & national flags • Symbolism of flags • Significance of Statue of Liberty

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