American Symbols

 

Bette E. Hudnutt

 

Wauseon Exempted Village Schools – Leggett Street Primary School

 

Sylvania - Timberstone

 

Social Studies – Grade 1

 

Grade 1

 

Social Studies

 

Ohio Social Studies Standards – Grade 1 – Government – Grade-level Indicator # 3

          Recognize symbols of the United States that represent its democracy and values including:

                   a. The bald eagle;

                   b. The White House;

                   c. The Statue of Liberty;

                   d. The national anthem.

 

The content is directed at primary-level information/sources that show and explain various American symbols.  The Dewey numbers range from 598.9 for the bald eagle to 975 for the government symbols.  The above symbols were searched using those key words.

 

Books include:

          Red, white, blue and Uncle who by T. Bateman and illustrated by J. O’Brien (929.9)

          The White House by L. Sorensen (975.3)

          The Star-Spangled Banner by P. Spier (781.5)

          The Star-Spangled Banner by C. Gamwell and illustrated by C. Jordan (782.42)

          The story of the Statue of Liberty by B. & G. Maestro (974.7)

          The Statue of Liberty by L. Penner (974.7)

          Statue of Liberty by J. Murray (974.7)

          Liberty by A. Drummond (Fiction)

          Soaring with the wind by G. Gibbons (598.9)

 

Web sites include:

          www.infohio.org includes First Gov for Kids

 

          www.kids.gov/   search under the Government icon and select Cool Stuff for Young People

 

          www.va.gov/kids/  is a site for K – 5th grades and includes kids games & activities

          www.whitehousekids.gov includes information for younger children as well as coloring book pages

 

www.infohio.org also includes Searchasaurus  and using the Primary Search one can locate articles on these American symbols

Weekly Reader – Senior; 3/26/2004, Vol. 82 Issue 22, p6 is titled Restoring Liberty.  It details the restoration of the Statue of Liberty.

 

www.infohio.org includes pictures after searching through Searchasaurus using the Pictures icon.  An image of the bald eagle is terrific.

 

www.bcpl.net/~etowner/anthem.html is a website using any search engine for “national anthem”.  It plays the song and presents all the words as well as information about Francis Scott Key.

 

www.kidsclick.org can be used for any of the American symbols.

 

www.nps.gov/stli/prod02.htm  is the National Park Service website that includes a tremendous amount of information about the Statue of Liberty.

 

www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/liberty.html is a website with tremendous images of this American symbol.

 

images.fws.gov/default.cfm?CFID=4430584&CFTOKEN=31627661 is the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Image Library  and their many images of the bald eagle.

 

www.oplin.org can be used to search American symbols.

 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html  has a subheading of Symbols of U.S. Government  and includes the Bald Eagle, The Statue of Liberty, The White House and the National Anthem.

 

Of course an American flag can be found in many places in a school building.