11.7 b. Ask if anyone has ever visited the Statue of Liberty. If anyone answers, “Yes,” allow them to share their experience. 3. Explain to the students that the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of the United States. Today, they are going to learn what it stands for. 4. Read the article together, and invite students to follow along with their fingers under the words. Have the students highlight the word “liberty.” Write the word on the board. 5. Show the images “Statue of Liberty” and “Close View Statue of Liberty,” included in related media. Prompt students to think about the word “liberty.” a. Ask them where else they may have heard the word “liberty.” (Answers may vary. Possible answers include: the Pledge of Allegiance, patriotic songs, etc.) b. Write the word “liberty” on the board, and invite students to share what they think liberty means. Ask: i. What do you think the word “liberty” means? (Answers may vary.) c. Explain that the word “liberty” means freedom. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol that stands for freedom. When we see the Statue of Liberty, it helps us remember that we are free and that we live in a country that is free. d. Explain that the Statue of Liberty is in New York Harbor. Refer to the picture in the student edition. When people come into New York Harbor, the statue welcomes them to the United States. 6. Have the students draw a line to connect the image of the Statue of Liberty to the symbol on the map. Explain that the symbols of our country are in different places in our country and on the map. 7. Have the students circle your state on the map in the student edition. Have a discussion about how the students live in your state. Discuss where your state is in relation to the Statue of Liberty. 8. Show the “National Symbols” chart. Reiterate that the Statue of Liberty stands for freedom. a. Write the word “freedom” on the chart. b. Discuss the importance of this symbol and the freedom that it represents. 9. Give each student a copy of the graphic organizer Patriotic Symbols. Have the students fill out the sentence and color the picture of the Statue of Liberty. Have the students share with a partner what the Statue of Liberty stands for, using the following sentence stem: a. The Statue of Liberty stands for freedom . b. Instruct the students to glue the graphic organizer into their interactive notebooks. They will be using this organizer again. 10.Extension activity: Read a nonfiction book about the Statue of Liberty. Discuss learning as you read. Together, identify the main idea and key details of the story. After reading, do the following: a. Split a piece of chart paper into three sections. Title the three sections with the following headers: i. The Statue of Liberty Is: ii. The Statue of Liberty Has: iii. The Statue of Liberty Stands For: b. Using information from the article and the book, complete the chart. Give the students time to discuss their thinking with a partner or group and then discuss as a class and add it to the chart.
National Symbols | Week 11
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