11.13 a. George Washington was a great leader in the army. He helped our country. He signed the Constitution when America became a country. He was our first president. b. Ask the following questions: i. Who is George Washington? (first president of the United States) ii. Why do you think the Washington Monument was built? (to remember our first president) 5. Show the image “George Washington'' again and have the students point to the image of the Washington Monument in the student edition. Help the students make the connection between the two images. a. Explain: The Washington Monument was built to remember George Washington. When we see the Washington Monument, we can remember the first president of the United States. We can remember how he helped the country and what a great leader he was. 6. In the student edition, have the students draw a line to connect the image of the Washington Monument to the symbol on the map. Explain where the Washington Monument is located in the country and in relation to your state. 7. Give the students the opportunity to discuss this symbol and what it stands for. Encourage them to use the following sentence stem: a. The Washington Monument helps us to remember George Washington . 8. Read the title of the article “Lincoln Memorial” as a class. Write the word “memorial” on the board and discuss the word. Give students the opportunity to share if they know what a memorial is. Ask: a. What is a memorial? (Answers may vary.) 9. Explain that a memorial is like a monument. A memorial is a place that is built to help us remember a person, group, or event. Discuss that people build memorials to remember people and events. We have monuments and memorials that are national patriotic symbols. They help us to remember important people in history. 10.Read the article “Lincoln Memorial” together and invite students to follow along with their finger under the words. Show the image “Abraham Lincoln,” included in related media, and point out the image of the Lincoln Memorial in the student edition. a. Give background information on Abraham Lincoln: i. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president. He wanted all people to be free. He wanted people to have the same rights. When our country was divided, he helped the country come together. Who is Abraham Lincoln? (16th president of the United States) ii. Why was the Lincoln Memorial built? (to remember Abraham Lincoln and how he helped the country) b. Ask the following questions: i. 11.Show the image “Abraham Lincoln” again and have the students point to the image of the Lincoln Memorial in the student edition. Help the students make the connection between the two images. a. Explain: The Lincoln Memorial was built to remember Abraham Lincoln. When we see the Lincoln Memorial, we can remember Abraham Lincoln and the work he did to help all people have the same rights. 12.In the student edition, have the students draw a line to connect the image of the Lincoln Memorial to the symbol on the map. Explain where the Lincoln Memorial is located in the country and in relation to your state.
National Symbols | Week 11
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