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American Symbols and Traditions

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Booklet: U.S. Symbols (primary) A simple 10 page booklet, each page featuring a picture of a different U.S. symbol with a short sentence ("The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States.")
Chart: State Facts State, capital, state flower, state bird, state animal, and the date of statehood, all organized on four pages. Beautiful color pages with each flower, bird, and animal are available on the abcteach member site.
Comprehension: U.S. Landmarks - Vietnam Veterans Memorial (upper elementary) An introduction to the history and design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Crossword: U.S. Symbols (elem/ upper elem) 11 ACROSS: AKA "Old Glory"
Poster: Constitution Preamble The text to the preamble to the U.S. Constitution. Constitution Day is September 17th.
Poster: Pledge of Allegiance Text to the Pledge, with full color graphics.
Word Search: U.S. Symbols (elem) Find the words, from "bald eagle" to "bill of rights" in this continental-U.S. shaped word search.
Writing Prompt: Proud American (primary/elem) "I am proud to be a United States citizen because..."
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Color and Read: U.S. Symbols (primary) Set of seven pages easy to read with pictures to color for one download (larger file).
Color and Read: U.S: Symbols - Liberty Bell (primary) Picture of the Liberty Bell to color and informative text.
Color and Read: U.S. Symbols - United States Flag (primary) Short explanation of U.S. flag. Includes drawing of flag to color.
Color and Read: U.S. Symbols - The White House (primary) Drawing of the White House to color and informative text.
Color and Read: U.S. Symbols - Statue of Liberty (primary) Picture of Statue of Liberty to color and informative text.
Color and Read: U.S. Symbols - Bald Eagle (primary) Drawing of bald eagle to color, and informative text.
Word Wall: American Symbols and Traditions (pictures) From "bald eagle" to "White House". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Word Wall: American Symbols and Traditions From "American flag" to "Washington D.C.". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls.
Word Search: American Symbols and Traditions From "anthem" to "White House".
Matching: U.S. Symbols (primary) Match the pictures of U.S. symbols with the corresponding words.
Memory Game: U.S. Symbols and Traditions (color) Fun American symbol and tradition pictures and words make these flashcards useful for related activities.
Memory Game: U.S. Symbols and Traditions (b/w) Fun American symbol and tradition pictures and words make these flashcards useful for related activities.
Sudoku: U.S. Symbols (6x6) Solve the sudoku by filling in the missing U.S. symbols (featuring bald eagle, flag, Statue of Liberty and more)
Spelling: Constitution Preamble (upper elem) The words for the Preamble to the Constitution are presented in this spelling lesson, with cloze exercises and more.
Sign: American Symbols  
Research and Report: USA Web,Venn,acrostic, story planner,did you know cards, and report form.
Research and Report: United States Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about the United States. Includes a survey and graph to find out about people's favorite American food.
Map and Flag: United States Map and flag of the United States.
Fiction: The Pledge of Allegiance (elementary) "Every morning at 8:30 a.m., my school says the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag." Realistic fiction followed by multiple choice questions.
Comprehensions: American Symbols (elem) The abcteach comprehensions for U.S. symbols (the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, the Bald Eagle, the Flag, and the Great Seal), including thoughtful writing prompts, are gathered into one easy download.
Comprehension: US Government - The Bill of Rights (elem/upper elem) Explains the first ten amendments in clear and simple language, then presents a real case (Tinker v. Des Moines) and a hypothetical case to help understand how those amendments work. Excellent review and critical thinking questions.
Comprehension: US Government - Constitution (elem/upper elem) The form of government and the three branches of government are presented as reading comprehensions, and then facts are reviewed with realistic word problems.
Comprehension: U.S. Symbols- The Flag (upper elem/middle) A reading comprehension on the history of the U.S. flag, from its thirteen starred canton to its current appearance, and a reading comprehension overview of the Flag Code, to introduce or review proper treatment of the U.S. flag. Great for Flag Day (June 14th)...or any U.S. holiday.
Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - The Great Seal (elementary) A fact-filled page about this American symbol, with who-what-where-when questions to evaluate comprehension and writing prompts to encourage creative thinking.
Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - The Flag (elementary) A fact-filled page about this American symbol, with who-what-where-when questions to evaluate comprehension and writing prompts to encourage creative thinking.
Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - Statue of Liberty (upper elem/middle) A reading comprehension, featuring a "complete the timeline" activity.
Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - Statue of Liberty (elem) A fact-filled page about the Statue of Liberty, with who-what-where-when questions to evaluate comprehension and writing prompts to encourage creative thinking.
Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - Liberty Bell (elementary) A fact-filled page about this American symbol, with who-what-where-when questions to evaluate comprehension and writing prompts to encourage creative thinking.
Comprehension: U.S. Symbols - Bald Eagle (elementary) A fact-filled page about this American symbol, with who-what-where-when questions to evaluate comprehension and writing prompts to encourage creative thinking.
Comprehension: U.S. Landmarks- Washington Monument (upper elementary) Learn about a famous American landmark with this reading comprehension.
Comprehension: U.S. Landmarks- Mount Rushmore (elementary) Factual information about one of America's most famous landmarks, Mt. Rushmore, followed by multiple choice questions.
Comprehension: U.S. Landmarks- Lincoln Memorial (elem) A fact-filled comprehension about the Lincoln Memorial.
Comprehension: U.S. Landmarks - The White House (primary/elem) A fact-filled page about the White House, with who-what-where-when questions to evaluate comprehension.
Booklet: U.S. Symbols - American Bald Eagle (b/w) "The national bird of the United States is the American bald eagle."
Comprehension: The U.S. Constitution (elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about the U.S. constitution. Constitution Day is September 17th.
Comprehension: The Bill of Rights (primary) A simple and factual reading comprehension about the Bill of Rights.
Comprehension: The Bill of Rights (elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about the Bill of Rights.
Comprehension: Declaration of Independence (primary) A simple and factual reading comprehension about the Declaration of Independence.
Comprehension: Declaration of Independence (elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about the Declaration of Independence.
Comprehension: Charters of Freedom (elem/upper elem) Three fact-filled reading comprehensions on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, all in one easy download.Interesting and thorough!
Comprehension: Betsy Ross (upper elementary) The famous legend of Betsy Ross! Flag Day is June 14th-- why not celebrate with a reading comprehension of this popular tale, which includes some facts about the real Elisabeth Ross.
Assignment Forms: United States (all ages) Fun USA-themed late homework notices, assignment notices, notes from the teacher, and grading sheet.
Acrostic Form: Constitution Begin each line with a word that starts with the letter on that line.
Comprehension: The U.S. Constitution (primary) A simple and factual reading comprehension about the U.S. Constitution.
Booklet: U.S. Symbols - Pledge of Allegiance (color) Illustrated booklet with the text of the Pledge.
Booklet: U.S. Symbols - American Flag (color) "The American flag is a proud symbol of our nation."
Booklet: U.S. Symbols - Pledge of Allegiance (b/w) Illustrated booklet with the text of the Pledge.
Booklet: U.S. Symbols - American Bald Eagle (b/w) "The national bird of the United States is the American bald eagle."
Booklet: U.S. Symbols - American Flag (b/w) "The American flag is a proud symbol of our nation."
Comprehension: Pledge of Allegiance (upper elem/middle school) This informational piece provides a history of the Pledge, as well as a line by line analysis of the meaning, and essay/discussion questions.
Writing Paper: White House (elem/upper elem) Narrow-lined paper with an illustration of the White House in the upper-left corner of the White House.
Worksheet: Preamble Scramble (elem/upper elem) Oh no! The words to the Constitution Preamble have been all mixed up. Can you put them in the correct order?
Word Search: Constitution Preamble (elem/upper elem) Find the words from the text of the Preamble to the Constitution, all hidden in the U.S.-shaped word search.
USA: Map and Flag Cards  
Unscramble the Words: Constitution Preamble [member-created with abctools] All the capitalized words from the Preamble to the Constitution have been scrambled.
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