Kindergarten year Social Studies Unit 4: Symbols of Country and State

Kindergarten · Social Studies · Week 22

National symbols

Pick a page. Tap Play to listen.

  1. LookWhich symbols can you find?Play
  2. DoMatch pictures and clues.Play
  3. ShowTell about one symbol.Play
  4. DrawDraw what you saw this week.Play
For the grown-up

Each lesson takes about 15 to 20 minutes.

Big idea

People use symbols to remember shared ideas and places.

Words

  • eagle large bird
  • liberty freedom
  • statue shaped figure made by people
  • bell metal object made to ring

All words on the Word Wall

Talk together

  • Which symbol is a living kind of animal?
  • What idea does liberty mean?
  • What can we tell from the image, and what needs a source?

Get ready

  • Approved sample national-symbol image references, map and s4-symbols cards.

How to help

Let your child listen, look and try before you explain. Point to the next picture if needed. Accept drawing, pointing or a voice response; writing is optional. Save the child’s own work with a date.

Standards

K.2