American symbols and landmarks
Download an editable 2nd grade slideshow about American symbols, landmarks and their importance.
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Year group
- 2nd Grade
- Curriculum topic
- American symbols and landmarks
- Editable download
- PPTX
About this resource
Built for a clear, classroom-ready lesson.
This complete lesson takes students through seven American symbols and landmarks, from the flag and the bald eagle to the Liberty Bell, Mount Rushmore and the Pledge of Allegiance, explaining what each one represents. Each symbol gets a large image and a "did you know?" fact, followed by whole-class checks, a symbol-to-meaning matching activity and a "design your own class symbol" task.
Use the deck as supplied or edit the PowerPoint to add your state symbols, adjust the vocabulary or change the lesson length. Answer slides are included so teachers can review each activity quickly.
Learning objectives
- Identify important American symbols and landmarks
- Explain what each one represents
What’s included
- 16 classroom-ready slides
- Teaching explanations and worked examples
- Fill-the-gap and true-or-false activities
- Quiz questions with answer slides
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