National Monuments Unit Activities

America’s National Monuments This unit is a great resource to teach your students about six of America’s National Monuments! Take your students on a tour of the USA as you learn more about the Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, Congress Building, The White House, and Mount Rushmore.

You'll love all the teaching resources and activities this unit includes! Your students will love all the interactive activities!

This 2 part pack includes:

• A Teaching PowerPoint Slide Show-Use this file to teach your students about the history of 6 the National Monuments and their location. Click the links in the presentation to see each monument in Google Maps. See 3-D maps, look at 360 degree photos, and even see pictures from inside the monuments posted by the visitors themselves!

• Activities File- this 40 page file includes many fun activities for your class to complete as they move through the unit.

Activities Include:

• Monument Mini Travel Logbook to complete during your tour. Students take notes in their mini logbook as they explore and learn about each of the six featured National Monuments.
• Monumental Tour Map- so your kiddos can plat their track as they explore the Nation’s Monuments. One with pictures, one without.
• Monumental Writings- set of 3 writing activities to engage your students while utilizing their learning. Each writing activity includes a brainstorming, primary lined page, intermediate lined page, and an illustration page.
• Monument Match-Up- a center or whole group activity. Students work to match the monument's title to the picture and a fact. Includes a cut and paste activity.
• A Monumental Timeline- Create a class timeline by putting the monument's construction dates in order! Cut apart the dates and names for a challenge. Build the timeline as you learn about the unit and keep up on a bulletin board! Includes cut and paste timeline sheet.
• Monuments Test- A quick assessment to spot-check your student’s understanding of the National Monuments taught in this unit.

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TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Day Before School says, "This is the best "VIRTUAL" field trip for students, ESPECIALLY during COVID times! I love the associated PowerPoint with amazing details and the link on each slide that takes you directly to the national monument on Google Maps! My students LOVED learning about this and it was fun to do this on the day of the inauguration (and tie some of the monuments to the president and where he lives and works). The activities are also phenomenal. I especially love the mini travel book! This is a great resource at an amazing price! This also covers the first-grade standard to learn about national monuments and symbols!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Joyce M. says, "We used this in summer school to go along with our unit about National Parks. My students loved it and were completely engaged. When they finished one of the parks, they were very motivated to move on to the next one. By the end, they knew a lot about National Parks and were excited to visit some."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jennifer S. says, "A huge section of the first-grade social studies curriculum has to deal with National Monuments. I was teaching this and using the powerpoint to travel across the nation when I had a pop-in observation with my principal. The students were engaged and learning through our virtual tours. The google maps and the corresponding forms are perfect for first grade. Thank you."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Catherine B. says, "This was perfect for our study of monuments and very easy for me to implement. Thanks for a great resource!"

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