Washington, DC

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Washington, DC

• Tonia Christian
• Katie Esken
• Tasha Hackworth
• Andrea Hemmert
• Kristen Riddlebaugh

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Lesson Info

• Washington, DC
• 1st Grade
• This lesson focuses on the landmarks of our
  nations capital, including
• The White House
• Arlington National Cemetery
• The Washington Monument
• The Lincoln Memorial
• The National Zoo
• Authors Tonia Christian, Katie Esken, Tasha
  Hackworth, Andrea Hemmert Kristen Riddlebaugh

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Table of Contents

• Title Slide
• Lesson Info
• History Activities
• History Websites
• People in Societies Activities
• People in Societies Websites
• Geography Activities
• Geography Websites
• Economics Activities
• Economics Websites
• Government Activities
• Government Websites
• Citizenship Activities
• Citizenship Websites
• SS Skills Activities
• SS Websites
• Click on the bald eagle picture to return to
  the table of contents.

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History
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History Activities

• Arlington National Cemetery Tell if you feel the
  Unknown Solider was a hero. Do you think others
  think he was? Why or why not?
• The National Zoo Discuss in small groups how
  animals were used back in earlier days and how
  they are used now.
• Washington Monument Have students create a
  timeline of George Washingtons life beginning
  with his birth and ending with the present day.
  Mark the date when the Washington Monument was
  built.
• The White House Students will learn about
  Presidents Day and then explore why George
  Washington was called the Father of Our Country.
  Students will then draw and write about a family
  hero of theirs.
• The Lincoln Memorial Students will place events
  of Abraham Lincolns life in the correct order on
  a timeline. They will include the year that the
  Lincoln Memorial was inaugurated.

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History Websites

• Arlington National Cemetery http//www.constitut
  ional.net/140.html
• The National Zoo http//www.rightsforanimals.org/
  texts.php
• Washington Monument
• www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson05
  1.shtml
• The White House
• http//www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/preside
  nts-day/index.htmlaboutpresidentsday
• 5. The Lincoln Memorial http//www.historyplace.
  com/lincoln/index.html

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People in Society
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People in Societies Activities

• Arlington National Cemetery Write a biography
  describing what you think the Unknown Soldier's
  life was like.
• The National Zoo Have children write down a
  sentence or two of how their house pet affects
  their home life.
• Washington Monument Have students write about
  three of George Washingtons achievements and
  qualities to determine if they had any effect on
  a monument being built in his honor.
• The White House Students will learn about
  traditions at the White House, then they will
  draw a picture and explain a tradition they have
  with their family to the class.
• The Lincoln Memorial Students will look at
  different pictures of people from the pioneer
  days. We will discuss how people look different
  now.

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People in Societies Websites

• Arlington National Cemetery http//www.arlingtonc
  emetery.org/visitor_information/tomb_of_the_unknow
  ns.html
• The National Zoo http//www.caringforkids.cps.ca/
  healthy/Pets.htm
• Washington Monument
• www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/62wash/
  62wash.htm
• 4. The White House
• http//www.whitehouse.gov/kids/traditions/
  
• 5. The Lincoln Memorial
• http//pioneerlife.tripod.com/

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Geography
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Geography Activities

• Arlington National Cemetery Locate Arlington,
  Virginia on a map. Explain that Arlington is
  near the Pentagon and the Potomac River.
• The National Zoo Have students pick one animal
  and explain where that animal lives and what it
  needs in order to live in the specific place.
• Washington Monument Use a map to locate the
  Washington Monument in the National Mall. Track
  the distance of our journey from Ohio to
  Washington, D.C.
• The White House Students will locate the White
  House symbol on a map of Washington, D.C.
• The Lincoln Memorial Students will look at a
  map of the United States and compare it to what
  the U.S. map looked like in 1861-1865, when
  Abraham Lincoln was president. You can discuss
  how the map has changed over the years.

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Geography Websites

• Arlington National Cemetery http//en.wikipedia.o
  rg/wiki/ImagePentagon_road_network_map_1945.jpg
• The National Zoo http//www.factmonster.com/ipka/
  A0768522.html
• Washington Monument
• www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/compapps
  /workshop/dc/washmon.htm
• 4. The White House
• http//www.carolmendelmaps.com/mapdc/dc6.html
• 5. The Lincoln Memorial http//www.siec.k12.in.u
  s/west/proj/lincoln/states.htm

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Economics
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Economics Activities

• Arlington National Cemetery Discuss requirements
  for burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
• The National Zoo Explain how animals help our
  economy.
• Washington Monument Discuss the cost of the
  monuments original design by Robert Mills with
  the cost of the materials to build a similar
  monument today.
• The White House Students will describe how the
  government/White House affects them in their
  school.
• The Lincoln Memorial We will discuss how the
  economics have changed since Abraham Lincoln was
  president. You can compare the different costs
  of things as they are now to what they cost in
  the 1860s. We will discuss why things are more
  expensive now.

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Economics Websites

• Arlington National Cemetery http//www.arlingtonc
  emetery.net/eligib.htm
• The National Zoo http//www.magickeys.com/books/f
  arm/index.html
• Washington Monument www.tourofdc.org/monuments/wa
  shington-monument/
• The White House
• http//www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.c
  gi?id18199externalhttp//www.pbs.org/democracy/
  kids/presforaday/index.htmloriginalhttp//www.pr
  oteacher.com/090055.shtmltitlePresident20for20
  a20Day
• 5. The Lincoln Memorial http//measuringworth.com
  /calculators/ppowerus/

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Government
http//harpervalley.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/_g
eorge-bush.jpg
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Government Activities

• Arlington National Cemetery Discuss the
  changing of the guard. List purposes/roles and
  expected visitor behavior.
• The National Zoo Have a guest speaker come in
  and talk about what government agency they work
  for and how they make sure animals are taken care
  of.
• Washington Monument Students take a vote to
  elect a president for a day. The student
  president will make speeches, enforce rules, get
  along with their peers and shake hands with those
  in the hall.
• The White House Students will complete a White
  House page in a symbols book by matching the
  words with the correct symbol, then coloring.
• The Lincoln Memorial Discuss how the Lincoln
  Memorial is an important landmark in the U.S.
  They will learn why the Lincoln Memorial is so
  important. Read the book, The Lincoln Memorial
  American Symbols, by Terri Degezelle.

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Government Websites

• Arlington National Cemetery http//www.tombguard.
  org/FAQ.html
• The National Zoo http//www.ppath.org/
• Washington Monument
• http//www.lessons.ctaponline.org/tbrunn
  er/
• The White House
• http//www.abcteach.com/free/a/american_symbols_p
  rimary.pdf
• 5. The Lincoln Memorial
• http//bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/lin
  coln.html

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Citizenship
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Citizenship Activities

• Arlington National Cemetery Were the soldiers
  buried at Arlington good citizens? Why or why
  not?
• The National Zoo Discuss in small groups how to
  treat animals. Discuss that people are allowed
  to have pets as long as they take care of them.
• Washington Monument Read about the good deeds of
  George Washington that led to a monument being
  built for him. Have students practice the same
  generosities and respect for others that George
  Washington had.
• The White House Students will learn about the
  accomplishments that some of our former
  Presidents have achieved by the teacher reading,
  What Presidents Are Made Of, then they will write
  and draw a picture of a personal accomplishment
  they have.
• The Lincoln Memorial The students will now know
  that Abraham Lincoln ended slavery. They would
  have also learned how Martin Luther King Jr. gave
  a speech at the Lincoln Memorial. Have students
  get with a partner and discuss what they thing
  Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln would
  have said to one another.

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Citizenship Websites

• Arlington National Cemetery http//www.christophe
  rs.org/nn436.html
• The National Zoo http//www.avma.org/careforanima
  ls/kidscorner/default.asp
• Washington Monument www.brainpopjr.com/socialstud
  ies/citizenship/ussymbols/grownups.weml
• The White House
• http//www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr008.sht
  mlkindergarten
• 5. The Lincoln Memorial http//content.scholastic
  .com/browse/article.jsp?id11392

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S.S. Skills Methods
http//www.finetre.com/images/capitolarea.jpg
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S.S. Skills Methods Activities

• Arlington National Cemetery Guest speaker from
  WPAFB. Students listen to speaker and ask
  relevant questions.
• The National Zoo Trip to the local zoo, students
  ask questions about what they have learned
  throughout the week.
• Washington Monument Discuss the importance of
  memorials such as the Washington Monument and the
  people or events they honor. Have students create
  a memorial of an event important in their life
  and write about it.
• The White House Students will first read a list
  of jobs that the President must perform. Then
  they will need to write about what it would be
  like to do that job and draw a picture.
• The Lincoln Memorial Have students read the book
  Meet Abraham Lincoln, by Barbara Cary. They
  should then get with a partner and summarize what
  they have learned.

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S.S. Skills Methods Websites

• Arlington National Cemetery http//www.wpafb.af.m
  il/
• The National Zoo http//nationalzoo.si.edu/
• Washington Monument http//www.content.scholasti
  c.com/browse/article.jsp?id3221
• The White House
• http//www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2005S/0
  50128_bp5.pdf
• 5. The Lincoln Memorial http//www.whitehouse.go
  v/kids/presidents/abrahamlincoln.html