Introduction

Look around our classroom. We have lots of things that tell us about America. There is the flag, the picture of George Washington, even Mrs. Terr's silly green Statue of Liberty hat! But why do we have these things? And where do they come from? Do we have any other things in our school that stand for America? We can use our computers and the internet to learn all about the 'symbols' of our country. This is going to be fun!!!!

Questions

1. Who made the first American flag?
   
   
2. Where is the Statue Liberty?
   
   
3. What are these old papers?
   
   
4. Who is Chrtistopher Columbus?
   
   
5. What does pledge mean?
   
   

The Internet Resources

• Statue of Liberty
• Christopher Columbus
• Betsy Ross' Story
• Constitution and Declaration of Independance
• Pledge of Allegiance

The Big Question

If you want to draw a picture to show our country, the United States of America, what could you draw?