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Presidential Monuments
Subject: U.S. History, Art, Language Arts, Technology
Grade: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
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Brief Description
Students create a new monument for a U.S. president!
Objectives
Students
- define the wordmonument,
- learn about monuments honoring U.S. presidents,
- design a new monument for a president.
Keywords
president, monument
Materials Needed
- teacher-selected library, textbook, and/or online sources about monuments honoring U.S. presidents
- drawing paper
- pens or pencils
- markers
Lesson Plan
Suggestion: You may want to complete this activity in two lessons.
Lesson 1
- Discuss the meaning of the word monument. Ask students to name some famous monuments in the United States. Ask which of those monuments honor presidents.
- Have students study images of some of the monuments honoring presidents from teacher-selected library, textbook, or online sources. Begin your research with these sites:
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Mount Rushmore
- Tell students: Imagine you are an artist who has been asked to design a new monument for a president. Which president would you choose to honor with a monument? Why? What kind of image and design would you create for your monument?
- Divide the class into small groups. Distribute drawing paper. Tell students to work together to choose the president for a new monument and create a design for the monument. Tell students to write a short paragraph telling the reason they chose their president and describing the design for the monument. Encourage students to use print and/or online sources for any needed research.
Lesson 2
Have students present their completed designs to the class. Ask the class to choose their favorite designs.
Extension:Let the class choose one design to build as a model. Let students choose the materials for the model.
Assessment
Evaluate students' designs and presentations.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Lois Lewis
National Standards
Social Sciences:
NSS-USH.K-4.3
NSS-USH.5-12.3
NSS-USH.5-12.4
NSS-USH.5-12.5
NSS-USH.5-12.6
NSS-USH.5-12.7
NSS-USH.5-12.8
NSS-USH.5-12.9
Fine Arts:
NA-VA.K-4.1
NA-VA.5-8.1
NA-VA.9-12.1
Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.6
NL-ENG.K-12.8
Technology:
NT.K-12.1
NT.K-12.3
NT.K-12.5
Originally published 02/12/2001
Last updated 12/08/2008
