Lady Liberty

I think I love everything about being an American!  Don't you?

Well, we talked all about American Symbols & of course my kiddos loved measuring, drawing, & writing facts about The Statue of Liberty.  We're learning all this & about the Constitution for today...Happy Birthday Constitution (Sept. 17th, 1787).

We made hats & torches...the parents thought they were ADORBS (well, they were right!)!

Happy Constitution Day,

Miss Kristan King

Veteran's Day

So many {MOST} out there had Monday off...not I!

But, that's okay because we had a jeans day & a SUPER rockin' assembly, where we invited veterans to our school & honored them.

I read The Wall by: Eve Bunting & we read a book all about veterans.  Then, we made this:

We hung our banners & then went to the gym for the assembly:

So glad to live in America & work at a job I love!  Thank you soldiers past & present for the sacrifices you make,

Miss Kristan King

"Hey, Do You Know About the USA?

...Do you know about the government?  Do you know about The Constitution?"

- America Rock

Gotta love Schoolhouse Rock!

Our focus this week was on America - in honor of 9/17 Constitution Day.  We learned all about national symbols - Liberty Bell, bald eagle, American flag, The Constitution, & The Statue of Liberty.  We did the first 1/2 of Deanna Jump's America Unit {the second 1/2 we attempt for President's Day in Feb.}.

Here we are measuring her foot & rockin' our Statue of Liberty hats/torches:

It was a great week, filled with American pride!

Miss Kristan King

Constitution Day

God Bless...

The eagles were done with a parent volunteer - I am thankful, but she allowed the children to cut their bald heads rather than paper tear them :(.

Are you required asked to teach Constitution Day on 9/17?

I am.

From my district- actually, our Board of Education - they want detailed plans.

It's not that I mind, I love the U.S.A. - it's just this day falls in the middle of our fall, leaves, pumpkin, scarecrow extravaganza and I always struggle to "fit it in."

Well, this year I'm singin' a different tune...I purchased Deanna Jump's America packet from TpT and have no fear!!!  {It is a 2 week unit, 1/2 I saved for Constitution Day/Week & the other 1/2 I plan to revisit in Feb. for President's Day.}

I read various books on bald eagles, the American Flag, the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, & of course - We the Kids.  Then each day we listened to various songs about America: {which my students noted, sounded like "church" music - because it was sung by a choir, LOL!} "Star Spangled Banner," "America the Beautiful," "This Land is Your Land," etc.

My students loved making their American symbols book & they really loved doing the penny/Statue of Liberty foot measuring experiment too (see my scarecrow post for a glimpse of the foot in our hallway).  And, I was really impressed with their directed drawings of Lady Liberty.

To cap off the week, we watched a few ol' school - School House America Rocks clips:

Preamble to the Constitution

The Great American Melting Pot

Fireworks

Hope this helps you with your American symbols/Civics/History units {I am getting excited for an Election unit in Nov. from posting these clips!}.

Stand Beside Her, and Guide Her Through the Night with a Light from Above,

Miss King