Content Area: Social Studies

 

Index: 6.4B Grade 2 CPI 4

 

Standard: 6.4 - US & NJ History

 

Strand: B -  State and Nation

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 -  The student will relate why important national buildings, statues, and monuments are associated with our national history.

 

Grade: 2

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students research the story of the patriotic statues, Justice and Liberty. How did they originate? What do they stand for? What is the connection between the Statue of Liberty and immigration, Ellis Island, and so on? Students research their own families to discover relatives who came to America through Ellis Island. Related topics include the American eagle, early American flags, Uncle Sam, Yankee Doodle, and other symbols of American values.

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