Description

This bundle of four America 250 Mini Unit Studies is perfect for commemorating America’s 250th birthday.  Your family will learn the history behind the Star-Spangled Banner, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, and our national bird, the Bald Eagle.

Plus children will work on skills like notetaking, listening, sequencing a history timeline, analyzing poetry,  and more! Complete with video links, book suggestions, and fun activities these unit studies will help your children gain a greater understanding and appreciation of the history of their country.

Also check out our Bundle of Government Unit Studies.

Each America 250 Mini Unit Study Includes:

Links to videos: A variety of videos about each topic.

Book Suggestions: Links to non-fiction children’s books as well a few fictional books.

Notebooking Page: Take notes and/or draw pictures about what you learn about each topic.  The questions will guide your children as to the important information they should listen and read for.

Listening to Learn Activity: Parents read directions while children color, draw and write on pictures related to each America 250 topic.  This is a fun way to introduce your children to the idea of listening and taking notes.

Printable Activity: Each Mini Unit Study has a unique printable…

• Star-Spangled Banner Stanza by Stanza: Carefully read each stanza and answer the related questions.
• Liberty Bell Historic Timeline: Study the cards, then cut them out, mix them up and put them back in order.
• Parts of the Statue of Liberty: Study the poster to learn about the different parts of the statue and what they symbolize.  Then                 complete the accompanying worksheet.
• Life Cycle of a Bald Eagle:  Study the poster to learn about the stages in a bald eagle’s life cycle and then complete the                                       accompanying worksheet.

Hands-on Activities: Draw pictures, make models, explore some math and science concepts, act out some history and more.

Quiz: Assess what your children learned during each unit with a fun, short quiz.

Grades: 2nd-6th

Pages: 11-13 pages each

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