Our Country And Her Glory Symbols
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1st Grade
Unit 1 Social Living
Our Country and Her Glory Symbols
We are off on a President Hunt…. Who is our
President?
Great Job, 1st Graders !!!! We have found our President of the United States !
What is our President’s name?
President Barack Obama
Where does our President live?The President lives in Washington, DC.
Washington, DC is in-between 2 states:
- Maryland and Virginia
Important Fact:
It is the only American city that is not part of a State.
The White House
White House Picture
In the White House lives the First Lady, the President’s wife and their family. It is tradition that the President’s family
get a dog to live there with them. The family of the President lives in the White House only while their father is President. Once he is voted out of
office, they move back to their home.
The Oval Office
Oval Office Location
This is the office of the President in the White House. He
has very important meetings here.
Air Force One
This is the only way that the President flies around the country. In the jet, there are many people with him.
Past Presidents• George
Washington• He was the 1st
President of the USA
• He was the 1st person to sign the Constitution.
• He is on the quarter
Another Past President• Thomas Jefferson• 3rd President• Helped write the
Declaration of Independence.
• Very responsible and got things done that needed to be done
How would you describe a President’s
Role?
Who is this?
America’s Symbols
The United States, like many different countries, have symbols that remind us of
important people or events that have made us the country that we are today.
Think of something's that you know is a symbol of someone you knew or somewhere you have been?
The Bald Eagle
There was a leader that wanted the Turkey as our country’s bird, but was out voted to have the Bald
Eagle.
The State Capitol Building
Mount Rushmore
4 past Presidents are shown here in a rock mountain. The statues were done with dynamite and drills. This
is located in South Dakota.
The Liberty Bell• This is a symbol of
Freedom. • The bell was read
when the Declaration of Independence was read for the 1st time.
• The bell is cracked and no longer rings today.
• The bell is located in Philadelphia and is visited often by tourist.
Statue of Liberty• The Statue of Liberty is in New York
Harbor on Liberty Island.• The Statue was a gift from France
and is a symbol of Freedom of our people.
• When many people came to our country long ago, they came by boat. The Statue was the 1st thing they saw.
What do we know of today that has symbols?
A place to MeetFootball Stadium Capital Building
A Mascot or A country AnimalA Mascot A country Bird
A Flag to declare their PlaceLSU Flag Country Flag
VictoryScores Statue of Liberty
SongTiger Fight Song Star Spangle Banner
and
God Bless America