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Showing 45 results for Liberty Bell ...
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Analyze the influences that shaped the symbolic meaning of the bell, and evaluate the various claims as to how and when it was cracked.
Independence National Historical Park
The Liberty Bell as a Modern Symbol, grades K-2
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students will discuss what a symbol is through various examples. They will learn how the Liberty Bell is used as a symbol for different people, and develop vocabulary pertaining to the Liberty Bell.
Independence National Historical Park
The Liberty Bell as a Modern Symbol, grades 3-5
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will understand that the Liberty Bell has meant many things to many people, and continues to do so today.
Independence National Historical Park
The Liberty Bell as a Symbol for Civil Rights, grades 4-8
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will examine primary sources to discover the connection between the inscription on the Liberty Bell and the Civil Rights Movement.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Debating Liberty- Post Statue of Liberty Lesson Plan
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will analyze historic quotes to determine whether the speakers were for or against the Statue of Liberty’s arrival. Students will then roleplay as those speakers to debate over whether or not to accept the statue.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Statue of Liberty: ARTifact!
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Sieur de Mad-Lib
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Use our words and your own silly words to fill in the blanks in Pierra Dugua's story of how and why he came to North America.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Creating a Look for Lady Liberty
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
The Statue of Liberty and her likeness has consistently been modeled and reinterpreted for over 130 years. This activity encourages students to create their version of Lady Liberty in a fun and artistic way. Students will draw their own Statues of Liberty that reflect their ideas about what she represents.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
How Big is the Statue of Liberty?
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students will use their bodies as measuring tools to determine the size of the Statue of Liberty.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Liberty Island Grounds: Self-Guided Tour
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
As you approach the Statue of Liberty in beautiful New York Harbor, think about how the statue is viewed today compared to 100 years ago. Think about all the different ways and places that you have seen the Statue of Liberty displayed. How is she percieved? What symbols make up her design and how does that affect how she is viewed? Another line of questioning could be a consideration of the statue’s enormous scale.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Interpreting A Symbol Post Statue of Liberty Lesson Plan
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to: -Describe several definitions that the Statue of Liberty has held over time. -Explain the importance of Emma Lazarus’ poem as an example of how the Statue of Liberty has continued to bring meaning to different groups of people. -Create their interpretations about the Statue of Liberty as the monument’s meaning evolves, past and present.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Statue of Liberty Pedestal and Museum: Self-Guided Tour
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This self-guided program will tour you through the Statue of Liberty’s lobby, museum and observation deck. As you approach the statue think about how the statue could have changed over the years, inside and out. Think about the engineering that when into supporting a statue of this size in windy New York Harbor.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Statue of Liberty Teacher's Guide to Education Programs: Grades 1 and 2
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Learning about the Statue of Liberty, your students will have a new perspective on this National Monument.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Statue of Liberty Teacher's Guide to Education Programs: Grades 3 and 4
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will learn the meaning behind Emma Lazarus’s poem The New Colossus and how it added a new dimension to the Statue of Liberty’s symbolism. After your visit to Liberty Island, students will write and illustrate a poem about the Statue of Liberty and what she stands for today.
Homestead National Historical Park
Black Homesteaders on the Great Plains: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Adult)
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
The call of free land offered Black Americans the possibilities of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the Great Plains. Come learn about the struggles that Black homesteaders met in building and sustaining households and communities.
Homestead National Historical Park
Black Homesteaders on the Great Plains: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (9th - 12th)
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
The call of free land offered Black Americans a welcome reprieve from a cycle of poverty driven by sharecropping and racialized violence in the South. The Homestead Act of 1862 helped at least 3400 Black farmers build homes across the Great Plains. Homesteading attracted groundbreaking independent Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux and agronomist and inventor George Washington Carver.
Homestead National Historical Park
Black Homesteaders on the Great Plains: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (6th - 8th)
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The call of free land offered Black Americans a welcome reprieve from a cycle of poverty driven by sharecropping and racialized violence in the South. The Homestead Act of 1862 helped at least 3400 Black farmers build homes across the Great Plains. Homesteading attracted groundbreaking independent Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux and agronomist and inventor George Washington Carver.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Be A Gumshoe: Self-Guided Activity
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Children's activity program at Statue of Liberty NM. 3rd grade through 5th Grade.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Buffalo Soldiers and the Holocaust
- Type: Distance Learning ... Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
As the Allies Forces pushed into German controlled areas, they encountered and liberated survivors in concentration camps. The Buffalo Soldiers not only liberated concentration camps but connected with the sentiments of the survivors as they shared in the experience of being persecuted and segregated by the state. This connection built on shared experiences culminated in the fight against injustice abroad and at home.
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
Taking a Closer Look at 'The New Colossus'
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will explore Emma Lazarus’s poem and look at how this written piece has added to our understanding of the Statue of Liberty.