The Statue of Liberty

Objectives

• Children will be introduced to facts about the Statue of Liberty.
• Children will express the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty.
• Children will synthesize what they have learned to develop what the Statue means to them.

Materials

• The Story of the Statue of Liberty by Betsy and Giulio Maestro
• paper, pencil
• pictures of the Statue of Liberty

Procedure

1. Anticipatory set: show children picture of the Statue of Liberty.
   • What are these picture of?
   • Where is it located?
   • What else do you know about the Statue
2. Read the book The Story of the Statue of Liberty
3. Discuss story. What have you learned about the Statue?
4. Read last page "The Statue of Liberty is a truly unforgettable sight- a symbol of all that is America"
5. Discuss: What does this mean?
6. Talk about Ellis Island, immigrants travel, that the statue is a symbol even today even though immigrants do not go through Ellis Island.
7. Write quote on board: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door" -from "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus (on pedestal of statue)
8. Discuss: meaning of quote, issues for immigrants, issues for people trying to immigrate today.
9. Have children reflect upon this quote and write what it means to them.
10. Display these paragraphs around the picture of Statue

Evaluation

Obj. #1: The children will not be responsible for the specific information. Our discussion and their paragraphs will show they have a understanding of basic information such as what the statue is, where it located, what it represents.

Obj. #2 and #3: These objectives will be assess through our discussion and the paragraphs the children will write.

• Do they show understanding of symbolism?
• Do the children make connections to issues of today or issues from their lives?