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