Name:______

"Symbols of America"

Instructions:

Using the words in the word bank, fill in the correct word for each of the blank spaces below.

Symbols, la, la, la, la

Symbols of America

Symbols, do, do, do, do

Symbols for me and you, red, white and blue

It's a symbol of freedom that rings E-flat

If you visit Philadelphia that's where it's at

Mostly made of ______, cast in 1752

Weighs more ______a ton, has a crack that can't be glued

Can you name this symbol of our nation?

Why yes I can without hesitation.

It hasn't rang since 1835, it's THE LIBERTY BELL.

Another symbol flying high and free

It's on the list of ______species

But they're being protected and there's more each year

It's not really bald; there are white ______there

Can you name this symbol of our nation?

It's not a ______like Ben Franklin suggested.

Our national bird is the BALD EAGLE.

It arrived in New York City in 350 separate ______in the year 1885. It was a ______from France to America to honor their friendship during the American Revolution. The 25 windows in the crown ______gemstones found on earth and the seven rays of the crown represent the seven ______.

Can you name this symbol of our nation?

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

It's ______over time in the part that's blue

Adding stars for states as our nation grew

The last ______was added in 1960 for Hawaii

We salute it as it waves in the sky

Can you name this symbol do you have a clue?

Rojo, blanco y azul

It's "Old Glory," THE AMERICAN FLAG

A poem written by Francis Scott Key

______by a battle with the British he could see

The melody came from a British tune

Called "To Anacreon in Heaven" but you'll forget that soon

Can you name this symbol of our nation?

I can sing it out loud without hesitation.

"Oh, say can you SING..."

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

In 1892, our country ______the 400th anniversary of Columbus' arrival to America. A minister named Francis Bellamy wrote a Pledge that honored our country for this ______celebration. It was ______in a magazine and sent to children everywhere and today, you can hear it each morning in schools.

Can you name this symbol of our nation?

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Symbols, la, la, la, la

Symbols of America

Symbols, do, do, do, do

Symbols for me and you

Symbols, la, la, la, la

Symbols of America

Symbols, do, do, do, do

Symbols for me and you, red, white and blue

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