Module 35: Landmarks of Our Country- Social Studies 3 - Course Guide


Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to describe the history and significance of the Statue of Liberty, The U.S. Capitol, The White House, Mount Rushmore, and The Alamo and identify their locations on a map.


Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 The Statue of Liberty
  1. Describe the history and significance of the Statue of Liberty and identify its location on a map.
2 U.S. Capitol
  1. Describe the history and significance of the US Capitol and identify its location on a map.
3 The White House
  1. Describe the history and significance of the White House and identify its location on a map.
4 Mount Rushmore
  1. Describe the history and significance of Mount Rushmore and identify its location on a map.
5 Culture Comes from History
  1. Describe the history and significance of the Alamo and identify its location on a map.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
Statue of Liberty
US Capitol
Washington, D.C.
White House
president
Mount Rushmore
the Alamo

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 The Statue of Liberty 6 Parts of the Statue of Liberty Assignment
3 The White House 5 The White House Timeline Assignment
5 Culture Comes from History 5 Events of the Alamo Assignment


Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 The Statue of Liberty After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what the statue of liberty is and why it is important.
2 U.S. Capitol After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what the U.S. Capitol is, where it is located, and why it is important.
3 The White House After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what the White House is, where it is located, and why it is important.
4 Mount Rushmore After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what Mount Rushmore is, where it is located, and why it is important.
5 Culture Comes from History After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what the Alamo is, where it is located, and why it is important.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
The Statue of Liberty
  1. What is the Statue of Liberty?
U.S. Capitol
  1. What is the US Capitol?
The White House
  1. What is the White House?
Mount Rushmore
  1. What is the Mount Rushmore?
Culture Comes from History
  1. What is the Alamo?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 The Story of the Statue of Liberty Betsy Maestro and Giulio Maestro
2 The Capitol: A Meet the Nation’s Capital Book Lindsay Ward
3 Exploring the White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home Kate Andersen Brower
4 Where Is Mount Rushmore? True Kelley
5 What Was the Alamo? Pam Pollack


Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing