Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide DA | Domain Assessment 159
- This president is known as “Honest Abe.” (Lincoln)
- This president loved the outdoors and worked to help conserve
nature. (Roosevelt) - There is a legend about this president which says that he confessed to
cutting down his father’s cherry tree. (Washington) - This president was the talented writer of the Declaration of
Independence. (Jefferson) - This president has a stuffed toy bear named after him. (Roosevelt)
- This president is known as the “Father of Our Country.” (Washington)
- This president worked to free the enslaved people. (Lincoln)
- Education was very important to this president, and this president
worked hard to improve education for all people. (Obama)
Part III (Instructional Master DA-3)
Note: Prior to giving this assessment, hold up Image Cards 1 (American
fl ag), 3 (White House), 12 (Statue of Liberty), and 17 (Mount Rushmore)
and name the American symbol pictured on each Image Card.
Directions: I am going to read a sentence about an American symbol
you have learned about. Circle the picture of the American symbol my
sentence is about. I will say each sentence two times.
- The current president of the United States lives in this building. (White
House) - This is a famous symbol of freedom in New York Harbor. (Statue of
Liberty) - This is a symbol of the United States of America; each star represents
a state. (American fl ag) - This is a monument with the faces of four important U.S. presidents
on it. (Mount Rushmore)