Symbols of the US

National Symbols

just a few

What is a symbol?

A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else, like how a heart represents idea of love.

What is a symbol?

A dollar sign represents money.

What is a symbol?

This is the international symbol for danger

What is a symbol?

Each star on the US Flag stands for one state.

Open Ended

Does the star symbol stand for anything else? Write one or two other things stars stand for.

Birds as National Symbols

Many countries have National Birds

US National Bird

The Bald Eagle was adopted as the National Bird in 1782

Multiple Choice

Which do you think is the best reason for making the Bald Eagle our National Bird? What do you think it symbolizes?

• strength and freedom

• feathers and courage

• flight and honesty