Let's
Have Fun With the Statue of
Liberty!
Step one
To introduce the children to the Statue of Liberty, the teacher will
gather students on the reading rug to listen to the story "Little Miss
Liberty" by Chris Robertson. After reading the story to the
students, have a discussion about what the story was about. Ask
the children to name some of the places that Little Miss Liberty
traveled to.
Step two
After discussing the story and the different places that
Little Miss Liberty adventured to, ask the students to draw a picture
of where they would have gone to stand if they were Miss Liberty and
why. As they finish their drawings, walk around and ask them to
tell you what they drew and write what they say on their paper.
Step three
When everyone is finished drawing their pictures, write the web address
for SurfnetKids on the board for all students to see. Tell the
students to type in the address and then wait for further
instructions. Walk around to make sure every child is on the
appropriate website. When everyone is on SurfnetKids, ask the
students to look at the far left side of the page where it says "Lady
Liberty Concentration," "Statue of Liberty Scrambler," and "Statue of
Liberty Jigsaw." Tell the students that they will have about
twenty minutes to do each activity. They may start at either
activity they wish, and when you call time, they must print what they
have so far on the activity they are on and then continue to the next
activity. All students must complete all three activities in
order to receive full credit for the assignment.
Step Four
To assess the concentration game by looking at the score after the
puzzle is revealed. Assess the scramber by looking at the
time it took the student to complete the puzzle, which is printed under
the finished product. Finally, when working on the jigsaw puzzle,
the participant only has two minutes to solve the puzzle before the
timer goes off. Assess the students by whether or not they
complete the puzzle. (Or how hard they try!)
