Five places and things named for or showing George Washington are matched on page 1 of this 3-page 2nd grade social studies sheet. Students read each description, such as a tall white stone tower in the capital, look at the small picture beside it and write the name from a box. Page 2 asks why so many places carry his name and which other president is on Mount Rushmore. Page 3 is the answer key.
“Match places and symbols to descriptions of what they are.”
Page 1 pairs a monument, a coin, a state, the capital and a mountain with their descriptions.
“Give a reason why a person is honored with places and symbols.”
Question 6 on page 2 asks why so many places are named after Washington.
A table with a small picture, a description and a blank for each of five items. The names in the box are Washington, D.C., Washington State, Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore and The Quarter.
Two questions with lines. One asks why so many places are named after Washington. The other asks students to name at least one other president on Mount Rushmore.
The five names, a sample reason for question 6, and the three names accepted for question 7: Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln.
Map follow-up
After the matching, find Washington, D.C. and Washington State on a US map. Students see how far apart the two places are.
Real quarter
Pass a quarter around before item 2. Students find his face on the coin and read the 25 cents on it.
Rushmore photo
Show a photo of Mount Rushmore after question 7 so students can find all four faces and check their answer.
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