The Jefferson Memorial, Read and Answer

Find Washington, D.C., on a map before reading. After the compare sheet, ask which memorial is older and check each page with the answer key.

Read about the domed Jefferson Memorial, opened in 1943 beside cherry trees that bloom in spring. A memorial is something built to help people remember a person. The directions on the page read: Read the passage. Then, turn the page and answer the questions. On page 2: Circle the letter of the best answer for questions 1 to 3, and write the answers to questions 4 and 5 on the lines. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 2nd Grade National Symbols, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with symbols of the capital. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A memorial is something built to help people remember a person. The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, and the Jefferson Memorial honors Thomas Jefferson, the third president.

The Washington Monument honors George Washington, the first president. It is a tall, thin stone tower about 555 feet tall. The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln and has a giant statue of him sitting in a chair. Both stand near the Reflecting Pool.

Cherry trees grow all around the Jefferson Memorial, beside the Tidal Basin. Each spring the trees bloom with pink and white cherry blossoms, and many visitors come to see them.