The Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, Read and Compare

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.

Compare the Washington Monument, about 555 feet tall, with the Lincoln Memorial, finished in 1922. A memorial is something built to help people remember a person. The directions on the page read: Read the passage. Then, turn the page, fill in the compare chart and answer the questions. On page 2: Fill in boxes 1 to 6 of the compare chart with words from the passage. Then, circle the letter of the best answer for question 7 and write the answers to questions 8 and 9 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.