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Social studies worksheet · American symbols and landmarks
Design an American Symbol Stamp
Kids design a postage stamp for an American symbol or landmark, give it a price and write why the symbol matters.
- Grade level
- Grades K–3
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- American symbols, National landmarks, Civic pride
What kids do
“Stamps often show American symbols. Pick a symbol or landmark and design a stamp for it.”
Printed on the sheet:
- My stamp shows:
- Why I picked this symbol, and what it stands for
Teacher tip
Bring in a few real stamps to look at.
How to use it
- Read a short picture book about the symbol.
- Connect it to a national holiday coming up.
- Read the sheet aloud for early readers and let them answer with drawings.
Watch for
Kids from other countries may have their own national symbols. Invite them to share.
Talk about it
- If you made a new symbol for our class, what would it be?
- How does this connect to where we live?
Take it further
Design a symbol for your school or town.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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