Here are 21 passages on American Symbols for sharing with students. Written to give brief information, not full lessons; these passages can be just the thing for distributive practice or to set up further research or lessons. There is a picture or photograph for each page to engage students, while a student/s or the teacher shares the passages. Use them to: enhance Morning Meetings, introduce a social studies lesson, pull out for review, practice oral reading of non-fiction texts, read in small