The Liberty Bell

Summary
To introduce the history of the Liberty Bell to students using a short reading piece and corresponding worksheet.

Objectives
• Students will be introduced to the history of the Liberty Bell.

• Students will gain knowledge of a historical monument in the United States.

• Students will practice their reading and comprehension skills.

Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade

Excerpt
In 1751, the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly in Philadelphia ordered a bell for the State House, known today as Independence Hall. The bell was ordered from Whitechapel Foundry in England with special instructions to include a passage from a book in the Bible called Leviticus. Weighing over 2,000 pounds, the Liberty Bell has the following inscription from a passage in Leviticus, a book of the Bible, on it: ?Proclaim Liberty Throughout All The Land unto All the Inhabitants Thereof.?

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