Landmark Launch Slides Boston Beacons
Finding Landmarks in Our City
What is a Landmark?
A landmark is a famous place or building.
Easy to find.
Everyone knows it.
Special city spot.
Big and important.
Iconic Spots
🌉
Zakim Bridge
🏟️
TD Garden
⚾
Fenway Park
🌳
Boston Common
🏛️
Faneuil Hall
⛵
USS Constitution
Discovery & Nature
🎨
Museum of
Fine Arts
🦖
Museum of
Science
🦁
Franklin
Park
Let's Practice!
Write
Trace and write
landmark names.
Search
Find hidden city words
in the grid.
Match
Match pictures to
their names.
Zakim Bridge Spotlight Worksheet Zakim Bridge
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
🌉
What is it?
The Zakim Bridge is a tall bridge in Boston. It has big white cables and goes over the water.
Write the Sentence
Trace:
It goes over the water.
Write:
Circle the Bridge
🌳
Tree
🌉
Bridge
🚗
Car
Word Search
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Find:
1. BIG
2. CITY
3. ZAKIM
TD Garden Spotlight Worksheet TD Garden
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
🏟️
What is it?
The TD Garden is a big building. The basketball team plays here and it is near the water.
Write the Sentence
Trace:
The team plays here.
Write:
Match Word to Icon
Garden
Boston
Sports
Draw Lines
📍
🏀
🏟️
Word Search
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Find:
1. GAME
2. TEAM
3. FANS
Fenway Park Spotlight Worksheet Fenway Park
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
⚾
What is it?
Fenway Park is a famous baseball park. The baseball team plays here and it has a big green wall.
Write the Sentence
Trace:
The team plays here.
Write:
Circle the Ball
🎬
Movie
⚾
Baseball
✈️
Plane
Word Search
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Find:
1. PARK
2. BALL
3. RED
Boston Beacons Teacher Guide Teacher Facilitation Guide
Boston Beacons Geography Unit
Level: Grade 5 (Modified)
Unit Overview
This unit is designed for students with significant literacy challenges. It focuses on identifying landmarks through visual cues, icons, and repetitive sentence structures. Each landmark is treated as a single "stop" on a city tour.
Key Vocabulary
Landmark, Boston, City, Famous, Building, Park.
Learning Goals
Identify 9 local landmarks; write simple S-V-O sentences; match names to icons.
Pacing & Facilitation
Day 1: Landmark Launch Intro
Present the Landmark Launch Slides . Focus on the definition: "A landmark is a famous place." Use the gallery slide to build excitement. Have students name any places they recognize.
Days 2-10: Daily Spotlight Daily Routine
1. The Reveal: Introduce the day's landmark icon.
2. Guided Reading: Read the "What is it?" section aloud. Ask: "Have you seen this before?"
3. Work Session: Students complete the Spotlight Worksheet. Provide highlighters for the word search and sensory tools for tracing.
Differentiation
For non-writers: Allow students to use letter stamps or cut-and-paste letters for the sentence portion.
Visual Supports: Show real photographs of each landmark alongside the worksheet icons.
Motor Skills: If word searches are too difficult, have students circle just the first letter of each word.
Boston Common Spotlight Worksheet Boston Common
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
🌳
What is it?
Boston Common is a very old park. It is the oldest park in the city and has grass and trees.
Write the Sentence
Trace:
It is an old park.
Write:
Circle the Tree
🏠
House
🌳
Tree
🚚
Truck
Word Search
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Find:
1. PARK
2. OLD
3. GREEN
Faneuil Hall Spotlight Worksheet Faneuil Hall
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
🏛️
What is it?
Faneuil Hall is a famous market. It has a gold grasshopper on top and you can buy food there.
Write the Sentence
Trace:
It has a grasshopper.
Write:
Circle the Store
⚓
Anchor
🏬
Store
🔧
Wrench
Word Search
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Find:
1. FOOD
2. HALL
3. BUY
USS Constitution Spotlight Worksheet USS Constitution
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
⛵
What is it?
The USS Constitution is a very old ship. It is the oldest ship in the Navy and it is made of wood.
Write the Sentence
Trace:
It is a Navy ship.
Write:
Circle the Ship
🚲
Bike
⛵
Ship
💡
Lamp
Word Search
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Find:
1. SHIP
2. WOOD
3. OLD
MFA Spotlight Worksheet Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
🎨
What is it?
The Museum of Fine Arts is a place for art. It has real mummies from Egypt and many paintings.
Write the Sentence
Trace:
It has real mummies.
Write:
Circle the Art
🔧
Tool
🎨
Art
🍴
Fork
Word Search
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Find:
1. ART
2. LOOK
3. BLUE
Science Museum Spotlight Worksheet Museum of Science
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
🦖
What is it?
The Museum of Science is a place for discovery. It makes giant lightning and has dinosaurs!
Write the Sentence
Trace:
It makes lightning.
Write:
Circle Science
🍪
Cookie
🦖
Science
🛌
Bed
Word Search
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Find:
1. SCI
2. FACT
3. NEW
Franklin Park Spotlight Worksheet Franklin Park
Boston Landmarks Spotlight
Name:
🦁
What is it?
The Franklin Park is a big park. It has a zoo with lions and tigers and many trails.
Write the Sentence
Trace:
I see the zoo lions.
Write:
Circle the Animal
🥁
Drum
🦁
Animal
🔑
Key
Word Search
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Find:
1. ZOO
2. LION
3. PARK
Boston Landmarks Unit Quiz Boston Beacons Quiz
Unit Review: Landmarks
Name:
Date:
1. Match Icon to Name
🦁
🏟️
⚾
⛵
🌉
Fenway Park
Zakim Bridge
USS Constitution
Franklin Park Zoo
TD Garden
2. Circle the Right Place
Where is the Gold Grasshopper?
Science Museum Faneuil Hall
Which has Egypt Mummies?
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Common
Which is the Oldest Park?
Boston Common Zakim Bridge
Where does the Basketball Team play?
TD Garden Fenway Park
3. Finish the Sentence
Science Common Navy Zoo
1. I see the green grass at the oldest park called the Boston ___________.
2. It makes giant lightning at the discovery place called the Museum of ___________.
3. The USS Constitution is a very old ship made of wood for the ___________.
4. We see lions and tigers in the big Franklin Park ___________.
4. Circle YES or NO
Is Fenway Park for baseball?
YES NO
Is the Zakim Bridge tall?
YES NO
Is the USS Constitution a car?
YES NO
Does the Museum of Science have dinosaurs?
YES NO
Boston Landmarks Quiz Key Answer Key
Boston Landmarks Unit Quiz
1. Match Icon to Name
⚾ ➔ FENWAY PARK
⛵ ➔ USS CONSTITUTION
🦁 ➔ FRANKLIN PARK ZOO
🌉 ➔ ZAKIM BRIDGE
🏟️ ➔ TD GARDEN
2. Circle the Right Place
Gold Grasshopper:
Faneuil Hall
Egypt Mummies:
Museum of Fine Arts
Oldest Park:
Boston Common
Basketball Team:
TD Garden
3. Sentences
1. COMMON
2. SCIENCE
3. NAVY
4. ZOO
4. Yes or No
1. YES (Fenway)
2. YES (Zakim)
3. NO (Constitution)
4. YES (Science)