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Lesson Plans
- Flower to Seed, Seed to Flower (PDF, grades K-2) — Explore the life cycle of a flowering plant by examining how and why plants make seeds.
- Flower to Seed, Seed to Flower (PDF, grades 3-5)
Activity Guides and Worksheets
Explore the art and history of the U.S. Capitol with these student guides.
- Discover the U.S. Capitol (PDF) – Activities include drawing a column capital, determining the timeline of American history, matching people (statues) to their notable facts, color coding states, studying American inventors, a word find puzzle and more.
- Design a Statue (PDF) – Each state gets two statues in the U.S. Capitol. Which notable person would you choose?
- A Capitol Adventure (PDF, K-2) – When using this guide at home, explore some of the rooms instead on this website, navigate the Capitol maze and color the American flag.
Fun Extras
The Tiny Doors in the U.S. Capitol
- Capitol Lyrics: "America the Beautiful" (Blog Story)
- Color Our Collections — Inspired by the plant collections and gardens of the United States Botanic Garden.
- Coloring Page - U.S. Capitol (PDF)
- Coloring Page - Who Am I? (PDF)
- Crossword Puzzle - U.S. Capitol (PDF)
- Hide and Seek - U.S. Capitol (PDF)
- Hide and Seek - U.S. Capitol West Front Fountain (PDF)
- Hide and Seek - Summerhouse (PDF)
- Hide and Seek - Grant Memorial (PDF)
- Maze - Capitol Campus (PDF)
- Maze - Statue of Freedom (PDF)
- Word Scramble - AOC Areas of Expertise (PDF)
- Word Search - U.S. Botanic Garden (PDF)