78 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 5 | Thomas Jefferson
Note to Teacher
Today students will learn about another one of America’s Founding
Fathers —Thomas Jefferson—the third president of the United States.
Remind students that the Founding Fathers were leaders that helped to
start the new nation.
Important facts about Thomas Jefferson for students to take away from
this lesson are that he was a curious person (many things interested him)
and that he was a talented writer who wrote most of the Declaration of
Independence.
The read-aloud mentions a family legend that Thomas Jefferson filled his
pockets each morning with small measuring tools, a notebook, a pencil,
and sometimes even a tiny globe. He liked to measure anything he found
during the day. This would make a good science and math activity at a
separate time.