Kindergarden Read - Aloud

Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide PP | Pausing Point 93

 Identify Thomas Jefferson as the main author of the Declaration of

Independence

 Identify the Statue of Liberty

Student Performance Task Assessment

 Riddles for Core Content:

George Washington and Thomas Jeff erson

Materials: Instructional Master PP-1

Directions: Identify the two presidents on this worksheet with me: George

Washington and Thomas Jefferson. I will say several sentences about

these presidents. Listen carefully to my sentence. If my sentence is

about George Washington, circle the picture of George Washington. If

my sentence is about Thomas Jefferson, circle the picture of Thomas

Jefferson. If my sentence is about both Washington and Jefferson, circle

both pictures. I will say each sentence two times.

1. I was the fi rst president of the United States. Who am I?
   (George Washington)


2. I loved books and was also a good writer. Who am I? (Thomas
   Jefferson)


3. I was a Founding Father of the United States. I was a leader who
   helped to start the United States of America. Who am I? (George
   Washington and Thomas Jefferson)


4. I was the main author who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
   Who am I? (Thomas Jefferson)


5. The legend of the cherry tree is about me. Who am I? (George
   Washington)


6. I wanted to have a new nation that was free from the rule of the British
   king. Who am I? (George Washington and Thomas Jefferson)


7. I was the third president of the United States. Who am I? (Thomas
   Jefferson)


8. The capital of the United States is named after me. Who am I?
   (George Washington)