Kindergarden Read - Aloud

Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 7 | Te d d y Ro o s eve l t 111

TTe d d y R o o s eve l teddy Roosevelt

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 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Identify Theodore Roosevelt as an important president of the United

States

 Describe how Theodore Roosevelt loved the outdoors

 Recall that Theodore Roosevelt worked to conserve nature

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this lesson.

Objectives aligning with the Common Core State Standards are noted

with the corresponding standard in parentheses. Refer to the Alignment

Chart for additional standards addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 With prompting and support, identify the main topic—Teddy

Roosevelt—and retell key details about this president (RI.K.2)

 With prompting and support, explain the connection between the

teddy bear and Teddy Roosevelt (RI.K.3)

 With prompting and support, identify reasons given in the read-aloud

that explain why Teddy Roosevelt wanted to conserve nature (RI.K.8)

 Ask and answer questions beginning with who, what, where, when,

and why (L.K.1d)

 Produce complete sentences in a shared language activity (L.K.1f)

 Identify new meanings for the word right and apply them accurately

(L.K.4a)

 Demonstrate understanding of verb—conserving—by relating it to its

opposite—wasting (L.K.5b)

 Identify real-life connections between words—compassion, expert,

and conserving—and their use (L.K.5c)