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Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide | Alignment Chart xvii

Alignment Chart for Presidents and American Symbols

The following chart contains core content objectives addressed in

this domain. It also demonstrates alignment between the Common

Core State Standards and corresponding Core Knowledge

Language Arts (CKLA) goals.

Alignment Chart for Presidents

and American Symbols

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Core Content Objectives

Name the current president of the United States 

Recall that Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United

States 

Recall that Washington, D.C., is the city in which the

current U.S. president lives and that the White House is the

president’s home



Identify the American flag 

Describe the differences between a president and a king 

Identify George Washington as someone admired for his

honesty 

Identify the cherry tree story as a legend 

Recall that George Washington was a clever general and

explain why 

Identify George Washington as the first president of the

United States 

Explain why George Washington is known as the “Father of

Our Country” 

Identify Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the

United States 

Identify Thomas Jefferson as the main author of the

Declaration of Independence 

Identify the Statue of Liberty 

Identify Abraham Lincoln as an important president of the

United States 

Explain why Abraham Lincoln was known as “Honest Abe” 

Recall that Abraham Lincoln created a law to end slavery 