Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 1
This introduction includes the necessary background information to be
used in teaching the Presidents and American Symbols domain. The
Supplemental Guide for Presidents and American Symbols contains
nine daily lessons. Odd-numbered lessons contain Supplemental Guide
activities while even-numbered lessons feature content-related activities.
All lessons may be divided into smaller chunks of time and presented at
different intervals during the day.
Lesson Structure
Odd-Numbered Lessons
Odd-numbered lessons contain two parts (50 minutes total), which are to
be covered at different intervals during the day.
Part A (35 minutes) includes:
- Introducing the Read-Aloud
- Presenting the Read-Aloud
- Discussing the Read-Aloud
If necessary, Part A can be divided into two sessions with 15 minutes for
Introducing the Read-Aloud up to Purpose for Listening and 20 minutes
for Purpose for Listening, Presenting the Read-Aloud, and Discussing the
Read-Aloud.
Later in the day, Part B (15 minutes) should be covered and includes the
activities unique to the Supplemental Guide: - Multiple Meaning Word Activity
- Syntactic Awareness Activity
- Vocabulary Instructional Activity
Each activity may take up to 5 minutes to complete. The Multiple
Meaning Word Activity helps students to determine and clarify the
different meanings of words. The Syntactic Awareness Activity calls
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