Kindergarden Read - Aloud

Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 1 | The Home of the President: Washington, D.C. 15

TThe Home of the President: he Home of the President:

WWashington, D.C.ashington, D.C.^1

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Identify the American flag

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

 Name the current president 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

 Describe the differences between a president and a king/queen

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, explain the connection between

Washington, D.C., and George Washington (RI.K.3)

 With prompting and support, identify reasons or facts given in the

read-aloud that explain why Washington, D.C., is an important city

(RI.K.8)

 With prompting and support, compare and contrast kings/queens and

presidents on a Venn diagram (RI.K.9) (W.K.8)

 Describe familiar and everyday symbols (SL.K.4)

 Draw a familiar symbol to help describe that symbol (SL.K.5)

 Use frequently occurring prepositions—to and from (L.K.1e)

 Identify real-life connections between words—capital, president,

symbol, and elected—and their use (L.K.5c)