20 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 1A | The Home of the President: Washington, D.C.
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Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes
Domain Introduction
- Tell students that you are going to review what they learned in the
Kings and Queens domain.
[Show several images from the Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Flip Book for
Kings and Queens to refresh students’ memory.] - Ask students the following questions about kings and queens:
- What is a king? (a male ruler of a kingdom)
- What is a queen? (a female ruler of a kingdom or wife of a king)
- Where does a king or queen live? (palace or castle)
- Once a person is king or queen, how long does he or she stay a
king or queen? (the rest of his or her life) - Do the people of a kingdom choose their king or queen? (no, a
king or queen is born into that position) - Does the king or queen always do what the people of their
kingdom want? (no)
- Remind students of what they learned in the Columbus and the
Pilgrims domain.
[Show several images related to the Pilgrims from the Te ll It Ag a in!
Read-Aloud Flip Book for Columbus and the Pilgrims to refresh
students’ memory.]- Ask students: “Do you remember why the Pilgrims chose to leave
England and to come to America?” Call on volunteers to answer.
Explain that the Pilgrims wanted to practice their own religion,
but the king said they had to go to the Church of England. The
Pilgrims decided to leave England and sailed to America where
they could freely practice their religion. - Ask students: “Does the United States have a king or queen?
Do you know what we call the leader of our country?” Call on
volunteers to answer. Explain that the United States does not
- Ask students: “Do you remember why the Pilgrims chose to leave