Kindergarden Read - Aloud

34 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 2 | The Legend of George Washington and the Cherry Tree

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 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Identify George Washington as someone admired for his honesty

 Identify the cherry tree story as a legend

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, retell the legend of George Washington

and the cherry tree (RL.K.2)

 Listen to, understand, and recognize a variety of texts, including

legends (RL.K.5)

 With assistance, record characteristics of presidents on an Idea Web

(W.K.8)

 With assistance, sequence the legend of George Washington and the

cherry tree (W.K.8)

 Demonstrate understanding of adjective—honest—by relating it to its

opposite—dishonest (L.K.5b)

 Identify real-life connections between words—confession, respect,

and honest—and their use (L.K.5c)

Core Vocabulary

confession, n. The act of admitting something and telling the truth,

especially when you are wrong

Example: He felt bad after tricking his friend and decided to make a

confession to his friend.

Variation(s): confessions