Kindergarden Read - Aloud

Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 5A | Thomas Jefferson 79

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5 A

Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes

What Have We Learned?

 Show image 4A-12: Portrait of George Washington

• Remind students that in the past few read-alouds they have learned
  about one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Ask: “Who is
  this?”


• Say to students: “Look at your timeline for George Washington. Use
  your timeline to tell your partner about George Washington’s life.”
  Encourage the use of temporal words or words that describe a time
  period in Washington’s life, such as childhood, general, and president.

Introducing Thomas Jefferson

 Show image 5A-2: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson

• Tell students that George Washington wasn’t the only Founding Father
  of our country. Tell them that in today’s read-aloud they will learn
  about another one of our Founding Fathers—Thomas Jefferson.


• Distribute Response Card 2 (Thomas Jefferson) to each student. Ask
  volunteers to describe each image on the Response Card. Correct
  responses as necessary. Tell students that they will use this Response
  Card to discuss today’s read-aloud and in future read-alouds.

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Ta l e n t

1. In today’s read-aloud, you will hear about a talent that Thomas
   Jefferson had.


2. Say the word talent with me three times.


3. A talent is a skill or something special that you can do. For example,
   you could have a talent for singing, drawing, playing a musical
   instrument, or playing a sport.


4. He has a talent for acting, so he will be the star of the play.