Kindergarden Read - Aloud

92 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide PP | Pausing Point

Note to Teacher

You should pause here and spend one day reviewing, reinforcing, or

extending the material taught thus far.

You may have students do any combination of the activities listed below,

but it is highly recommended that you use the Mid-Domain Student

Performance Task Assessment to assess students’ knowledge of

Presidents and American Symbols. The other activities may be done in

any order. You may also choose to do an activity with the whole class

or with a small group of students who would benefi t from the particular

activity.

Core Content Objectives Up to This Pausing Point

Students will:

 Identify the American fl ag

 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

 Identify George Washington as someone admired for his honesty

 Identify the cherry tree story as a legend

 Recall that George Washington was a clever general and explain why

 Identify George Washington as the fi rst president of the United

States

 Explain why George Washington is known as the “Father of Our Country”

 Identify Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the United States

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