Kindergarden Read - Aloud

120 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 7A | Te d d y Ro o s eve l t

Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Comprehension Questions

If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines

of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. Encourage students to

answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete sentences

for students.

1. Literal Who is today’s read-aloud about?
   
   
   • Today’s read-aloud is about Theodore Roosevelt.
     What nickname do many people know Theodore Roosevelt by?
   
   
   • They know him by “Teddy” Roosevelt.
     What kind of toy is named in honor of Teddy Roosevelt?
   
   
   • The teddy bear was named in honor of Teddy Roosevelt.
   
   
   
   


2. Inferential Who did Teddy always listen to when he was a boy?
   
   
   • He always listened to his father.
     What are some important things that his father told him?
   
   
   • His father told him that he should do important things with his life, that a
     good education is important, and that he should build up his body.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal What was Teddy Roosevelt before he became president of the
   United States?
   
   
   • He was the governor of New York, and then he was the vice president of
     the United States.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential Why did Teddy like the outdoors so much?
   
   
   • He liked the outdoors because he spent a lot of time outdoors to build
     up his body; he climbed mountains, hiked, fished, hunted and became
     an expert on wild animals, birds, and fish.
   
   
   
   


5. Inferential How did President Roosevelt help to converse, or save,
   nature for the future?
   
   
   • He created huge parks and protected the forests, lakes, and rivers.
     [Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
     necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
     I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about the
     question, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss the
     question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
     with your partner.