62 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 4 | George Washington: The “Father of Our Country”
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Lesson Objectives
Core Content Objectives
Students will:
Identify George Washington as the first president of the United States
Explain why George Washington is known as the “Father of Our
Country”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, identify the main topic—George
Washington—and retell key details about this president (RI.K.2)
With prompting and support, identify reasons and facts given in the
read-aloud that explain why General Washington is known as the
“Father of Our Country” (RI.K.8)
With assistance, sequence the events in the life of George
Washington on a timeline (W.K.8)
Describe a time you felt proud and ashamed (SL.K.4)
Demonstrate understanding of adjective—ashamed—by relating it to
its opposite—proud (L.K.5b)
Identify real-life connections between words—spectacles, defeated,
and ashamed—and their use (L.K.5c)