Kindergarden Read - Aloud

66 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 4A | George Washington: The “Father of Our Country”

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Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes

What Have We Learned?

 Show image 3A-2: Strategizing

• Ask students: “Who are the two men in this image?”
  
  
  • General George Washington and Colonel Henry Knox
  
  
  
  


• Say to students: “With your partner, try to retell what their clever plan
  was to trick the British army.” Allow one minute for students to talk.
  Call on two volunteers to answer.

Introducing George Washington: The “Father of Our Country”

• Tell students that at the time of today’s read-aloud, the American
  army was still fighting the British army.


• Ask students: “Why is the American army fighting against the British
  army?” Remind students that the American colonies did not want to
  be ruled by the British king.


• Ask students: “Who was the leader of the American army?” Remind
  students that George Washington was the leader of the American
  army.


• Distribute Response Card 1 (George Washington) 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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Spectacles

 Show image 4A-1: 18th-century spectacles

1. In today’s read-aloud George Washington uses his spectacles to help
   convince his soldiers to continue to fight.


2. Say the word spectacles with me three times.