Kindergarden Read - Aloud

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

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

After the war was over, the Americans needed to choose the first

president of the United States of America.

Can you guess who that was?

The people of the new nation knew they could trust George

Washington. They told him, “We need you just a little while longer, not

as a general of an army, but as our president.”

And, as always, when the American people needed him, George

Washington said, “ .” (Yes)

[Invite students to fill in the blank.]

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. If students give one-

word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their

responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’

responses using richer and more complex language. Encourage students

to answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete

sentences for students.

1. Literal Who is today’s read-aloud about? What was he doing during
   the time of today’s read-aloud? [Have students point to the correct
   picture on Response Card 1.]
   
   
   • Today’s read-aloud is about George Washington. He was leading the
     American army to fight the British army. He was trying to convince his
     soldiers to keep fighting until the end of the war.
   
   
   
   


2. Literal Why was the American army fighting against the British army?
   
   
   • The American colonies wanted to be free from the rule of the British king.
   
   
   
   


3. Inferential In today’s read-aloud you heard that George Washington
   and his soldiers defeated the largest British army. Did George
   Washington think the war was over? Why not?
   
   
   • No, Washington did not think the war was over because the British still
     had one army left.