Kindergarden Read - Aloud

74 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 5 | Thomas Jefferson

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 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

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

 Identify Thomas Jefferson as the main author of the Declaration of

Independence

 Identify the Statue of Liberty

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—Thomas

Jefferson—and retell key details about this president (RI.K.2)

 Describe something you do that shows independence (SL.K.4)

 Describe someone you admire (SL.K.4)

 Ask and answer questions beginning with who, what, where, when,

and why (L.K.1d)

 Produce complete sentences in a shared language activity (L.K.1f)

 Identify new meanings for the word turn and apply them accurately

(L.K.4a)

 Demonstrate understanding of noun—independence—by relating it to

its opposite—dependence (L.K.5b)

 Identify real-life connections between words—talent, declaration,

independence, and admired—and their use (L.K.5c)