February 2025

Hats Off for Presidents' Day!

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All Aboard, Abe!

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Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Students will compare and contrast George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s roads to presidency.

 

Social Studies Focus:

Presidents’ Day, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln

 

ELA Skills:

key details, vocabulary, writing, read a map

 

Page 4 Skill:

text features

 

Vocabulary:

general, cabin, trusted

 

CCSS:

RI.2.1 ask and answer questions; RI.2.4 determine meaning of words; RI.2.5 text features; RI.2.10 read informational texts; W.2.2 informative writing; W.2.8 gather information; L.2.2 capitalization

 

Lexile level:

520L