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5B-1 6B-1 Dear Family Member, In the second part of this unit, your child will continue to learn about important U.S. presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, and Barack Obama. Your child will also learn about Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Below are some suggestions for activities that you may do at home to reinforce what your child is learning about these U.S presidents. 1. The Presidents on Mount Rushmore At the back of this letter is an image of Mount Rushmore. See if your child can recognize the presidents on this monument. (From left to right: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.) Ask your child why these presidents were chosen to be part of this monument. At the end of this unit, have your child teach you the song s/he has learned about Mount Rushmore. 2. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Your child has learned about the important document that Thomas Jefferson helped to write—the Declaration of Independence. At the beginning of this declaration, he wrote that all men had the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Discuss with your child what Jefferson meant by those words. 3. Honest Abe Your child has learned that Abraham Lincoln had the reputation of being honest. Ask your child for examples in Lincoln’s life that show he was honest. 4. Sayings and Phrases: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way Your child will learn the saying, “where there’s a will, there’s a way.” This saying means that when you want something very badly and don’t give up, you will find a way to get it. Your child will hear that Barack Obama’s dream was to become the president of the United States. He tried very hard to achieve this dream through getting a good education and helping others. He succeeded and became the forty-fourth president of the United States. Please continue to ask your child about the interesting things s/he has learned at school. Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 205 © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation
On the Mount Rushmore monument, Carved out of rock: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt— Four of the U.S. presidents. [Sung to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot.”]
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Vocabulary List for Presidents and American Symbols (Part 2) This list includes many important words your child will learn about in Presidents and American Symbols. Try to use these words with your child in English and in your native language. Next to this list are suggestions of fun ways your child can practice and use these words at home.
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Directions: Help your child pick a word from the vocabulary list. Then help your child choose an activity and do the activity with the word. Check off the box for the word. Try to practice a word a day in English and in your native language.
compassion education
Draw it
expert accomplishment
Use it in a sentence
succeed carved
Find an example
determined sculptor
Tell a friend about it
Act it out
Make up a song using it
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5B-1 6B-1 Dear Family Member, In the second part of this unit, your child will continue to learn about important U.S. presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, and Barack Obama. Your child will also learn about Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Below are some suggestions for activities that you may do at home to reinforce what your child is learning about these U.S presidents. 1. The Presidents on Mount Rushmore At the back of this letter is an image of Mount Rushmore. See if your child can recognize the presidents on this monument. (From left to right: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.) Ask your child why these presidents were chosen to be part of this monument. At the end of this unit, have your child teach you the song s/he has learned about Mount Rushmore. 2. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Your child has learned about the important document that Thomas Jefferson helped to write—the Declaration of Independence. At the beginning of this declaration, he wrote that all men had the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Discuss with your child what Jefferson meant by those words. 3. Honest Abe Your child has learned that Abraham Lincoln had the reputation of being honest. Ask your child for examples in Lincoln’s life that show he was honest. 4. Sayings and Phrases: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way Your child will learn the saying, “where there’s a will, there’s a way.” This saying means that when you want something very badly and don’t give up, you will find a way to get it. Your child will hear that Barack Obama’s dream was to become the president of the United States. He tried very hard to achieve this dream through getting a good education and helping others. He succeeded and became the forty-fourth president of the United States. Please continue to ask your child about the interesting things s/he has learned at school. Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 205 © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation
On the Mount Rushmore monument, Carved out of rock: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt— Four of the U.S. presidents. [Sung to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot.”]
206 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Vocabulary List for Presidents and American Symbols (Part 2) This list includes many important words your child will learn about in Presidents and American Symbols. Try to use these words with your child in English and in your native language. Next to this list are suggestions of fun ways your child can practice and use these words at home.
proclaim serious
Directions: Help your child pick a word from the vocabulary list. Then help your child choose an activity and do the activity with the word. Check off the box for the word. Try to practice a word a day in English and in your native language.
compassion education
Draw it
expert accomplishment
Use it in a sentence
succeed carved
Find an example
determined sculptor
Tell a friend about it
Act it out
Make up a song using it
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