A KindergartenLiterature FocusUnit:Presidents’ Day ~George Washingtonand Abraham Lincoln Laurie GrubeEDUC 340April 30, 2007FEATURED SELECTION: George Washington: A Picture Book Biography by James Cross Giblin- Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 1998- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This is a simple yet well-rounded story about George Washington.It starts with his early years on a Virginia farm. After his half-brother dies, he marries Martha Custis and moves to Mount Vernon to farm the land. He farms until he is appointed Commander in Chief stet of the country’s armed forces. It also discusses many of the difficult decisions that he made during his two terms as President. A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln (Picture Book Biography) by David A. Adler- Publisher: Holiday House, 1990- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This is a good book to introduce the children to Abraham Lincoln.It highlights many of his contributions that he made to the UnitedStates. It begins with his childhood, growing up in Kentucky and then Indians. It then follows his life from ending with his assassination after the end of the civil war. An outline of “Important Dates” closes the book. The text is brief but includes all of the important events from Lincoln’s life.RELATED MATERIALS: If You Grew Up With George Washington by Ruth Belov Gross - Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 1993- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book is related to the featured selection because it tells about what it was like for George Washington to grow up during the 1730’s and 1740’s during colonial times. It provides fun facts about his childhood and what others around him experienced during that time period. George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora- Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (BYR), 2003- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book relates to the featured selection because it is based onWashington’s letter, diaries, and other historical records. Thereaders can discover what really happened as he lost his teeth, at an average of one per year. The main story is followed by a four-page timeline showing period pictures of Washington. George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz - Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, 1998- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book relates to the featured selection because it is about a boy that shares his name and birthday with George Washington. He knows many facts about George Washington but he wants to learn even more. It tells the different ways that he searches for information on the President and provides many “fun facts.” George Washington and the General’s Dog by Frank Murphy- Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2002- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book is related to the featured selection because this is a little-known true story about how Washington while he is fighting in the American Revolution. He saves a lost dog on the battlefieldand wonders who the dog belongs to and tries to find the owner.  The Story of George Washington by Patricia A. Pingry and Stacy Venturi-Pickett- Candy Cane Press, 2000- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book is related to the featured selection because it tells the story of George Washington in simple terms. This is a good book to use to introduce young children to the 1st president through colorful pictures and simple text. Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner- Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1994- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book relates to the featured selection because it tells storiesabout how Lincoln’s hat and how he used it to store his importantin it. It also includes lawyer stories where Lincoln defended slave’s rights to be granted freedom. The Story of Abraham Lincoln by Patricia A. Pingry- Candy Cane Press, 2001- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book is related to the featured selection because it tells the story of Abraham Lincoln and the most memorable moments of his life. This is a good book to use to introduce children to the 16th president using simple text and colorful pictures. Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick- Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 1999- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book relates to the featured selection because it tells the true story of a girl named Grace that writes a letter to PresidentLincoln suggesting that he should grow a beard. At the end of thebook, authentic letters can be found that represent the speech and grammar used during that time period. The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln by Mike Reiss- Publisher: Puffin, 2006- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book relates to the featured selection because it is about a boy that looks just like Abraham Lincoln. He is unhappy with the way that he looks until he goes to summer camp where everyonelooks like someone or something else. This is just a fun book to look at and read. If You Grew up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern Published by- Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 1976- Reading Level: Kindergarten- This book relates to the featured selection because it gives somefun and interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln as a young boy. The author shows children what it would have been like to live in the same places that he did growing up. GOALS:Indiana Academic Standards:K.1.2 Identify celebrations and holidays as a way of remembering and honoring events and people in the past.Example: Identify Thanksgiving; the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day; Veterans’ DayK.1.3 Listen to and retell stories about people in the past who showed honesty, courage, and responsibility.Example: George Washington, George Rogers Clark, Mercy Otis Warren, Dolly Madison, Chief Little Turtle, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Tuskegee Airman Walter Palmer.Learning Outcomes:1. Students will create a book about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with 4 facts about each with 80% accuracy.2. Students will memorize and recite a part of the Gettysburg Address with 80% accuracy.3. Students will write one to two sentences about honesty with no more than 4 errors.4. Students will create a Lincoln hat and beard with 100% accuracy.5. When given coins, the students will able to separate them by the picture of the president 3 out of 4 times correctly.UNIT PLANPREREADING Activity: KWL ChartBefore reading each of the books, have the students complete a KWL chart as a class to find out what they know about Presidents Day. Introduce important words and add