LEDESMA LESSON PLANS
PK
Lesson /Obj.
TEKS or
Fairy Tales/Penguins
(Theme 5) Fourth Six Weeks
Fact/Fictional
Resources
Teacher Activity
Student Activity
Cinderella Penguin
Read the nonfiction book about Penguins and then
by Janet Perlman
explain we will read about a made up story about a
And A Pengin’s Life
Penguin. Students will color penguin/check out books.
by Nancy Dickman
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President’s Day
George Washington
1ST
President’s Day
Abraham Lincoln
2) History. The student understands how
historical figures, patriots, and good citizens
helped shape the community, state, and
nation. The student is expected toA) identify
contributions of historical figures, including
Stephen F. Austin, George Washington,
Christopher Columbus, and José Antonio
Navarro, who helped to shape the state and
nation; and
Pebblego.com
Read and discuss the biography on George Washington;
George Washington
Help students “take notes” and summarize using the
Biography
Share what you know printable from pebblego.com
(A) identify contributions of historical figures,
including Sam Houston, George Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.,
who have influenced the community, state, and
nation;
Honest Abe by Edith
Explain that each February we have a special holiday to
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honor all the Presidents that we have had. (We would
Lincoln by
normally have this day off but we are going to school to
Aylesworth
make up a snow day.)
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2nd
President’s Day
We will research
Theodore Roosevelt.
I will write facts about
Theodore Roosevelt.
(4) History. The student understands how
historical figures, patriots, and good citizens
helped shape the community, state, and nation.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify contributions of historical figures,
including Thurgood Marshall, Irma Rangel, John
Hancock, and Theodore Roosevelt, who have
influenced the community, state, and nation;

Theodore
-Welcome students, check-in and out books.
Roosevelt
-Discuss that President’s Day was Monday. Books
graphic
about President’s are found in the Biography
organizer.
section. Review definition of biography. Show book
on current president—Barack O’Bama.
(TEK—use words such as biography, past, and
present to support other 2nd grade TEKS)
- Introduce Theodore Roosevelt using
Biography.com’s min biography video and
PebbleGo
Students will fill out Theodore Roosevelt organizer
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RD
3
Online Resources
(26) Research/Gathering Sources. Students
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ABDO E-books in our
determine, locate, and explore the full range of
Discuss Biography Research portfolio completion
Library System
relevant sources addressing a research question
Show students how to login to the Destiny system to
and systematically record the information they
access online books for research and or personal reading
gather. Students are expected to: (A) follow the
research plan to collect information from multiple
sources of information, both oral and written,
including: (ii) data from experts, reference texts,
4th
President’s Day
and online searches
(7) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary
Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and
draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns
and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence
from text to support their understanding. Students are
expected to identify similarities and differences
between the events and characters' experiences in a
fictional work and the actual events and experiences
described in an author's biography or autobiography.
Honest Abe by Edith
Read story; Take AR Test; Check Out Books
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