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Grade CKLA
Response Journal
Domain 10: A New Nation
American Independence
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Domain 10: A New Nation
American Independence
Focus Lessons 1, 4, 5, 6, 12
The New World
Declaring Independence
The Legend of Betsy Ross
George Washington, Commander in Chief
What Do a Flag, a Bell, and an Eagle Have
in Common?
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Credit for clipart and fonts to:
Primer Print
KG Primary Dots
Little Red’s Schoolhouse
Chirp Graphics
A Sketchy Guy
Doodle Art by Jenny
Teaching With Style
KG Miss Kindergarten
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Domain 10: Lesson 1
Response Journal
Describe an illustration of Native
Americans and use pictures and
details in the read aloud to describe
the key ideas.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard: RI.1.7
Objective: I can draw pictures and
describe or write about the key
ideas from the read aloud.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 1A
Who were the very first people to live in
North America?
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 1A
What were some of the key details you learned
about Native Americans from the read aloud?
The Native Americans _
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 1B
Who were the very first people to live in
North America?
The first people to live
in North America were
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Domain 10 Lesson 1B
Name:
Complete the paragraph using the word bank:
survive
tribes
North
The Native Americans
lived in groups called
______
in different
regions of
America. They had to
find or make everything
they needed to
.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 1C
Who were the very first people to live in
North America? Draw your answer in the box
below.
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Domain 10 Lesson 1C
Name:
Complete the paragraph using the word bank:
tribes
North
The Native Americans
lived in groups called
______
in different
regions of
America. They had to
find or make everything
they needed to survive.
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Domain 10: Lesson 4
Response Journal
Describe the connection between
Thomas Jefferson and the
Declaration of Independence.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard: RI.1.3
Objective: I can describe the
connection between Thomas
Jefferson and the Declaration of
Independence.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 4A
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Why
do you think he was chosen to be the author?
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 4A
Color the picture of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
located in Washington, D.C.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 4B
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Why
do you think he was chosen to be the author?
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wrote the Declaration
of Independence
because
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 4B
Color the picture of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
located in Washington, D.C.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 4C
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Why
do you think he was chosen to be the author?
Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration
of Independence
because he was an
excellent writer.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 4C
Color the picture of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
located in Washington, D.C.
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Domain 10: Lesson 5
Response Journal
Describe the connection between the
first official flag of the United
States and the thirteen colonies.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard: RI.1.3
Objective: I can describe the
connection between the first official
flag of the United States and the
thirteen colonies.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 5A
Draw the first official flag of the United States.
Why were there 13 stars and 13 stripes?
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 5A
Color the picture of the American flag we use today.
Turn and Talk: How is this flag different from the
original flag the Betsy Ross made? How is it similar?
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 5B
Color the first official flag of the United States. Why
were there 13 stars and 13 stripes?
There were 13 stars
and 13 stripes on the
flag because
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 5B
Color the picture of the American flag we use today.
Turn and Talk: How is this flag different from the
original flag the Betsy Ross made? How is it similar?
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 5C
Color the first official flag of the United States. Why
were there 13 stars and 13 stripes?
There were 13 stars
and 13 stripes on the
flag because they
represented the
thirteen colonies.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 5B
Color the picture of the American flag we use today.
Turn and Talk: How is this flag different from the
original flag the Betsy Ross made? How is it similar?
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Domain 10: Lesson 6
Response Journal
I can answer questions about
George Washington from listening
to the read aloud.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard:
Objective: I answer questions about
George Washington from listening
to the read aloud.
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Domain 10 Lesson 6A
Name:
How would you describe George Washington?
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 6A
How would you describe George Washington’s Army?
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 6B
How would you describe George Washington?
George Washington
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 6B
How would you describe George Washington’s Army?
The army
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 6C
How would you describe George Washington?
George Washington was
a good leader and was
very brave.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 6C
How would you describe George Washington’s Army?
The army had no
military experience and
few supplies.
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Domain 10: Lesson 12
Response Journal
Describe the connections between a
flag, a bell, and an eagle.
This response journal has 3 versions.
Standard:
Objective: I can describe and write
about American symbols.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 12A
Color the American symbols. Choose one to write
about on the next page.
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Name:
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Domain 10 Lesson 12A
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 12B
Color the American symbols. Choose one to write
about on the next page.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 12B
The
is
is an American symbol
because
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 12C
Color the American symbols. Choose one to write
about on the next page.
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Name:
Domain 10 Lesson 12C
The
is
is an American symbol
because
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_
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