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Sam Houston - Hero of Texas

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Cover of Sam Houston, Hero of Texas, a First Grade Level G reader by Sue Peterson with a sketch portrait of Houston
Introduce the biography reader before shared reading
Biography passage, part 1: vocabulary list, then Houston as a War of 1812 soldier, Tennessee governor and Texas president
Preview sight words, then begin the guided reading passage
Biography passage, part 2: Houston as governor of two states and the city, forest and giant statue named to honor him
Finish the read-aloud and discuss what it means to lean on someone
Spelling practice: students fill in missing letters in six sight words such as soldier, then copy six vocabulary terms
Word work follow-up to reinforce the passage vocabulary
Comprehension check: students write one fact learned, mark four true/false statements and do a vocabulary word search
Independent review or exit task after reading
Attributes
Grades

Preschool, Grade 1, 2

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Sue Peterson
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About This Product

Sam Houston - Hero of Texas serves as an informative and interactive teaching resource, tailored specifically for social studies education in Kindergarten to Grade 2 settings. Significantly beneficial in integrating literacy, the product includes several resourceful student activity sheets for Level G readers.

The content introduces students to Sam Houston's life and his historical significance as Governor of Tennessee and Texas. Actually, he is the only person in U.S. history to have been governor of two states! The non-fiction text describes how Houston fought valiantly for Texas's independence from Mexico, leading us to understand why the city of Houston is named after him.

The narrative comes with three supplementary student pages designed with targeted learning outcomes. The pages cover specific concepts and utilize a variety of ELA skills with an emphasis on developing and extending rich vocabulary. Whether completed individually, in small groups at school, as a whole class activity or assigned as homework, the resource is a sure winner!

This uniquely designed PDF enables young students to journey into the discovery of historical facts and is certain to entice them to read more biographies and delve further into U.S. history!

If you and your students enjoyed this resource, there are many more leveled books on this site by the same author.

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