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Presidential Oath of Office - Vocabulary Activity

In English Language Arts and Reading ... Vocabulary

Free | 1 page|Grades: 3 - 6

A vocabulary activity that focuses on the Presidential Oath of Office.

Use this resource in the days leading up to Inauguration Day or Presidents’ Day.

Students will read the Presidential Oath of Office as it is written in the U.S. Constitution. Then, after looking up information in the dictionary, they must rewrite the oath in their own words.

This resource is a great way for your students to practice their dictionary skills while working in a reading center.

Use the drop-down menu to choose between color or black and white PDF or the interactive Google Slide version.

Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.D
Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
In Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.C
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.C
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.C
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.C
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.C
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4

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