Listen and Read Activities

The Path of a President: A Listen and Read Book, Level B

Early readers follow Abraham Lincoln from childhood to the presidency with this short read-along that includes text, audio, and photos.

  • Grades: 1–2

“The Path of a President” (grade 1) – a brief Listen & Read nonfiction story – shares Abraham Lincoln’s path from the log cabin of his childhood to the highest office in the land. Along the way, students learn where he grew up, former jobs he had, and the woman he married. This reading activity includes text, images, and audio, so students can read along while listening to a narrator.

At the end of the story, a Sound It Out section lets students listen to these vocabulary words a second time: "cabin," "listen," "school," and "store."

  • Subjects:
    American History, The Presidency, Historic Figures, Presidents' Day
  • Skills:
    Social Studies, Listening Comprehension, Vocabulary
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