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Presidents’ Day Ideas

January 30, 2016 By fancyfreein4th

February is a short yet jam packed month.  Almost immediately we dive right into Presidents’ Day lessons.

Presidents' Day Activities- Close reading, writing, thinking maps and DIY crafts. This unit will be a perfect addition to your classroom this February! Perfect for Presidents' Day holiday.

I usually do a two week unit for Presidents’ Day, focusing on Washington and Lincoln. Then, I let the students choose a president to research on their own or in small groups.  Here are some ideas you can use for Presidents’ Day lessons.
   A few years ago I got a bunch of leveled non-fiction readers from Donors Choose.  I use those in my ELA Centers, pairing the students to partner read and gather facts on their own.  As a class we do a Close Read on both presidents.

Presidents' Day Activities- Close reading, writing, thinking maps and DIY crafts. This unit will be a perfect addition to your classroom this February! Perfect for Presidents' Day holiday.
These are all available in my Presidents’ Day Set These are all available in my Presidents’ Day Set
With all the information they gather, I have them fill out several graphic organizers- Comparing and Contrasting the presidents, Chronological and Cause and Effect relationships analysis. At the end of the week they have to choose which president they think was the most influential to American History and compose a persuasive essay sharing their rationale.
Presidents' Day Activities- Close reading, writing, thinking maps and DIY crafts. This unit will be a perfect addition to your classroom this February! Perfect for Presidents' Day holiday.
  These are all available in my Presidents’ Day Set
To accompany their writing we do this fun and mathematically precise presidential profile craft. Talk about a craft that tests their listening and following directions skills!
Presidents' Day Activities- Close reading, writing, thinking maps and DIY crafts. This unit will be a perfect addition to your classroom this February! Perfect for Presidents' Day holiday.
Check these DVDs out here on Amazon!
In the past I have done Jennie K.’s amazing President’s Day
Collaborative posters for our door. You can read more about this amazing
product here.

I love showing 2 Liberty Kids episodes! If you teach anything about
early American History you need to go and buy this DVD set on Amazon! It
is a PBS series that shares a lot of amazing stories from our country’s
history. When I taught 5th grade, these were an especially great
accompaniment to our social studies lessons.

Presidents' Day Activities- Close reading, writing, thinking maps and DIY crafts. This unit will be a perfect addition to your classroom this February! Perfect for Presidents' Day holiday.
Read more about this product here.

This year I am going to incorporate my dear friend Michelle from Apples and ABCs new President Craftivity/Writing. I am going to assign it as an exit ticket where they can showcase different facts that they learned about each president.
   There are really endless possibilities to celebrate this holiday in your classroom. Whether you do one activity or a two week unit, your students will benefit from this cross curriculum unit, bridging reading, writing and social studies. 

Presidents' Day Activities- Close reading, writing, thinking maps and DIY crafts. This unit will be a perfect addition to your classroom this February! Perfect for Presidents' Day holiday.

My Presidents’ Day set is full of reading, writing, synthesizing and an art craftivity that will be a beautiful accompaniment for your February. Snag it here at my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

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