February was definitely a month of themes! During the week of Presidents' Day we learned about our past presidents and American symbols. This book, What Presdients are Made Of, was a huge hit with the kids.
We also read other books of two very famous American presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We created tree maps of each president. We compared and contrasted both. We watched video clips to learn more about their lives outside of being president. Each student wrote about what they would do or what changes they would make if they were the president.
Sketching George Washington and Abraham Lincoln the highlight of our studies. YouTube tutorials of our drawings down below.
Though the class already know quite a bit about our current leader, President Obabma, from our election day unit back in November, we learned more about him through several children's books. The book Kids' Letters to President Obama was by far the most popular book of our Presidents' Day unit. After reading many letters to President Obama from children across the nation, each of the kids in the class wrote a letter to President Obama.
Here are some of the letters that the kids in our class wrote:
For any teachers who are interested, CLICK HERE for a wonderful unit full of activities and resources that are perfect for Presidents' Day.
