Presidents' Day Activities Bundle!

This product includes three engaging resources that are great for Presidents' Day for both English Language Arts and Social Studies classrooms! The activities in this bundle include a research project, an opinion writing and debate activity, and a reader's theater script.

The Presidents' Day Research Project includes:

-A quick-write prompt ideal for class discussion

-An informational reading on the history of Presidents' Day with comprehension questions and answer key

-Graphic organizers for all 45 presidents that students will complete through research. This project can also be split up and completed as a whole class!

-An essay writing prompt

-A name-that-president handout that combines key information with answer key

-Extension activities for students to complete that feature higher-level thinking project ideas!

The Presidents' Day Opinion Writing and Debate activity students will answer the question, "Who's the greatest president in U.S. history?" and includes the following resources:

-Student note sheet and biographical readings about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt

-Extension questions and activity

-Opinion-writing outline, essay prompt, and rubric

-Debate graphic organizer, reflection handout, and participation log

-Word search

The Presidents' Day Reader's Theater is an engaging strategy to learn about the presidents, and the acts are as follows:

Act I: The All-Time Greats (Washington and Lincoln)

Act II: Early Leaders (Jefferson and Madison)

Act III: The Roosevelts (T. Roosevelt and FDR)

Act IV: Shaping a New World (Truman and Eisenhower)

Act V: Charismatic Leaders (JFK and Reagan)