Presidents Day Activities - Presidents Day Writing - If I Were President
- PDF
- Google Apps™
- Easel Activity
What educators are saying
Description
These Presidents Day Activities are great for your upper elementary students! With research and interest-based task cards, writing extensions, and lots of creative thinking, this pack will work well as extra enrichment for fast finishers or at a center. Many of the cards would also work as discussion prompts in small groups.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Presidents Day Word Search and Crossword Puzzle: Incorporate facts from the task cards to challenge and educate students about presidential history.
- 20 Fun Fact Enrichment Task Cards: Engage students with interesting presidential facts and higher-level thinking tasks. Great for fast finishers or center activities.
- Enrichment Writing Pages: Provide space for responses to task card prompts, enhancing writing and critical thinking skills.
- President Fact Finder: A tool for president research and creating informative bulletin board displays, featuring all 45 presidents.
- "If I Were the President" Activity: Encourages creativity and articulation through coloring pages and writing pages, allowing students to imagine their presidential agendas.
This pack combines history, critical thinking, and creativity into a comprehensive resource for celebrating President’s Day in the classroom.
DIGITAL:
- Task Cards - Google Slides
- Task Cards - Easel Activity
DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:
- Digital or Print
- 3 Challenge Cards to extend the lesson
- Multiple versions of the recording sheet included
Great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade!
NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.
Teacher Tip
- Download our FREE Task Card Handbook to learn 31 different ways you can use this resource!
Here’s what teachers are saying:
✏️ "So well organized and easy to use. Extra practice and a great tool for students who are early finishers." -Y. C.
✏️ "This was an engaging resource to use with my emerging EL's to help introduce American presidents." -Theresa G.
✏️ "These are a lot of fun! I can think of so many ways to use them in discussion!" -Elizabeth S.
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About the Author
Rachel Lynette is a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. She has written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Children’s Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. This resource reflects more than a decade of professional writing experience.
Terms of Use
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This product is happily brought to you by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom.
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