Happy Presidents Day!

Wow, I just survived Day 100 and Valentine's Day on the same day. (We had a blast, but boy, am I run down!)

Monday is Presidents Day! I plan on spending most of next week celebrating our presidents as well as our country! 

If you've been following my blog, you know I have a strong sense of patriotism, and feel children should take pride in their country. I also LOVE teaching social studies and mapping skills.

Here's a fun resource that I made that includes 3 fact mini-books. One is on George Washington, another is on Abraham Lincoln. Plus, it's been updated to include President Joe Biden! It also has a mapping activity, finding places related to these presidents. Click the image for the resource.

President's Day Mini-Books and Mapping 

Here's another resource to review the difference between most of the patriotic holidays we have throughout the year: Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, and Veterans Day.  I don't know about you, but my little second-graders struggle to remember which one is which! 

Patriotic Holidays

Of course, you'll be needing brain breaks! Here's one more fun resource!

Patriotic Brain Breaks

 

Looking for some books to read?  Here are some fun ones! (These are Amazon affiliate links, which means you'll help me earn credit at Amazon, but at no cost to you!)

Who Was George Washington?

A Picture Book of George Washington

Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

Just in Time Abraham Lincoln

The Everything Kids' Presidents Book: Puzzles, Games, and Trivia - for Hours of Presidential Fun

Basher History: US Presidents: Oval Office All-Stars

So You Want to be President: The Revised and Updated Version

Have Fun with the Presidents: Activities, Projects, and Fascinating Facts

Here's a fun collection of Presidents Day Activities. It includes a compare and contrast activity comparing the 2 different presidents. There is also a game to practice syllables, a graphing activity, a mapping activity, and an opinion writing activity. Click the image or click here for the link!

 

Mapping, Comparing, Syllables, and Opinion Writing with a President Theme!

If you're looking for more, I do have a whole USA Bundle that includes the above items and several others here (at a HUGE discount, of course!

 USA Bundle.

 

Here are a couple of related blog posts that might interest you:

• Learning About the USA
• 5 Patriotic Options for Veterans Day or any Patriotic Holiday 
• Hooray for the USA 
• What Would You Do if You Were President?
  

If you have the day off, have a great one!  (Be sure to thank George, Abe, and the rest for the day off!)