Don't you just LOVE the play on words!?! Only another teacher can appreciate that corny expression :) I plan on using this as a file folder activity. There are two mats: one for George Washington and the other for Abraham Lincoln. Print these on card stock and laminate them for durability.
Next, there are cards with predicates on them. These are facts about each of the presidents. Cut and laminate these as well. Make sure you shuffle them well. Then students will select a card and read the predicate to decide which president is the subject. This is a great time to review verbs of being as well. I plan on using this as a closure after our read alouds about the presidents and other activities. I hope you can utilize this in your classroom :) Stop by and let me know if you use it...I'd love to hear from you!
President's Day falls at the perfect time in our curriculum (or was our curriculum purposely designed around all of these holidays?) We learned about fact and opinion and the students are presently learning about author's purpose and non-fiction text features. So, when President's Day rolls around I plan on reading a few great books about our two greatest presidents. Two books are written by Patricia A. Pingry. The first is The Story of George Washington. The second is...you guessed it ~ The Story of Abraham Lincoln. My second grade students struggle with decoding, so the simple text in these two stories lends itself to independent reading for struggling readers. I created a Venn Diagram FREEBIE for all of you! You can grab it on my TpT Store by clicking the picture below :)
I have a few other books that we will read in preparation for President's Day. Some are just plain fun like George Washington's Cows by David Small. Others will be going home with my students to read aloud, practice fluency, and share what we are learning about in school.
I talked about this treat bag for President's Day, but now it is finished and I have a picture! It has an adorable birdie and it says "For a Patriotic PEEP!" I fill a sandwich bag (6" wide) with star-shaped marshmallow PEEPS.
You can grab YOUR own printable topper for FREE over at my TeachersPayTeachers Store...just click HERE.
I thought I would share a fun freebie with you all on this fabulous Sunday! I plan on creating treat bags for my students for President's Day that are filled with star-shaped patriotic Marshmallow Peeps! I created this cute bag topper and wanted to share it with you! Just click on the picture for your freebie!
