Topic: United States

  • Presidents Day Activities Pack with Abraham Lincoln & George Washington

    Presidents Day Activities Pack with Abraham Lincoln & George Washington

    Learning about Presidents’ Day has never been so much fun! With this creative activity pack, students will love learning all about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and a presidential job in honor of all United States Presidents!

    In this President’s Day Activity Pack, students will learn all about
    ✔ George Washington
    ✔ Abraham Lincoln
    ✔ History of Presidents’ Day
    ✔ Becoming a United States President
    ✔ A Presidential Job

    This Presidents’ Day Pack includes many interactive activities and learning opportunities for students including:
    ✔ Informational articles
    ✔ Meet George Washington
    ✔ Meet Abe Lincoln
    ✔ George Washington Biography Organizer
    ✔ Abraham Lincoln Biography Organizer
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters
    ✔ Vocabulary Flip Flaps
    ✔ Mystery Flaps
    ✔ 6 Page Presidents’ Day Flip Booklet

    There are Three Main Activities:

    Vocabulary:
    Introduce the 6 vocabulary words related to Presidents’ Day with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these Presidents’ Day posters around the classroom and have students travel around to match up and define the words in their flip flaps or use as a center activity. These Presidents’ Day posters are excellent for a bulletin board display too.

    Informational Articles:
    Next, have students read the informational articles about Presidents’ Day, Becoming President of the United States, and a Presidential Job. There are also Presidents’ Day character studies where they will meet George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The Presidents’ Day articles are written in the form of mini-booklet with scenes for students to connect and color.

    Presidents’ Day Activities:
    Have students complete the Presidents’ Day Mystery Flaps and the 6-page Flip-Up Booklet about Presidents’ Day. I usually have them do one page at each center or station. They can use the Presidents’ Day articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the booklet. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the Presidents’ Day Flip-Up Booklet. The Presidents’ Day Flip-Up Book can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12 x 18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover. Students could then decorate the cover of the booklet.

    Happy Presidents’ Day!

  • Let’s Go on a Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt

    Let’s Go on a Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt

    Send your students on a fun scavenger hunt to learn about the United States Constitution and Constitution Day!

    This mini-unit includes 6 short passages with real-life photos to post around the classroom. Using the two organizers and a clip board students act as detectives to track down the answers to the questions.

    This is a wonderful way to get students actively involved with the information literally by getting them up and out of their seats. Or you could do this as a stations or centers activity too! This is a great activity to celebrate Constitution Day!

    Little prep work to save you time:
    1. Print posters and organizers
    2. Copy two scavenger hunt organizers (back-to-back)
    3. Post posters around the classroom (or at stations/centers)
    4. Assign partners or groups
    5. Hand out scavenger hunt organizers and clipboards
    6. Set timer (about 5 mins at each spot)
    7. Have students read and answer questions
    8. Then rotate to the next spot
    9. Check their answers whole group or have them self-check using answer keys

    There is an additional “WE THE PEOPLE” acrostic chart for students to write down one fact for each letter. This works well for fast finishers or as an additional challenge activity. I’ve also included a ”Classroom Constitution” page for you as an extension activity. Answer keys are included.

    Be sure to check out the PREVIEW for more information.