Presidents' Day: Everything You Need

Articles Dollars, Cents, and Presidents Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 How to use spare change and dollar bills to honor Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays in February. Read more >	What Was Life Like in George Washington’s Time? Grades: PreK–K Students learn about how people lived in revolutionary times and compare it with their lives today. Read more >
Articles Washington's Cherry Tree Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Supplement a lesson on George Washington with this cherry tree craft to commemorate the famous fable about the first president and the Cherry Tree... Read more >	Articles George Washington Mask Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 To celebrate George Washington's February 22 birthday, students create a mask of the first president. Read more >
Articles Abraham Lincoln Mask Craft Project Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 This craft will complement a Presidents' Day lesson, as well as a celebration of Lincoln's birthday on February 12. Read more >	Articles Abraham Lincoln Hat Pencil Holder Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 This Abraham Lincoln-inspired pencil holder is a fun craft to make for Presidents' Day. Read more >
Articles Match the Presidents' Portraits Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Check out Scholastic's first-ever Kids' Presidential Portrait Gallery. How fast can you match up the President's portrait with a kid's drawing of... Read more >	Blog Posts Differentiate Instruction With Paper Choice and Get Ready for President's Day Grades: 1–2, 3–5 President’s Day is less than a week away. Are you ready to teach your students about great leaders in history? Have you been looking for ways to... Read more >
Articles Timeline: Guide to U.S. Presidents Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Information on every president's birthplace, political party, term of office, and more Read more >	Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Online Learning Activities If You Were President: A Scholastic News Online Activity Grades: 3–5 Students choose presidential advisors, balance the national budget, and defend their choices while playing this fun interactive activity. Read more >
Online Learning Activities 7 Hat Challenge: Master the Roles of the President Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Students explore the seven “hats” worn by the U.S. President, from Chief Executive to Head of State. Read more >	Computer Lab Activities U.S. Presidents: A Math Hunt Activity Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn important and interesting facts about our nation's leaders. Then apply your skills and prove your math leadership by correctly solving... Read more >
Online Learning Activities Presidents, Game 1: A History Mystery Activity Grades: 3–5, 6–8 By conducting research and using the few number of clues possible, students are challenged to solve a “mystery” related to U.S. presidents. Read more >	Articles Web Hunt: Presidents Past, Present, and Future Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Take a trip to meet presidents from long ago and get a glimpse into the future as you find facts about the Commander-in-Chief. Read more >
Articles Presidential Cyberhunt! Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Improve your Oval Office IQ with our Presidential Cyberhunt! Read more >	Everything You Need George Washington: Everything You Need Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Material that will help students research, critique, and apply the work of America's first president. Read more >
Everything You Need Abraham Lincoln: Everything You Need Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students can learn about the struggles, interests, and achievements of President Abraham Lincoln by using these engaging resources. Read more >	Activities and Games, Book Resources, Lesson Plans Presidential Best Friends Grades: 1–2, 3–5 Activity that will allow students to research fun facts about the pets of U.S. Presidents. Read more >
Presidential Election Vocabulary Grades: 6–8 Build vocabulary word comprehension skills as well as word-learning strategies related to the upcoming presidential election. Read more >	Everything You Need Elections: Everything You Need Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students can use these resources to study elections and participate in one of their own. Read more >