A guide for using our resources

Children will study facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Vocabulary: patriotic

Social Studies Focus: Presidents’ Day

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• Duck doesn't like the chores on the farm, so he holds an election! But the job might be a little harder than he thinks.

• Have some fun comparing the presidents’ tastes with the tastes of your students! Make a list of kids’ favorite desserts, hats, or pets. You might even turn it into a fun graphing activity.

• Use pages 2-3 of the issue to do this scavenger hunt as a group.

1. Find the heading. Underline it.
2. Find the picture of Abe’s dog. Put a ✔ on it.
3. In the purple box, find the word that tells you what kind of hat George wore. Circle it.
4. Look at the last box. Find something you can wave to show you are patriotic!

Skill: writing and drawing

Materials: Right on the Money! skill sheet, pencils, crayons

• Pass around a one-dollar bill and a five-dollar bill. Point out that George’s face is on the one-dollar bill, and Abe’s is on the five-dollar bill. Why? They were very important people—and great presidents!
• Now tell kids they can put their own faces on a dollar bill, because they are also very important people—and they might grow up to be president too!
• Give each child a copy of the skill sheet along with crayons, and have children draw their own face in the center of the bill. They can color the rest of the bill green if they like.
• Beneath their dollar bill, have kids finish the sentence to tell why they would be a great president. Place children’s work on a bulletin board or wall for an inspiring display of all the great future leaders in your classroom!