President's Day Lesson Ideas and Activities
Unlock a wealth of educational resources with this curated collection on presidents. From lesson plans and songs to interactive materials, empower your teaching and classroom experience with these comprehensive tools.
What are some creative resources for teaching about presidents on President’s Day? Explore this handpicked collection, featuring comprehensive lesson plans and interactive materials, providing educators with a rich array of resources to effectively teach about the presidents.
Keep reading and hopefully you can find one thing to ease your planning and help your students learn more about the United States Presidents and also celebrate President’s Day!
The Presidents Song
Maybe the easiest way to learn the presidents is this fun video that honors every president! Students of all ages absolutely love The Presidents Song by Mister Harms! From Kindergarten classrooms to adults, this catchy song is such an easy way to celebrate Presidents Day!
Mister Harms Presidents Song videos have over 5 Million views on YouTube and has now become a standard classic in classrooms all across America! You can even listen to the hit song on all audio platforms including Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, and more!
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Presidents “Mega Pack” of Activities
If you need a quick worksheet activity for your students to complete individually or in groups, this Presidents Pack is the perfect answer. With a wide variety of ideas, teachers can choose from a variety of options from a crossword puzzle, word find, unscrambling the names, and more. This pack even includes a few study guides and test forms to asses students on their knowledge of the presidents names. Click the images to see more!
Pick A President: Brief Biographical Summary
Writing a biographical summary on a President can be a valuable assignment, but it can be too daunting for many scenarios, especially if you only have a day or two available in your curriculum. That’s where these presidential biographical summaries are a real lifesaver! In an easy to use graphic organizer, students can choose any president of choice to learn about and summarize their life. In a one page worksheet format, these templates are very user friendly and allow students to write about the main ideas on any president. Many teachers have assigned these as an individual assignment, or as a group project. When complete, each completed biographical summary can be posted and used as a gallery walk to teach other students about their research. This resource also comes in a digital Google Drive format so students can complete on their devices as a shared file with others. When complete, it can become a presentation for the rest of the class to learn from as well. Take a look, and I think you’ll come to enjoy this engaging format!
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: AN EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTIVITY
When studying the President, it’s helpful to know the various “hats” that the president wears, or the variety of roles that the president plays. This guided reading activity is very engaging for upper elementary and middle school students. After reading the seven brief roles, students are grouped to create brief skits that show the president playing one of the seven roles. After all skits have been presented and roles have been guessed, students are given a “day in the life”reading to correctly identify the role being played. Practical and engaging, teachers and students alike appreciate this effective lesson idea on what a day in the life of a president really looks like!
PRESIDENTS PROJECT: A SIMPLE GUIDE TO RESEARCHING A PRESIDENT
Whether it’s President’s Day or a random week in your curriculum of studying the presidents, this simple presidential research project has proven to be efficient and effective. Students can work individually or in groups to study an assigned president or one of their choosing. With a simple set of instructions through easy to follow bullet points, students are guided to include information about their president’s early life, personal life, presidency, and significance to history. I have had students create these projects as Google Slides presentations, children’s books, video summaries, and more. Whichever format you choose, students enjoy presenting their work to the class, and teachers appreciate the student led instruction it provides.
PRESIDENTS MERCH
Why not spread the patriotic love with a little presidential merch! Since The Presidents Song by Mister Harms has gone viral and become so popular, many have been asking for some super swag. View the product links below or explore the entire presidential merchandise collection for more colors and styles!
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