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Presidents’ Day Video
I like to start with a short video. This one gives a brief overview (less than two minutes) of Presidents’ Day. Once we have the basics of when and why we celebrate Presidents’ Day, we’re ready to dig deeper and focus on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
You can find even more Presidents’ Day videos here and here.
Nonfiction Books
When learning about Washington and Lincoln, there are so many books to choose from. Here are my favorites that I use for both guided reading and shared reading. You probably have them in your classroom library, too!
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- George Washington (National Geographic Kids)
- Abraham Lincoln (National Geographic Kids)
- Weird, But True: Presidents (National Geographic Kids)
- Abraham Lincoln (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker)
- I am George Washington (Ordinary People Change the World)
- I am Abraham Lincoln (Ordinary People Change the World)
- George Washington (Easy Reader Biographies)
- Abraham Lincoln (Easy Reader Biographies)
- Who Was George Washington?
- Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
- What Does the President Do?
- Presidents’ Day (Rookie Read-Aloud Holidays)
- Celebrating Presidents’ Day: What is a President?
- Presidents’ Day (First Step Nonfiction)
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Be sure to check out this post to find some great fictional books.
Presidents’ Day Activities and Resources
to organize important events in Lincoln’s life.
But that’s not all. I also love to combine our new learning with a craft.
You can read more about these projects in this post.
You will find most of the resources mentioned above in these book companions:
To find even more ideas for Presidents’ Day, take a peek at my Pinterest board.
Happy Teaching!
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