We spent last week learning about George Washington and Abe Lincoln. I love relearning this stuff with the girls. Here are some highlights from our week.
We started off reading the book George Washington Our First President. We filled out a Was Had Wanted chart. I have been using these charts a lot lately and I love them. They really make the girls think about what they learned.
We watched the American Girl movie Felicity over the weekend which was great. It was about a little girl named Felicity who lived right before The Revolutionary War happened. It told about the Patriots and the Loyalists and was a great way to introduce George Washington and talk about what part he played in that war.
The next day we talked about Abe Lincoln. I read the book Abe’s Hat. then I had the girls make their own log cabins using brown construction paper that we cut and glued onto file folders. On the inside my oldest wrote about what she learned about Lincoln while my kindergartener drew a picture of him. Both turned out adorable!
My 2nd grader is my do it the “right” way girl.
My kindergartener is my “outside the box” thinker.
I wrote some facts about both presidents and they had to sort them.
We also worked on the 3 sounds of “ed” words. I found these cute log cabin patterns and used them for a sorting activity. The girls had fun doing this center.
We also learned this fun song about Washington and Lincoln. Next week we are moving on to the Civil War. Wish me luck!
Stopping bye from ABC123! Your 2nd grader has beautiful hand writing! Tell her, “Great job!” We kept it simple for President’s Day– but may do a sorting activity like you did, for review.
February 21st, 2012 at 10:52 pmI love all your different learning ideas on President’s Day! the cabins turned out cute – my youngest is my “outside the box” thinker, too.
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:39 pm