If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:
*marks the books we read
George Washington-Our First President by Garnet Jackson*
President's Day by Laura Alden
George Washington by Wil Mara
Honest Abe Lincoln by David A. Adler
The House That George Built by Suzanne Slade
Abe Lincoln His Wit and Wisdom From A-Z by Alan Schroeder
The White House by Lynda Sorensen*
I am Abraham Lincoln by Brad Meltzer
Madam President by Lane Smith
For our craft we made a picture of George Washington like this one:
http://goo.gl/N6f55N
Extra activities:
We talked about the different kids of pets the presidents had. George Washington had 8 dogs, a donkey, a parrot and 2 horses. Thomas Jefferson had 2 dogs, 2 bear cubs, a horse and a mockingbird. John Quincy Adams had silkworks. Abraham Lincoln had 2 goats, a turkey, 2 dogs, 2 cats, a horse and a rabbit.
We talked about how the president is elected; by vote. The children were asked what pet they would have if they were president; a puppy or a kitty. They filled out ballots and put them in the ballot box. After everyone was done voting we tallied the votes to find out which pet was the most popular. Puppies won 3-2
We talked about and looked at money and who is on what coin:
Penny - Abraham Lincoln
Nickel - Thomas Jefferson
Dime - Franklin Roosevelt
Quarter - George Washington
Five Little Pennies
Five little pennies rolled in the door
one was spent and now there are four
four little pennies belong to me
one was lost and now there are three
three little pennies put in my shoe
one bought a toy and now there are two
two little pennies sitting on my thumb
one fell off and now there is one
one little penny hot from the sun
I picked it up and now there are none!
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