41 Presidents' Day Sites For Your Classes

If you teach grades K-8,  I hope that you have utilized the mega holiday resources  I originally posted back in August 2011. This list covers September through June and is constantly updated. Today's post on Presidents' Day can also be found on the megalist.

Abraham Lincoln Videos- from History.com

Abraham Lincoln: Learning Games and Activities For Kids

Abraham Lincoln's Crossroads- interact with Lincoln

Activities, Worksheets and Crafts For Presidents' Day- from Enchanted Learning

American Presidents- life portraits

Biography: Abraham Lincoln- full episode from Bio.com

The Cherry Tree- from Apples4theTeacher; story about Washington and the cherry tree



Educational Videos on Presidents' Day- from WatchKnowLearn




George Washington- History.com has videos, photos

George Washington Interactive- from the Smithsonian

George Washington PowerPoint Presentations

Happy Birthday Mr. President- online story for young children

Inside the White House- from National Geographic

Kids' Domain

A Kid's Heart-puzzles and games are here

Explore more infographics like this one on the web's largest information design community - Visually.

Listen and Read: The Path of a President- from Scholastic

National Geographic- Abraham Lincoln video



Presidential Seal- download to color

Presidents' Day- list of activities, lesson plans, printables from A-Z Teacher Stuff

Presidents' Day Activities- from Education World

Presidents' Day Crafts for Kids- coloring pages, puzzles, tracer pages

Presidents' Day Fun- coloring pages, quizzes

Presidents' Day: A Life Lesson- from Edutopia

Presidents' Day Lesson Plans and Resources- from the Lesson Plans Page

Presidents' Day Primary Games

Presidents' Day Quiz- 10 questions; interactive

Presidents' Day Quiz- 10 questions; choose answers from drop-down menu

Presidents' Day Research Project-  for grades 1-2

Presidents' Day Teacher Resources- from TeacherVision

Presidents' Day Resource Page- Teacher Planet

Presidents' Day Virtual Museum

Presidents' Day Web Quest- for grades 3-5

A Problem, A Penny and a President- for grades 1-2; read an online story





Top 12 Presidents' Day Classroom Activities- from Teach Hub

Similarities Between Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy

I'm sure many of you have seen this listing of similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy. I thought this might be an interesting part of your lesson plan if you are going to discuss Kennedy's assassination this week. I checked with Snopes.com just to make sure everything was accurate.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. 
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. 

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. 
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. 

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. 

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. 

Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. 

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. 

Both were shot in the head. 

Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln.
(contrary to popular belief, Lincoln did not have a secretary named Kennedy)

Both were assassinated by Southerners. 

Both were succeeded by Southerners. 

Both successors were named Johnson. 

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. 
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. 

Both assassins were known by their three names. 

Both names are comprised of fifteen letters 

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse. (well, more like a shed, but that's a little detail we have forgotten..)
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. 

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.