Read a
book or story:
Let's Celebrate President's Day by Peter Roop
President's Day by Diane M. MacMillan
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Visit the Lincoln Memorial and Ford's Theater in
Washington, D.C.
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Do a
word search
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Be
President for a Day -- Make the rules and decisions in
your home or classroom.
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Visit the
White House
online
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Bake or
eat a cherry pie |
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Draw or
color a picture |
Click here for
Activities, Worksheets and Crafts
for Presidents Day |
Write a letter or an
email to the President that expresses your opinion on a
current event.
Mailing Address:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Email Form:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
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Measure
Abe: To show the kids just how tall 6'4" really is make
a paper Abe. Take a roll of paper and measure it out to
7'. Have someone draw Abe to his exact height. Take the
drawing an tape it to a wall. Have the kids stand in
front of Abe to see how they compare to him in size.
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Internet
Scavenger Hunt - A President's Day Activity
Use the internet to find the answers to
the following questions for both George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln. First to complete with the correct answers is the
winner.
- President's Full Name
- Date of Birth and Birthplace
- Date, Age, and Location of Death
- Wife's Name and Date of Marriage
- Vice President's Name
- Religion
- Number of Children and Names
- Name and Location of Home
- Date Served as President
- Political Party
- Occupation or Profession
- What number President was he
- What war was associated with this
president
- Age at Inauguration
Watch a Movie to Celebrate President's Day.
PG RATED
All the
President's Men (1976 )
Starring:
Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jane Alexander, Jason Robards
Young
Mr. Lincoln
(1939) Not Rated
Starring: Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Donald Meek
Canadian
Bacon (1995)
Starring: John Candy, Rhea Perlman, Alan Alda, Rip Torn, James
Belushi and Dan Aykroid)
First
Daughter
(2004)
Starring: Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Michael Keaton, Margaret
Colin
PG-13 RATED
The American
President (1995)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Richard Dreyfuss,
Michael J. Fox, Martin Sheen
Chasing Liberty
(2003)
Starring: Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Jeremy Piven, Mark Harmon,
Clear and
Present Danger (1994)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, James Earl
Jones, Donald Moffat
Thirteen Days (2000)
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Kevin Costner, Steven Culp, Henry
Strozier
Dave (1993)
Starring: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin
Dunn, Ving Rhames
American Dreamz
(2006)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe
W. (2008)
Starring: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Richard
Dreyfuss
R RATED
First
Family (1980)
Starring: Gilda Radner, Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn
In the Line of Fire (1993 )
Starring: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan
McDermott
Absolute Power (1997)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Laura Linney, Ed Harris,
Air Force One ( 997)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Glenn Close, William H. Macy
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber
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