No Time For Flash Cards » President’s Day http://www.notimeforflashcards.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:01:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Letter Of The Week ! P p ! http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/02/letter-of-the-week-p-p-2.html http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/02/letter-of-the-week-p-p-2.html#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:01:00 +0000 admin http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/?p=408 Penny P !

I was going to do President P for President’s Day but my son associates Obama with O and when we started talking about President he kept saying O , Obama. So I switched gears saved the cut out pictures of President Obama for another day and grabbed some pennies.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some cardboard, markers, glue, scissors and pennies!
  2. Start by drawing a P on your cardboard.
  3. Have your child decorate the P with markers or crayons, I would stay away from paint because you want the cardboard as dry as possible so it is strong for the pennies.
  4. Add the glue. The more the better so this is a great time to let your child have free reign . I showed my son where to glue then counted to 5 while he squeezed to get big dollops.
  5. Add your pennies. We had a little chat about who that is on the penny, and counted them. Let dry.
  6. Cut out the P .
Book!

There are a lot of President’s Day books out there but most are boring and lifeless, which bothers the historian in me, there are so many exciting things to teach about history but luckily I found this one.

“President’s Day” by Anne Rockwell is a perfect introduction to presidents, some of their major accomplishments and some major points in American history. The story follows a class putting on a play and we learn about some of the most significant presidents as the children do. Very cute and age appropriate for older preschoolers.

Raising Readers!

Don’t miss my weekly contribution to Blissful Kids! This week I put the glue away and scissors down to help parents find resources about how to raise readers right from the get go!

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