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Acrostic Form: President  
Biography Form: President Targeted questions to answer about any president.
Biography: George Washington (elementary) A brief biography with reading comprehension questions.
Biography: George Washington (primary) very simple reading comprehension
Biography: George Washington (upper elementary/ middle) Biography of the first President of the United States, with comprehension and sequencing questions.
Biography: John F. Kennedy (upper elementary) One-page biography of President Kennedy, with comprehension questions.
Comprehension: Happy Birthday, George (primary) Very easy reading comprehension
Comprehension: Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln (primary) very easy reading comprehension
Fact Card: 43rd President - George W. Bush This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Report Form: Abraham Lincoln Full page format for students to write a report on Abraham Lincoln. Includes targeted questions.
Shapebook: Abraham Lincoln [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This shapebook of Lincoln's profile has review questions for students to answer about the 16th president.
Shapebook: Lincoln Trace and cut out the unlined Lincoln-profile pattern for a great student shapebook.
Speech: Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln's famous "Gettysburg Address". Worksheets to review the speech are available on our member site.
Tally and Graph: Favorite President Use the tally sheet and graph to plot the results of your survey of people's favorite presidents.
Venn Diagram: Presidents Use this Venn diagram to compare two presidents.
Venn Diagram: Presidents - Washington/Lincoln Use this Venn diagram to compare George Washington to Abraham Lincoln.
Word Search: Abraham Lincoln Abraham, cabin, Civil War, Gettysburg, lawyer, etc. Rectangular puzzle.
Word Search: George Washington troops, Valley Forge, Mount Vernon, Delaware, colonies, etc.
Writing Paper: Abraham Lincoln (elem) Wide-lined writing paper with an illustration of Abraham Lincoln in the top center. Use for reports.
Writing Paper: Abraham Lincoln (upper elem) Narrow-lined writing paper with an illustration of Abraham Lincoln in the top center. Use for reports.
Writing Paper: George Washington (elementary) Lined paper with an illustration of George Washington at the top. (elementary) (20 pt. line, 1.25 spaces between lines)
Writing Paper: George Washington (primary) Wide-lined paper with an illustration of George Washington at the top. (primary) (20 pt. line, 1.5 spaces between lines)
Writing Prompt: A Letter to President Obama (upper elem/middle school) Write a letter to President Obama. The form has been filled in with the correct address and lines for students to write their own letter.
Writing Prompt: If I were President (primary) "If I were the President, I would..." with an illustration of a waving flag at the top.
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Fact Card: 1st President - George Washington This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 38th President - Gerald Ford This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 22nd/24th President - Grover Cleveland This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 33rd President - Harry Truman This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 31st President - Herbert Hoover This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 39th President - James (Jimmy) Carter This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 15th President - James Buchanan This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 20th President - James Garfield This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 4th President - James Madison This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 5th President - James Monroe This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 11th President - James Polk This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 2nd President - John Adams This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 35th President - John Kennedy This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 6th President - John Quincy Adams This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 10th President - John Tyler This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 36th President - Lyndon Johnson This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 8th President - Martin Van Buren This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 13th President - Millard Fillmore This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: Presidents (Whole Set) Our president cards provide the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlight events from during the Presidency, and feature at least one interesting fact. Here are all the president cards, from Washington to Obama, in one large download (b/w).
Fact Card: 37th President - Richard Nixon This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 40th President - Ronald Reagan This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 19th President - Rutherford B. Hayes This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 26th President - Theodore Roosevelt This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 3rd President - Thomas Jefferson This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 18th President - Ulysses S. Grant This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 29th President - Warren Harding This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 42nd President - William Clinton This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 9th President - William Harrison This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 25th President - William McKinley This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 27th President - William Taft This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 28th President - Woodrow Wilson This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 12th President - Zachary Taylor This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Report Form: Abraham Lincoln (color) Booklet format for students to write a short report on the 16th U.S. president.
Report Form: George Washington Booklet format for students to write a short report on the first U.S. president.
Report Form: President Full page format for students to write a report on a president.
Report Form: Presidents Booklet format for students to write a short report on any U.S. president.
Research and Report: President Lincoln Report planner, KWL, and a lined space to write a report about President Lincoln.
Research and Report: President Washington Report planner, KWL, and a lined space to write a report about President Washington.
Research and Report: Presidents Report planner, KWL, space to write a report about presidents. Includes survey and graph to find out about people's favorite presidents.
Sign: Presidents' Day  
Writing Prompt: Presidents' Day (primary/elementary) A brief history of the state holiday, with space for students to write about a remarkable president.
Worksheets: Gettysburg Address (upper/middle/high) Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is reviewed in writing prompts, with an emphasis on rhetoric. Adaptable to a range of grades.
Acrostic Form: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th.
Acrostic Form: President  
Assignment Forms: Presidents (all ages) Fun presidential-patterned late homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Bar Graph (create): Favorite President Create a bar graph and show the results of a favorite president survey.
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (upper elementary/ middle) Brief biography of President Roosevelt, with comprehension questions.
Biography: James Earl Carter Jr. (elementary/ upper elementary) An informative biography of the 39th president.
Biography: Thomas Jefferson (upper elem/middle school) A fact-filled three-page look at the author of the Declaration of Independence, with multiple choice questions and an essay question.
Book Report Form: Presidents Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about presidents.
Book: George Washington (elementary) This five page unit, stressing vocabulary and comprehension skills, works well with or without the biography by Lola M. Schaefer.
Book: If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln (elem/upper elem) This five page unit, stressing vocabulary and comprehension skills, works well with or without the biography by Ann McGovern.
Book: If You Grew Up with George Washington (elem/upper elem) This vocabulary enhancer works well with or without the book by Ruth Belov Gross about the life and times of George Washington.
Book: Presidents' Day (primary/elem) This five page book unit builds vocabulary and comprehension skills via the book by Mir Tamim Ansary. The unit can be used without the book, as well.
Comprehension: If I were president.... (elementary) Brief reading comprehension about the responsibilities of the President.
Comprehension: Presidents' Day (elem/upper elem) A reading comprehension explaining briefly the difference between the federal and state holidays. This includes very short biographies of Washington and Lincoln.
Comprehension: U.S. Landmarks- Lincoln Memorial (upper elem/middle) A fact-filled comprehension about the Lincoln Memorial.
Crossword: Abraham Lincoln 2 DOWN: Lincoln freed the ____
Crossword: Presidents' Day 4 DOWN: Abraham ___ served as President during the Civil War.
Fact Card: 16th President - Abraham Lincoln This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 7th President - Andrew Jackson This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 17th President - Andrew Johnson This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 23rd President - Benjamin Harrison This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 30th President - Calvin Coolidge This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 21st President - Chester Arthur This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 34th President - Dwight Eisenhower This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Flip Book - U.S. Presidents (2)  
Flip Book - U.S. Presidents (3)  
Flip Book - U.S. Presidents (4)  
Flip Book - U.S. Presidents (5)  
Flip Book - U.S. Presidents (1) Names of the presidents are listed reverse-chronologically (starting with Obama), with space to write a few interesting facts about each.
Fact Card: 14th President - Franklin Pierce This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 32nd President - Franklin Roosevelt This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth & death, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fact Card: 41st President - George H. W. Bush This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth, immediate family, basic political record), highlights events from during the Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Alphabet Letter Patterns: Lincoln and Washington (b/w) The letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with the heads of Lincoln and Washington. Four letters to a page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more. These match our February presidents calendar header.
Writing Prompts: Quotes from Presidents 44 quotes from American presidents form the basis for writing prompts that require students to use their skills of reflection, research, and writing.
Biography: Barack Obama (upper elem) Brief biography of the 44th president, followed by multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.
Worksheet: Inauguration Facts "Who administered the oath of office?" General questions to answer about a presidential inauguration.
Bookmarks: U.S. Presidents Bookmarks with the names of all the presidents and the years each served, from Washington to Obama.
Large Poster: U.S. Presidents (b/w) To use this informative four-page poster of all the U.S. Presidents (from Washington to Obama) and their terms: print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.
Craft: Paper Roll Pal - President Lincoln  
Craft: Paper Roll Pal - President Washington  
Worksheet: Which President...? (upper elem to high school) Students should use their own knowledge or research skills to determine... Which president was nicknamed "Old Kinderhook"? Which president was the only one to resign from office? etc.
Word Strips with Pictures: Presidents' Day (primary) These Presidents' Day word strips with pictures go with our ABC order literacy center.
Fact Card: 44th President - Barack Obama This one-page fact sheet provides the basics (date of birth, immediate family, basic political record), highlights the issues for the upcoming Presidency, and features at least one interesting fact.
Fiction: Meeting President Washington (upper elem) "Raoul Kirschbaum climbed from the smoking wreckage of the time machine." A fictional story about meeting a real president with real dental problems, followed by multiple choice, short answer and essay questions.
Rebus: Presidents' Day (b/w)  
Rebus: Presidents' Day (color)  
Rebus: Presidents' Day (b/w) - flashcards  
Rebus: Presidents' Day (color) - flashcards  
Biography: Abraham Lincoln (elem/upper elem) A fact-filled introduction to the 16th president
Alphabet Letter Patterns: Lincoln and Washington (color) The letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with the colorful heads of Lincoln and Washington. Four letters to a page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more. These match our February presidents calendar header.
Learning Center: Presidents Day - ABC order Put the words from the word bank, from "America" to "Washington", into alphabetical order.
Learning Center: Presidents Day - Lincoln Cloze "Abraham Lincoln was born in a ___." Complete the sentences using the words to match the pictures.
Learning Center: Presidents Day - Memory Game Cut out the six pairs of Presidents Day theme pictures and make a memory match game.
Learning Center: Presidents Day - Story Sequence Cut out the events from Washington's life and paste them in the correct order.
Learning Center: Presidents Day - Tic Tac Toe Cut out the pictures of Washington and Lincoln to make a presidential tic-tac-toe board.
Learning Center: Presidents Day - Venn Diagram Use the Venn diagram to compare Washington and Lincoln.
Poster: 1st President - George Washington A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 2nd President - John Adams A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 3rd President - Thomas Jefferson A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 4th President - James Madison A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 5th President - James Monroe A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 6th President - John Q. Adams A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 7th President - Andrew Jackson A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 8th President - Martin Van Buren A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 9th President - William H. Harrison A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 10th President - John Tyler A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 11th President - James K. Polk A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 12th President - Zachary Taylor A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 13th President - Millard Filmore A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 14th President - Franklin Pierce A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 15th President - James Buchanan A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 16th President - Abraham Lincoln A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 17th President - Andrew Johnson A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 18th President - Ulysses S. Grant A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 19th President - Rutherford B. Hayes A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 20th President - James H. Garfield A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 21st President - Chester A. Arthur A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 22nd/24th President - Grover Cleveland A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 23rd President - Benjamin Harrison A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 25th President - William McKinley A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 26th President - Theodore Roosevelt A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 27th President - William H. Taft A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 28th President - Woodrow Wilson A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 29th President - Warren G. Harding A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 30th President - Calvin Coolidge A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 31st President - Herbert C. Hoover A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 32nd President - Franklin D. Roosevelt A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 33rd President - Harry S. Truman A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 34th President - Dwight D. Eisenhower A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 35th President - John F. Kennedy A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 36th President - Lyndon B. Johnson A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 37th President - Richard M. Nixon A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 38th President - Gerald Ford A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 39th President - James E. Carter A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 40th President - Ronald Reagan A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 41st President - George H. Bush A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 42nd President - William J. Clinton A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
Poster: 43rd President - George W. Bush A few basic facts (birth/death, term of office) with a large b/w portrait.
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