President Projects for First Graders

Since President's Day is a day that most only remember George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, we decided to make it a day about ALL of the presidents.  

We grouped the entire first grade and assigned each child a different president to research.  They then followed the directions to do the research and make their president.  The students could then use any media to bring their president to "life."


The students then had to share their findings with their classmates.  Listening was not the only thing the "audience" had to do.  They also had to fill out the president project reflection sheet in order to take notes on their friends' presidents.  This helped us to make sure that they were actively listening to the presentations.





We used this rubric to grade the projects and their presentations.

What did you do celebrate President's Day?