Thinking about Presidents: Smart Charts and Writing Frames

Elections are all about choices...and so is this unit. Use these star-spangled graphic organizers and writing frames to teach your young citizens about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and the role of the president today. You'll find a circle chart, describing charts, compare-and-contrast charts, analogy charts and a tree chart to encourage categorizing, comparing, analyzing and brainstorming. Choose the charts and writing frames with color or line art...blank lines or writing lines....simple or more advanced information. If you need a Presidents' Day resource, we vote for this pack of patriotic smart charts and writing frames!
REVISED January 2013

George Washington Describing Charts (8 pages)
*empty describing charts for brainstorming with color art and line art
*describing charts with dotted writing with color art and line art
*writing frames with blanks or writing lines

Abraham Lincoln Describing Charts (8 pages)
*empty describing charts for brainstorming with color art and line art
*describing charts with dotted writing with color art and line art
*writing frames with blanks or writing lines

Washington and Lincoln Compare-and-Contrast Charts (18 pages)
*empty charts for brainstorming with color art
*charts with writing lines with simple and more advanced information
*writing frames with blanks or writing lines, color or line art, simple or advanced

Washington and Lincoln Analogy Charts (5 pages)
*charts with traceable writing with color art and line art
*cut-and-paste boxes of both presidents

Presidents Circle Chart (3 pages)
*empty circle chart for brainstorming
*writing frames with blanks or writing lines with color art and line art

Presidents Tree Charts (12 pages)
*empty chart for original writing or cut-and-paste cards
*cut-and-paste cards with information, simple or advanced
*writing frames with blanks or dotted lines, simple or advanced