I created this resource because I wanted to prepare my fourth and fifth grade students for the fifth grade writing assessment. My students took a mock writing assessment at the beginning of the year and when the scores came back, I realized that many student struggled with responding to different t

Abraham Lincoln Writing Prompt with Mentor Texts: Looking for evidence-based informative writing to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday or President's Day? With this resource, students use information from two different engaging passages to write an essay that explains three major things that Abrah

Create an eye-catching patriotic display that will sure to be a show-stopper. This is a great lesson to do before the 4th of July, Veteran’s Day, President’s Day, Flag Day or anytime you want to show some patriotic spirit. I’ve included a lesson on how to draw a star that gives some unique strat

This is a project I do every year with my 4th and 5th grade social studies class. My kiddos always have a great time sharing what they have learned with one another. You will be amazed at the experts they become. Your students will be assigned a United States president to research. They will rerea

Don't all kindergartners want to be the boss? This president project allows them to do just that! Kindergarten is a wonderful time to introduce important US. symbols, presidents, and history facts. This project will stretch your students' creative and higher level thinking as they create new laws, e

Use project based learning planning to help students research a biographical figure important to History.

Bring excitement to the research process by allowing students to have choices in their learning. The Tic Tac Toe approach has moved into the 21st century with options that have students mixing traditional projects like magazine collage with digital design. Students will be highly engaged as they con