Celebrating President's Day
I love celebrating President's Day! President Abraham Lincoln is my favorite president and I love sharing what he stood for and all he accomplished during his presidency. Being President of the United States cannot be an easy job. They have so many people to take care of and are confronted with differing views on the best way to accomplish what is best for our country. I like for students to think about what they would like to do to help the people of our country if they were president. For our President's Day project, I trace the silhouette of my students and paste it to a large circular piece of gray poster paper. I have students complete the starter sentence "When I am president, I will...." After completing their rough draft, I have students write their final copy around the outside circle of their presidential coin. It usually takes 3 to 4 sentences to go all the way around the coin. To guide them around the coin, I draw a circular line for them to follow. I then write their name in black permanent marker on one side of their silhouette and the year on the other side. This is one of my most favorite art projects because their silhouettes are just so adorable. I get so many compliments on this every year. It is difficult to trace their shadows, but I think I may have come up with a better idea for next time. I am going to try taking a picture of their shadow and then project the picture for tracing. This will help eliminate the chore of trying to keep them still as I trace their shadow. We will see.....
