Happy President's Day

My first graders have been learning facts about two very important presidents this week.  As a class, we have been reading books about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and following up with class discussion.  Did you know that Lincoln kept very important papers in his tall black hat so he wouldn't forget about them?  Well, my kiddos thought that was pretty interesting and wrote about what they would keep in their hats and why it is so important to them.

We also learned that George Washington's face is on the one dollar bill and the quarter.  Abraham Lincoln's face is on the penny and the five dollar bill.  Students finished the sentence IF I WERE PRESIDENT, I WOULD..........