Here are some simple and fun President’s Day activities for your preschool or pre-k kids.
Presidents’ Day
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Voting for a Presidential Pet
Decorate a box in red, white, and blue paper and make a slot in the top for a voting box.
There’s no need to get political with preschoolers and have them vote for any real politicians, so here’s what I do. I have the kids vote on which pet would be the best pet for our president: a cat or dog.
Each child is given a voting card with a picture of a dog and cat. They circle their choice, and drop it in the voting box. Once everyone has voted, I pull out the slips one by one and attached them to a chart paper graph. We count to see how many votes each pet received and compare more and less to see which animal wins the election.
If I Was President…
At the top of a piece of chart paper, write “If I Was President…” Ask each child what would they do if they were the president, and write their responses on the chart. You could also have children illustrate their answers in a journal or on a piece of paper to be put into a class book.
President Alphabet Game
Tape letters to the floor in a circle. While the music plays, have the children march around the circle. When the music stops, they must find a letter to stand on. Pull a letter card out of a bag, and call out that letter. The child standing on that letter becomes the “President” for the next round of the game. (Place a special chair in the middle of the circle for the President to sit in.) The “President” can be the one to pull out the letter card the next time. Be sure to play some patriotic music, such as The Grand Old Flag, America the Beautiful, Stars and Stripes Forever.
Hope you and your preschool and pre-k kids have fun with these activities!
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Thanks Karen! Love these activities 🙂
Thanks Karen! These are awesome ideas, my students will love them. Thanks again!
I love your ideas. You are very thoughtful and precise in your teaching. I wish you were closer to Texas so I could visit your classroom. I have one little suggestion; change the was to were in If I were President…
Thank you so much! Oops, I will be sure to use the correct word next time I do the chart. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing these terrific activities! You are a Sweetheart 🙂
Dear, Karen Cox I truly enjoy the president day ideas and most of all the Musial chair to be the president and vote box idea too. Thank you very much, Ms. Florinda De La Cerda
Thank you!i will definitely do these president activities Monday
Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed these ideas. I let the student that was the President hold and wave a mini flag as the music played!
Karen,
You are a life-saver. Thank you for these pertinent and age-appropriate suggestions. How great to vote for the President’s pet – this ties in with our April theme of pets!
Hello Karen I am using your activities in my child care center since long time . They are excellent, age appropriate and easy children enjoy them a lot. I like the voting activity, nowadays election is all the time in news our children will learn that easily
Thanks
A Big THANK YOU to you Dear Karen!
I’m Nadia, and i’m working in a little french organization.
Your activities are so cute and there are gonna be use to help children to learn (american) english words.
Wish you all the best !
Dear Karen, you are truly a lifesaver for a Monday morning what to do with my kiddos (daycare) at the last minute that doesn’t cause for a lot of prep time.
Thanks
Darlene