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Read.Explore.Learn.- Presidents

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Welcome to Read. Explore. Learn! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing the ways you have learned with and explored books.

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My Book Tie-Ins of the Week:

I remember reading The Buck Stops Here to my second graders when Clinton took office the first time. The wonderful book by Alice Provensen gives information in rhyme about each of the presents from Washington to Clinton. The pictures are such fun. They illustrate the rhyme as well as give you fun facts about the president’s families, pets, and favorite snacks.

 

What did we do?

Craft

We created a cherry tree to represent the one George Washington is supposed to have chopped down.
JDaniel didn’t want to dip his whole arm in the paint. I made the trunk of the tree instead.
JDaniel had no trouble creating the leaves of the tree using his fingers.  He did tentative finger touches to start with and then added smears of green paint as leaves.
Once the leaves were on, we added red cherries using a dot stamper.
Then it was time to wash hands by playing with water in the sink. JDaniel loves to play in the sink with bubbles. It such an easy way to get paint of his hands.
This post is also linked to Feed Me Friday.
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Comments

  7. My teacher heart be still! I don’t have anything to add *yet!* But can I just say how thrilled I am to have found this space?! Seriously love. It!!

  8. I thought it was so funny that he didn’t mind getting messy at the sink but wasn’t so sure about making a mess with the paint! Kids are so funny like that! Hee! Hee! Your project looks fun!

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