Aug. 15, 2007: To The White House

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Activities:

1. Design a library dedicated to you. Draw a picture of the building that will keep your important papers and favorite things. Around your library, draw pictures of at least three things you would keep in your library.

2. Look at the presidential libraries in today's Mini Page. Which library is closest to where you live? Which is farthest? Which library would you most like to visit? Why?

3. Match three presidents with comic strips you think they might like if they were back in school today. Explain why you think the presidents would like those comic strips.

4. Plan some fun activities in your community for the presidents in today's Mini Page. Find (a) a musical event, (b) a sporting event, (c) a school or community project, and (d) a movie. Explain your choices.

5. If you could have been a classmate of any of the presidents, which would it be? Why? Write a story about you and that president as classmates in school. Talk about your activities after school as well. Be sure to include information you've learned about the president in today's Mini Page.

This week's standard:

• Students understand that history relates to events and people of other times and places by identifying examples of interesting Americans. (Social Studies: History)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)