Archives for February 24, 2014

It is time once again for Poppins Book Nook and this month’s theme is Presidents!
Feel free to join in the fun with the linky at the end.

We chose to read Smart About the Presidents, a colorful book of interesting facts about our country’s leaders.Each president has his own page that lists the years of his term and some very interesting background information. Did you know that George Washington’s staff brushed his horse’s teeth every day? Or that Calvin Coolidge had a pet raccoon? 

We really needed to work on memorizing the presidents, and a popular way of doing that is to sing the names to the tune of “Ten Little Indians”. There is something about putting words to music that makes it stick! I created a printable with all of the names broken up into groups to match the tune. You are welcome to download a copy for yourself!

–>DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY OF SING THE PRESIDENTS<–

 We have also enjoyed these Presidential books over the years:

So You Want to Be President?

John & Abigail Adams: An American Love Story

George Washington’s Breakfast

Presidents Fandex

I found some fun resources to help us memorize the Presidents:

Presidential Board Game

Presidents Memory Cards  scroll down

 Presidents Coloring Pages

Match the Presidents

US Presidents Games

Each month the Poppins Book Nook members will be hosting a book giveaway. So You Want to be President? is our fun giveaway this month.  The Rafflecoptor giveaway is open to US residents only.

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Take a look at what the other Poppins Book Nook bloggers are up to this month:

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom – 3 Dinosaurs – Monsters Ed – Chestnut Grove Academy – Growing in God’s Grace – Life with Moore Babies – Teach Beside Me – The Usual Mayhem – Kathys Cluttered Mind – Adventures in Mommydom –  Edventures with Kids – Learning & Growing the Piwi way – A Gluten Free Journey – Preschool Powol Packets – To The Moon and Back – Our Craft ~N~ Things  – Fresh Farm Adventures  – Are We There Yet? – Afterschool for Smarty Pants – Hopkins Homeschool

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