So You Want to Be President?

So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George

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This funny yet information book, So You Want to Be President written by Judith S George and illustrated by David Small, is a HF that will have students laughing and learning all at the same time about our Nation‘s Leaders. It is a Caldecott award winning book, a great IR for students, and a fun way to bring social studies to life! A classroom must! #ucflae3414su20

Emmaturtle3 UDL 3.1 Can be used when discussing with students about our nations past presidents and their prior knowledge on them. Yes oh well strategy #4 Also aligns well with the UDL principle! This resource https://www.teachervision.com/us-presidents/so-you-want-be-president-literature-... gives 10 great activities and from building a white house to writing essays!! 4y

Mazzole18 What a great book especially with all the debates going on over Mount Rushmore. UDL 3.1 seems like an excellent choice for creating prior knowledge about our nations past presidents. These look like great activities I like that your incorporated a writing activity. Nick 4y

DrSpalding This is a factual story about 41 of our presidents. The illustrations can throw you off however they are meant to intrigue young children while providing factual information about previous presidents. Your resource is a valuable one. I specifically like number 10 where it says to build a White House and include a floor plan. What a great literature/math/engineering activity. 4y

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So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George

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The 2001 Caldecott winner, So You Want to Be President demonstrates what it is like to have one of the most glorified jobs in America. It highlights all of the benefits such as living in a big fancy White House, but it also talks about the negatives such as how stressful the job truly is. I think this book would be amazing to connect to a history lesson about elections and past presidents.

Ryan_R There are so many steps a candidate has take in order to become president. This lesson and game will help students see the hard work it takes to live in the White House. https://www.icivics.org/node/67038/resource?referer=node/39863&page_title=Politi... 5y

Ryan_R (5.3) from the Universal Design of Learning Guidelines highlights the execution and practice that this game provides! 5y

Ryan_R #ucflae3414sp20 5y

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carolinem Ryan! I love the creativity with the picture! The resource that you have provided is excellent! It provides many activities to do with this book! 5y

VictoriaG This is an awesome book to share with students, especially during election season so they can get an understanding of what it truly means to be president. The game also looks awesome! 5y

ValeriaCastaneda23 Ryan!!! I love that this book doesn‘t just focus on the good parts of being president. I appreciate the digital and print contrast you got going one here! 5y

hadassajl I‘m a huge history lover so this is a book I‘d definitely check out! Love your picture as well! 5y

Keishla.O I love the resource that you provided. I actually used that website in my history class and I can definitely say from experience that it helped me learn a lot about what it takes to become president. The book and iCivics are a perfect pair! 5y

LeahH Ryan you are always so creative with your posts! Great teacher skills! Your resource was inspiring and has many great activities to use in the classroom! Also great time to read this book during election season in the classroom. 5y

ShardaeP I love the picture, it‘s hilarious. I think it‘s great that someone wrote a book to teach children more about this important position in our country. 5y

DrSpalding You cannot get better than Icivics as a resource. Excellent! Your picture is so creative. This post got a lot of positive feedback from your peers. Great choice. 5y

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sarabellini

So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George

“There are good things about being President and there are bad things about being President.”

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sarabellini

So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George

so-so

This book was good and informative and goofy but I definitely wouldn‘t read it in a kindergarten class room because they wouldn‘t be able to pay attention for the whole entire book.

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elisaschwass

So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George

Not all Presidents danced, but most had a sport

elisaschwass

So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George

elisaschwass

So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George

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So You Want to Be President by Judith S George was written in 2000. This was a very good book, but definetly is meant for older kids. It is a little lengthy, but a great read! The illustration was also very well done!

mollywimmers1

So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George

“One thing is for certain, if you want to be president-and stay president-be honest” I love the message behind this statement

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mollywimmers1

So You Want to Be President? | Judith S George