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Celebrate President’s Day

by Terri Fields

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Celebrate President's Day with this fun & easy craft that teaches about currency and the Presidency.

Supplies:

  • White paper
  • Pencil or crayons
  • Coins – a quarter, dime, nickel and penny

Directions:

  • Place the coins underneath a piece of white paper.
  • Rub a crayon or pencil on the paper over the top of the change and watch the imprint of the money appear.
  • Using the imprints, teach your child how to count the money and name the Presidents on each coin.

Here’s a list to help:

  • Penny – Abraham Lincoln
  • Nickel – Thomas Jefferson
  • Dime – Franklin Roosevelt
  • Quarter – George Washington
  • 50 Cent Piece – John F. Kennedy
  • $1 – George Washington
  • $5 – Abraham Lincoln
  • $10 – Alexander Hamilton (not a President)
  • $20 – Andrew Jackson
  • $50 – U.S. Grant
  • $100 – Benjamin Franklin (not a President)
  • $500  – William McKinley
  • $1,000 – Grover Cleveland
  • $5,000 – James Madison
  • $10,000 – Salmon P. Chase (not a President)
  • $100,000 – Woodrow Wilson

Use this activity to discuss President's Day with the following talking points:

  • Who is our current President?
  • How do you become President?
  • When do we vote and how?
  • How many Presidents have we had?
  • Who was President when you were born?
  • What does the President do?
  • If you were President what would you do?

Find more creative things for your family at Terri's Creative Parenting blog.
 

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