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Free Presidents' Day worksheets
Free printable Presidents' Day worksheets for kindergarten to grade 3: a George Washington passage and an Abraham Lincoln passage with questions, a two-presidents compare chart, presidents on our money (quarter, penny, one- and five-dollar bills), an If I were president writing page and a word search. Answer keys included.
George Washington reading passage with questions
A 100-word passage about George Washington (first president 1789-1797, the Continental Army, the one-dollar bill and quarter, Presidents' Day) with three vocabulary words and four questions. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
Abraham Lincoln reading passage with questions
A 110-word passage about Abraham Lincoln (16th president 1861-1865, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, the penny and five-dollar bill) with vocabulary and four questions. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
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Two presidents: Washington and Lincoln compare chart
Fill a five-row chart comparing Washington and Lincoln (number, years, birthday, what he led, money) from a word bank, then write two things true of both. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
Presidents on our money
Match the quarter, one-dollar bill, penny and five-dollar bill to Washington or Lincoln and write each value, plus a quarter-and-penny challenge. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
If I were president: writing and drawing page
Finish "If I were president, I would...", write one rule and one way to help people, list three words for a good leader and draw yourself at the White House. Free printable PDF.
Presidents' Day word search
Ten words (president, Washington, Lincoln, White House, vote, leader, country, February, honest, flag) hidden across and down in a 12 by 12 grid. Solution on page 2. Free printable PDF.
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Six Presidents' Day worksheets for the week of the third Monday in February. Two short nonfiction passages carry all the facts (George Washington: first president from 1789 to 1797, led the Continental Army, on the one-dollar bill and the quarter; Abraham Lincoln: 16th president from 1861 to 1865, led the country through the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the Gettysburg Address, on the penny and the five-dollar bill), and the other four sheets use only those facts, so a child who has read the passages can finish the whole set without a search engine. Bold outlines print well in black and white, and every sheet with answers has its key on page 2.
What's in this set
- George Washington reading passage. One hundred words: first president, 1789 to 1797, the Continental Army, born February 22, why Presidents' Day is in February, his face on the one-dollar bill and the quarter, and where the president lives and works today. Three words to know, three multiple-choice questions and one written answer.
- Abraham Lincoln reading passage. One hundred and ten words: 16th president, 1861 to 1865, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the Gettysburg Address, born February 12, the penny and the five-dollar bill. Vocabulary (issued, proclamation, speech) and four questions.
- Compare chart. A five-row table (which number president, years, birthday, what he led, which money) with a ten-item word bank, and a box for two things that are true of both presidents.
- Money match. Quarter, one-dollar bill, penny and five-dollar bill: write the president and the value for each, then two challenges (a quarter and a penny make 26 cents; a five and a one make six dollars).
- If I were president. Finish "If I were president, I would...", write one rule and one way to help people, list three words for a good leader, choose a president name and draw yourself at the White House in Washington, D.C.
- Presidents' Day word search. Ten words across and down in a 12 by 12 grid: president, Washington, Lincoln, White House, vote, leader, country, February, honest, flag.
What students will practice
- Asking and answering questions about key details in informational text (RI.1.1, RI.2.1, RI.3.1)
- Comparing the most important points in two texts on the same topic (RI.1.9, RI.2.9)
- Identifying coins and bills and solving simple money problems (2.MD.C.8)
- Opinion writing with reasons (W.K.1, W.1.1, W.2.1)
- Using a word bank to complete a chart, and spelling theme words on the word search (RF.1.3)
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Teaching tips and common mistakes
How to use these worksheets
Print at 100% on A4 or US Letter; print page 1 for children and keep page 2 to mark. Start with the two passages, because the compare chart and the money sheet draw on them. Kindergarten and first grade can do the passages as a read-aloud, then the money match, writing page and word search; second and third grade can do the set independently.
- George Washington passage. The written question asks when Presidents' Day is and why it is in February. Accept either birthday as the reason if a child has read the Lincoln passage too, but the passage itself points to February 22.
- Abraham Lincoln passage. Pre-teach the three vocabulary words; "proclamation" is the hardest word in the set. The passage says what the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address are called and when they happened, which is enough for the questions.
- Compare chart. Have children cross each word bank item off as they use it. The bottom box wants two sentences about both men; the key lists five acceptable ones (both were president, both born in February, both remembered on Presidents' Day, both on our money, both led the country during a war).
- Money match. Put a real quarter, penny, dollar bill and five-dollar bill on the table if you can. The sheet uses a plain silhouette for the portrait so children have to recall the president from the passage, not copy a picture.
- If I were president. Model one sentence first ("If I were president, I would make sure every school had a library"). The three-words box is a good place to introduce honest, fair and brave.
- Word search. Across and down only. "White House" is hidden as one word, WHITEHOUSE, which is worth pointing out before children start.
Making it a Presidents' Day lesson
- Calendar work. Find the third Monday of February on this year's calendar, then find February 12 and February 22 and see how close they are.
- Money count. After the money match, give pairs a handful of mixed coins and have them total the Washingtons (quarters) and the Lincolns (pennies) separately.
- Class vote. Turn the If I were president rules into a class vote; the word search has "vote" and "leader" in it for a reason.
Common issues to watch for
- Mixing up the two sets of money. The compare chart's last row and the money sheet repeat the same fact on purpose. Quarter and dollar bill go with Washington; penny and five with Lincoln.
- "16th" written as "sixteen". Both are fine; the chart answer is the ordinal.
- Years as president. Children sometimes write the birthdays in the years row. The word bank has both, so point out that the years row needs a range.
Frequently asked questions
What age are these Presidents' Day worksheets for?
Kindergarten to third grade, roughly ages 5 to 9. The money match, writing page and word search work for kindergarten and first grade with the passages read aloud; the passages, compare chart and written questions are first to third grade reading and writing.
Do the worksheets include answer keys?
Yes. The two passages, the compare chart, the money match and the word search have a second page with the answers filled in. The If I were president page is open-ended and has no key.
Which facts do the sheets use?
Only these: Washington was the first president (1789 to 1797), led the Continental Army and is on the one-dollar bill and the quarter; Lincoln was the 16th president (1861 to 1865), led the country through the Civil War, issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, gave the Gettysburg Address and is on the penny and the five-dollar bill; Presidents' Day is the third Monday of February, near Washington's birthday on February 22 and Lincoln's on February 12; the president lives and works in the White House in Washington, D.C. Nothing on the other sheets goes beyond what the passages say.
Can I print them in black and white?
Yes. The coin and bill drawings, the chart and the pictures all use solid black outlines, so the sheets stay clear on a mono printer.
Is this set free for classroom use?
Yes, for non-commercial educational use: a class set, a homeschool group or a family table are all fine.
More practice
For more nonfiction passages at this level, see the first grade reading comprehension worksheets, the second grade reading comprehension worksheets and the third grade reading comprehension worksheets. The counting money worksheets continue the coin and bill work from the money match, and the word search printables have more puzzles in the same style.
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