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Jump on board for some Presidents Day fun as Kid Scoop travels to the White House in Washington, D.C., to look at “First Family Pets” who also lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. From silkworms to elephants to raccoons, pets both common and exotic have lodged with our nation’s most important leaders. Games, codes and puzzles reveal crazy creatures who roamed on lawns, in cages, water and even an elevator! No need for special jungle gear to join this safari of presidential pets!
In this issue students will:
- celebrate Presidents Day with a different point of view
- discover facts about presidents and their unusual pets through reading expository text
- demonstrate comprehension through a “cloze reading” activity
- use the newspaper to research handy items a president could use!
- sharpen editing skills on some presidential reading
- distinguish fact from opinion in letters to the editor
- write about an imaginary day as president
6 page PDF
