Presidents Day

If you haven't visited the Freebie of the Day, you really need to!
http://www.homeschoolfreebie.wholesomechildhood.com/

Today's freebies are all about President's Day. We aren't at the point in our history curriculum for discussing Washington and Lincoln so I'm making a note of these cool links here on my blog so I'll know where to find them when the time is right.

First, George Washington: A National Treasure
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/
From the Smithsonian.

Next, an online archive of the papers of George Washington.
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/
From UVA.

A virtual field trip to Mount Vernon
http://www.mountvernon.org/
(although, I'll likely take my kids to the real deal since we live so close.)

Abraham Lincoln online
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html

Highlights Magazine tribute to Lincoln page
http://www.highlightskids.com/Lincoln/lincolnsBirthdayKids1.asp?ccid=EMC-1000-1001993

Abraham Lincoln as a poet, reader, writer and subject
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lincolnpoetry/
From the Library of Congress

Happy President's Day!