Title: The President's Stuck in the
Bathtub
Author: Susan Katz
Illustrator: Robert Neubecker
Copyright: 2012
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Reading Level:
Fountas and Pinnell: W-X
Lexile: NC 1070 L
Accelerated Reader: 6.6
A Funny, intriguing, informational, exciting, and
interactive way to learn about the Presidents of the United States.
Suggested Delivery: independent read or small group read aloud during poetry unit
2 electronic resources to support/extend the text:
This website contains poems and patriotic songs
that students can use to help them create a tune and format for their poems.
This website can also help them learn more about the government, presidents,
and the different patriotic songs that are important to the United States of America.
This website contains interesting facts, videos, and
timelines to help students learn more about the presidents to help them write their own poems.
Key Vocabulary:
1. President- The head leader of the United States.
2. Democracy- A form of government where the people choose
their leaders by voting.
3. The White House- The place in Washington D.C. where the
President lives during
his presidency.
4. Congress- A formal meeting where representatives or
experts discuss important matters.
5. Inaugural Address- A speech given during the inauguration
that informs people of
what they hope to accomplish as their leader.
6. Inauguration- A ceremony that marks the beginning of a
presidency.
Before Reading Strategy:
Before reading have a discussion about poetry. Ask students
what they know or think they know about poetry and any questions they have
about it. The book can also tie into social studies so students can have a discussion about the president and the government after having a discusion on poetry. The class can make
a KWL chart and fill out the know and want to know section before reading the collection of poems and then filling out what they learned about poetry and the presidents after they have read the collection of poems.
During Reading Strategy:
During reading, have students pay attention to what the
poems look like, how they are written, and how they are read. Have discussions
after reading a few poems to get the students thinking about poetry and how
they would write about an important topic in the form of a poem.
After Reading Strategy:
After reading, finish the discussion on what the students
know about poetry and the presidents by filling in the "learned" section of the KWL chart.
Also allow students to write and discuss questions they still have about poems but also about the presidents or the government as well. Have all students write at least on new thing that they learned on the chart to ensure that each student learned something.
Writing activity to demonstrate inferential comprehension:
Have the students draw a president’s name out of a hat. Then
have them research the president and create their own original poem about the president with at least one new piece of information that was not said in the poetry collection.
After students have finished writing, have an “Open Poetry
Night” where students can share their poem in front of the whole class to
practice reading poetry and so that the students can learn even more information about the presidents. Students
should be encouraged to dress up like their assigned president for extra credit and to have fun with the
activity. It might help if the teacher models how to read a poem at an "Open Poetry Night" and how the audience should react after someone finishes reading their work.
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