These are the Portraits of President Obama drawn by children trying very hard to learn not only about the new President but how to make a portrait. It is not easy at all!
After they finished the kids wrote what they thought about what a President does, we have been reading and writing this week on the subject, watching the Inaugural. Our school was especially set up to get to see it via TV’s.
The Question I asked was “What Do You Think A President Does?”
ET-” A President has to write well.”
EJ – ” A President is about learning and leading.”
AD- “He makes a country able to make more money.”
LP-“Cares about the children, their family and help us all.”
AD-“To lead people, to unite us, not allowing hitting or fighting.”
KM-“A President does (not) want to fight.”
EV-” A president does things in charge.”
JA-” A President works hard to lead us and follow laws.”
KG-“He works really hard, on writing, on listening, thinking, and showing the world who we are. He is smart.”
GA-“He works a lot.”
MP- “Works hard, organizes America and makes a living by signing laws and he lives a good life. We try to. He has a nice……He promises to not quit on us.”
AM- ” He does nice things, talks, gives speeches, teaches American ways to be and stops us from mistakes.”
OV-“Works hard in his job, helps people, stops fighting.”
TG-” “He does hard work, they think up important stuff. They say what we are going to think over.”
SH-“He is helping but he can make war so he tries to find peace.”
EZ-using a poetic device-
“He works.
He prays.
He helps.
He smiles.
He cares.
That’s it.”
I thought that was a cute job description.
We are reading various books on the new President. Two stood out really.
A great one by Nikki Grimes and…
These books are good.
One of the things that surprised me was a child in my room recalled we made Obama portraits the day after the election. Very cool for them as they sort out exactly what a country, President, what a nation is.
It is Soooooooo hard now on Word Press I once could add slide shows and things now I’m forced into one by one hours. Improvements to me seem to have made this a real nightmare to function using.
I cannot load a flickr slideshow only link over. That’s ridiculous.
Ah well. Lots of things going on. we are starting a President Portrait Gallery.
One a week as we learn those Presidents.
And now we sart the week drawing the White House.