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  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my Amazon links. Meet the Presidents of the United States of America in this research unit study designed for 4th-6th graders. There are posters for each president and a worksheet where students will research and write down: One important fact A famous quote Key legislation that was passed during their presidency Presidents Included: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Taylor James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richa

  This post contains affiliate links.  I receive a small commission if you purchase from my Amazon links. One of my favorite animals at the zoo has always been the peacock . I cannot get enough of watching these incredible birds fan their feathers around the park, showing zoogoers all of their beauty. There is an old saying, " Proud as a peacock ." It tends to mean a vain or self-centered person when it is used in our everyday language. Kids can't help but get excited with these interesting birds . When I first read the poem by Effie Lee Newsome entitled, " Peacock Feathers ," I thought the poet did such a delightful job of describing the feathers of these amazing birds.  It is a wonderful poem to talk about adjectives and how to describe something to someone who has never seen an object before. A fun science experiment to do with this unit is to take a CD , a sheet of white paper , and a light source and help students create rainbows .  This science experi