Celebrate President's Day or Black History Month (or both!) with a study of our current president -- Barack Obama!
Read about our 44th president and make a lapbook to record what you learn.
A Free Online Obama Biography
Print out this kid friendly biography from Kaboose. This is the basis for the lapbook components linked below.
Obama, His Youth
Barack was Barry!
Barack Obama is actually Barack Obama, Jr. (His Kenyan father is Barack Obama, Sr.) As a child, Obama's family called him Barry instead of Barack. But when he went to college, he chose to be called by his proper name Barack which means "gift from God."More photos of Obama throughout his life can be found at Barack Obama Pictures: the Early Years.
Here are printable minibook templates to be used for Obama's childhood.
- Family Tree Trifold
Use this book to record information about Obama's parents.- Obama Where is He From? Flip Flap Book
This book has maps on it -- Kenya, his father's home; Kansas, his mother's home; and Hawaii, Obama's own home.- Obama's Pets in Indonesia Wheel Book
Study the exotic pets that Obama had as a child in Indonesia.- Obama in High School Pop up Book
An athlete and an A student!- Barry to Barack
With this visual aid, you can always remember that Barry became Barack!
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 11/24/2009)
Obama, His Adulthood and Career
- Lawyer Shapebook
Obama's was a lawyer before his political career. Learn about what a lawyer does.- Obama's Jobs Tabbed Book
Chronicle Obama's jobs from lawyer to state senator to US senator all the way to the highest position -- president!- Obama Election Shutterfold with Pull Tab
Study the two political parties and who was running in the 2008 election. Write additional facts on the pull out tab.- Obama Winning the White House Trifold
Inside this trifold, copy the first sentence of Obama's acceptance speech. Or copy it onto the notebooking pages below and store it in the pocket (next link).- Obama Pocket
A pocket to store a folded notebook page or any thing else you want to add to your lapbook - maybe a newspaper article.- Oath of Office Split Matchbook
Copy the oath of office into this minibook. You can also document about Obama's mistakes during the original oath and how he redid it just to be sure.
The Job of the President
So what does a president do, anyway? Add some general minibooks about the president's job. Here are some wonderful possibilities:Homeschool Share's Presidents Lapbook
Here are over a dozen possible printables to add to your Obama lapbook!
Scholastic's Presidential Printables includes a nice chart of the president's job as well as a copy of the president's oath.
If I Ran For President
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 11/24/2009)
Obama Notebooking Pages
and Other Obama Resources
- Notebooking Pages Free Obama Notebooking Pages
- This is currently a freebie. It will later become part of the retail set.
- Obama Notebooking Pages & Copywork
- Three different pages that I made plus the first sentence from Obama's acceptance speech to be used as copywork.
- Light a Fire: Education Quotes ยป Barack Obama
- Okay, these aren't notebooking pages. These are some wonderful quotes from Obama, many related to education or hard work. These would make nice copywork passages.
- Barack Obama Lesson at EL Civics
- Although this lesson is designed for English as a second language learners, it's equally appropriate for elementary students. Read the bulleted list of facts, look at the full color photos, and then choose from a list of printables at the bottom of the page:
* Barack Obama Crossword Puzzle
* Obama Interactive Crossword Puzzle
* Obama Vocabulary Worksheet
* Barack Obama Timeline Worksheet
* Obama Bingo Game
* Large Vocabulary Cards - President Obama
* Barack and Michelle Obama Worksheets
* White House Tracing Worksheet
* Win the White House Board Game - President Barack Obama Lesson Plan
- Click on the red Get Lesson button for a PDF reading comprehension passage with questions.
- President Barack Obama Elementary & Intermediate Level Activities
- Practice language arts with an Obama theme -- grammar, punctuation, adjectives, reading comprehension, and more.
More Barack Obama Biographies
Barack Obama: Our 44th President
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 11/24/2009)
Meet President Barack Obama (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers)
Amazon Price: $6.95 (as of 11/24/2009)
Barack
Amazon Price: $12.23 (as of 11/24/2009)
The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents: Fascinating Facts about Each and Every President, Including an American History Timeline
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 11/24/2009)
Our Country's Presidents: All You Need to Know About the Presidents, From George Washington to Barack Obama
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 11/24/2009)
Activity Idea! Write a Letter to President Obama:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
The proper greeting is "Dear Mr. President".
Whatever the President sends in response can be stored inside your lapbook.
Obama Coloring Pages
Print some coloring pages for the little ones tagging along for this unit study. Or use some of these large images for the cover of your lapbook.- Free Kids Coloring
- A really nice head shot of Obama.
- Obama Logo
- PDF circle logo.
- EduPics Obama Page
- From waist up, with arms folded. The same pose in a different coloring page is here.
- Coloring Castle Obama Pages
- Two head shots to choose from -- one with text, one without. Also some Students for Obama sticker sheets.
- Crayola
- Crayola has nice coloring pages of all the presidents, including Obama!
Obama Paperdoll
Obama Paper Dolls: Collectible Campaign Edition
Amazon Price: $6.50 (as of 11/24/2009)
Obama Action Figure
Barack Obama 6" Action Figure
Amazon Price: $11.69 (as of 11/24/2009)
Obama Crafts
- Obama Silhouette
- A very patriotic papercraft. This would also be appropriate for the cover of your lapbook or a minibook.
- Obama Cube Craft
- Check out CubeCraft's fun paper toy, available for a free download-no glue required. Cut and fold.
Guestbook
Do you have ideas for more resources, printables, or minibooks? Please share them here.
Did you make a Barack Obama lapbook? Please share your photo links here as well.
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Aug 17, 2009 @ 5:21 am
- Welcome to the Back to School Group Lensography.
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- Sydney Sydney Aug 11, 2009 @ 12:59 am
- Barack has several possible roots, none of which mean gift from god. "Lightning" (Hebrew Barak origin), "one who receives blessing" (Arabic), or "charisma" (Islamic Sufi tradition) are all possible meanings.
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- eclecticeducation eclecticeducation Feb 24, 2009 @ 12:12 am
- Awesome lapbook and lens! 5* and adding to my favorites.
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Feb 20, 2009 @ 8:26 am
- What a timely Lapbook. Your ideas for teaching are always useful, innovative and a real help to educators.
Lensrolled to Communit Helpers, another fun unit study.
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- JustBon-Crochet-Designs JustBon-Crochet-Designs Feb 18, 2009 @ 8:53 am
- Unique idea, wonderfully presented. 5*s
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- AndyPo AndyPo Feb 17, 2009 @ 9:12 am
- Excellent lens
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- Rewards4life Rewards4life Feb 13, 2009 @ 7:30 am
- Great lens! And so pretty designs! I'll lensroll it to my lenses! Thanks for sharing!
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- LilliputStation LilliputStation Feb 12, 2009 @ 6:22 am
- Jimmie, those printables are awsome and so is this page! You are an artistic genius, my friend!
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