We’ve been spending time this year learning about the Presidents of the United States and their First Ladies. My goal is to engage a 9 year old enough that she remembers facts about these amazing people in our history.
I wrote a book of fun facts, quotes and interesting things about them and we are enjoying that as well as books here and there about them.
Did you know that President Lincoln is the only president to have a patent for an invention? And how about President Cleveland? He would personally answer the phone at the White House.
The things you learn!
My mother introduced us years ago to this book. This book, written by Jean Fritz, is about a boy unwilling to give up until he knows just what the President ate for breakfast. It is amusing, informative and shows how if a family pulls together, things can be learned and discovered.
Melanie and I enjoyed reading this and I thought it was well written. Jean Fritz is a prolific writer and she had this to say about her books.
“The question I am most often asked,” Jean Fritz says, “is how do I find my ideas? The answer is: I don’t. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book.
Jean Fritz has been writing for over four decades and she is really a detective in her own right. When she decides to take on an historical figure and write a book, she starts her extensive research. Fritz has earned many awards and has written with wit, humor and a lot of information.
Learning can be fun and we can encourage our children to learn history through the books we share with them. History is such an integral part of our lives that we must find ways to teach it to our children.