Presidential Pets

Holy cow! Did President George W. Bush really have a longhorn named Ofelia as a pet? Students learn about wacky White House pets in this fun research activity that includes “president interviews” and a pet choice writing page.

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Learning Objectives

Students will choose and describe presidential pets using an interview and write strategy.

Introduction

(5 minutes)

Write and underline "Presidential Pets" on the board.
Ask students to think about what kind of pets a president might have. List the responses under the title.
If no one mentions elephants, ask the class if this would be an animal to list.
Explain that elephants were given to President Buchanan, our 15th president!
Add that we will learn more about wacky pets as we conduct White House pet research online.

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