My Teacher for President
Kay Winters / Grades 1-2 /
Oliver, a savvy second grader, has been learning about the president's job,
and it seems to him that his teacher would be the perfect candidate.
Look at her qualifications! She loves white houses, she's used to being
followed everywhere, she attends lots of meetings, she finds jobs for
people, and she believes in peace.
Oliver's teacher is depicted during a typical school day contrasted with
scenes of his heroine carrying out presidential duties. The apt correlation
between these two very important jobs makes the book both useful and amusing.
Standards
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Social Studies
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Standard 5: Civics, Citizenship, and Government
1.1 The study of civics, citizenship, and government involves learning about political systems; the purposes of government and civic life; and the differing assumptions held by people across time and place regarding power, authority, governance, and law.
1.3 Central to civics and citizenship is an understanding of the roles of the citizen within American constitutional democracy and the scope of a citizen’s rights and responsibilities.
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ELA
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Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding
1.1 Listening and Reading: Listening and reading to acquire information and understanding involves collecting data, facts, and ideas; discovering relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and using knowledge from oral, written, and electronic sources.
Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and Expression
2.1 Language for Literary Response and Expression: Listening and reading for literary response involves comprehending, interpreting, and critiquing imaginative texts in every medium, drawing on personal experiences and knowledge to understand the text, and recognizing the social, historical and cultural features of the text.
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