Literature Links: The Kid Who Ran for President

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The Kid Who Ran for President

The Kid Who Ran for President* written by Dan Gutman: This inventive and lighthearted story of a 12-year-old boy running for president will leave the students wanting to learn more about the process. They will love campaigning as well as the problems they encounter along the way.

Activity Idea
Many political issues and questions are brought up in the book. Ask students to name one issue in the upcoming elections that is especially important to them. What two questions would they like to ask the presidential candidates about this issue? Have students use a word processor to compose their questions.

*The Kid Who Ran for President by Dan Gutman (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2000)

Select an intermediate literature link for grades 3-5:

Intermediate literature link for grades 3-5:

	200 Years with Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln)
	A Day That Changed America: Gettysburg (Lincoln)
	A Dream of Freedom (Civil Rights)
	Abraham Lincoln for Kids (Lincoln)
	Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride (Women)
	America Votes (Election)
	Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar (Multiplication)
	Because of Winn Dixie
	Chasing Vermeer (Geometry)
	Clan Apis (Insects)
	Comic Poetry (Art)
	Commander in Chief (Lincoln)
	Flush (Ecology)
	Getting the Inside Scoop (Election)
	Hey You! C'mere! A Poetry Slam
	Jazz in Black & White (Music)
	My Brother Sam is Dead (American Revolution)
	Research Ate My Brain (Research)
	Seen Art? (Art)
	The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents (Lincoln)
	The Dot
	The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook (Research)
	The Kid Who Ran for President (Election)
	The Tree Is Older Than You Are (Bilingual Book)
	There’s a Frog in My Throat (Idioms)
	Victory Garden (Plants)
	Where the Sidewalk Ends (Poetry)
	You Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery (Wordless Books)

6+1 Traits® Writing Ideas

Project Based Learning: How can I make my environment greener?
The following are possible ideas or activities to use:

	Green Power: Eco-Energy without Pollution
	Water Dance
	This Is My Planet

Other grade levels:

Visit other literature links writing resources:

	for the primary grades (K-2)
	for the secondary grades (6-12)