🇺🇸 Presidents' Day
Third Monday in February Grades K–5
Presidents’ Day, the third Monday in February, honors George Washington and all US presidents.
📅 Next dates
- Monday, February 16, 2026
- Monday, February 15, 2027
- Monday, February 21, 2028
📖 The story
The holiday began in 1879 to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, February 22. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, February 12, is also in February, so many people celebrate both.
In 1971 the holiday moved to the third Monday in February. Its official federal name is still "Washington’s Birthday."
✨ Traditions
- Learning about presidents
- Visiting monuments
- Sales and parades
✂️ Activities
If I Were President
- Write three things you would do as president.
- Design your campaign poster.
Coin Hunt
- Find a penny and a quarter.
- Whose faces are on them? (Lincoln and Washington!)
Presidents' Day quiz
Whose birthday started this holiday?
Who is on the penny?
Which Monday is Presidents’ Day?
💭 Let’s write
What would you do on your first day as president?
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