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Presidents Day Spelling Words

Words for the third Monday in February, from vote and oath to inauguration and predecessor, in three levels.

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List 1: Presidents Day in ten words

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  1. 1.presidentThe president lives in the White House.
  2. 2.electionThe election decides who will lead next.
  3. 3.capitalWashington is the capital city of the United States.
  4. 4.leaderA good leader listens before deciding.
  5. 5.FebruaryThe holiday is the third Monday in February.
  6. 6.voteCitizens vote to choose the president.
  7. 7.nationThe whole nation watches the swearing in.
  8. 8.officeThe winner takes office in January.
  9. 9.holidayThis holiday always falls on a Monday.
  10. 10.historyWe read about presidents in history class.

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List 1: Presidents Day in ten words 10

  • capital Washington is the capital city of the United States.
  • election The election decides who will lead next.
  • February The holiday is the third Monday in February.
  • history We read about presidents in history class.
  • holiday This holiday always falls on a Monday.
  • leader A good leader listens before deciding.
  • nation The whole nation watches the swearing in.
  • office The winner takes office in January.
  • president The president lives in the White House.
  • vote Citizens vote to choose the president.

Level 1, List 2: short words 10

  • desk Important papers wait on the desk.
  • job Being president is a hard job.
  • law A signed bill becomes a law.
  • oath The new president takes an oath.
  • plan The candidate shared her plan for schools.
  • rule No president can rule like a king.
  • sign Presidents sign bills with a pen.
  • speak Presidents speak to the whole country on television.
  • team A team of helpers travels with the president.
  • term One term lasts four years.

Level 1, List 3: coins and bills 10

  • bill Whose face is on the five dollar bill?
  • cent One cent is another name for a penny.
  • coin Flip the coin and call heads or tails.
  • dime Two nickels trade for one dime.
  • dollar The first president is also on the dollar bill.
  • face Every coin in my pocket shows a face.
  • money Our money shows leaders from long ago.
  • nickel Five pennies trade for one nickel.
  • penny A president is on the front of the penny.
  • quarter Look for the first president on a quarter.

Level 2, List 4: the election 10

  • ballot Mark one name on the ballot.
  • campaign The campaign lasted more than a year.
  • candidate Each candidate shook hundreds of hands.
  • debate Two rivals met for a debate on stage.
  • elect Americans elect a president every four years.
  • landslide She won the class election by a landslide.
  • rally Thousands came to the rally downtown.
  • speech The winner gave a speech at midnight.
  • victory The crowd cheered the victory until morning.
  • voter Each voter stood in line before dawn.

Level 2, List 5: in office 10

  • cabinet The cabinet meets around one long table.
  • decision A hard decision kept her awake.
  • mansion Tourists lined up outside the white mansion.
  • meeting The meeting ran past midnight.
  • oval The famous office has an oval shape.
  • residence The White House is the president's residence.
  • signature His signature filled the bottom of the page.
  • staff The staff answers thousands of letters.
  • treaty A treaty is a promise between countries.
  • veto A veto sends the bill back to Congress.

Level 3, List 6: government words 10

  • administration A new administration brings new staff.
  • ambassador An ambassador speaks for the country abroad.
  • commander in chief The president is also commander in chief.
  • constitution Our chess club voted on its own constitution.
  • diplomacy Diplomacy solves problems by talking.
  • electoral Each state has a share of electoral votes.
  • executive The executive branch carries out the laws.
  • inauguration The inauguration takes place on January 20.
  • negotiate Leaders negotiate until both sides agree.
  • secretary The secretary of state visits other nations.

Level 3, List 7: the presidency and its legacy 10

  • bicentennial Our town turns two hundred at its bicentennial.
  • biography I chose a biography of a president to read.
  • incumbent Voters gave the incumbent four more years.
  • legacy A leader leaves a legacy behind.
  • monument A tall stone monument rises over the capital.
  • portrait His portrait hangs above the fireplace.
  • predecessor She thanked her predecessor in the speech.
  • presidency His presidency lasted eight years.
  • presidential Her presidential speech won the class vote.
  • successor The successor moved in the same afternoon.

How it works

Presidents Day words are about the job, not the names: how a president is elected, what happens in office, and the coins and bills that show presidents' faces. No president's name is among the 70 words.

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What the seven lists hold

List 1 is the day in ten words: president, election, capital, February. Level 1, for kindergarten and 1st grade, has short words (law, oath) and coins and bills (penny, nickel). Level 2, for 2nd to 4th grade, has the election (ballot, landslide) and life in office (cabinet, veto). Level 3, for 5th grade and up, has government words (inauguration, commander in chief) and the presidency and its legacy (predecessor, incumbent). The levels are a suggestion.

Capital or capitol

Capital with an a is the city where a government sits. Capitol with an o is the building a legislature meets in. Type capitol in List 1 and the results say it sounds the same. February needs its capital letter while Capitals count is checked.

  • Successor doubles both the c and the s; predecessor doubles only the s.
  • Commander in chief is three words with no hyphens; the plural is commanders in chief.

Questions and answers

Is it Presidents Day, Presidents' Day or President's Day?

The American Heritage Dictionary enters Presidents' Day or Presidents Day, so both are in use. Federal law names the holiday Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February.

When is Presidents Day?

The third Monday in February, so it falls between February 15 and 21. Until 1971 the federal holiday was kept on February 22, the birthday of the first president.

What are Presidents Day words for kindergarten?

Level 1. List 2 has ten short words such as law, job, oath and desk, and List 3 has coin words: penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar. Vote from List 1 is short enough too.

How do you spell inauguration?

I-n-a-u-g-u-r-a-t-i-o-n: a, u, then g, u. It means a formal induction into office; a president's is held on January 20. The word is in List 6.

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