If I Were President… by Kindergarten

Two Kindergarten children's drawings show their ideas of being President: one protects from wild animals, the other improves the world with flags, a building, and a dog. Text reads, "If I Were President...

With the election coming up, my kindergarten classes answered the sentence “If I were President, I would make the world a better place by…”  and they drew themselves as President.  I got this idea from my daughter’s art teacher, as they did it for President’s Day last year.  I started by reading them a book about what a president does.  This is one that I found that I really liked.  If I Were President by Catherine Stier (affiliate link provided.)

After they made these pictures, we recorded their voices into a video slideshow of their artworks.  

Three Kindergarten children’s drawings, decorated with patriotic stickers, are displayed side by side with "If I Were President" captions describing what each child would do as president.

“If I were President I would plant lots of flowers.”

“If I were President, I would help people and rescue them.”

“If I were President I would make good laws and protect the cities.”

Two Kindergarten children's drawings titled "If I Were President" depict their ideas of being president, featuring colorful backgrounds, patriotic symbols, and handwritten messages at the bottom of each page.

“If I were President I would help pick up garbage and make tree houses for kids.”

“If I were President I would keep people safe from wild animals with sharp teeth.”

“If I were President I would stay in my office and work and work and work.”

Four kindergarten children's drawings illustrate their "If I Were President" ideas, featuring flags, people, and patriotic symbols, each bordered with red, white, and blue frames.

“If I were President I would make better rules.”

“If I were President I would help people if they got in trouble.”

“If I were President I would make houses when buildings got destroyed in earthquakes.”

Do you have any good projects that have to do with presidents or the upcoming election?   Share in the comments!

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  1. I really liked this book. I thought that the author did a really good job at telling the kids about different things, like vetoes, but explaining it in a way that children would understand. I would recommend this book to others.