During the last week of school, the students in Mrs. Hartwell's class try to come up with the perfect present for their teacher.

Moses and his classmates, who are deaf or hard of hearing, attend a play at their school, and Moses makes a new friend from another class.

After finding out there has never been a female U.S. president, Grace decides to run in her school's mock election, where she learns about the American electoral system and sets out to be the best person for the job even though her opponent, Thomas, seems to be winning all the boys' votes.

With her sure and loving gardener's touch, Mrs. Spitzer nurtures the students in her classroom each year.