Friday Featured Pathway & Giveaway!
Lesson Pathways | February 18, 2011 | 10:00 am
With President’s Day just around the corner, we wanted to highlight our collection of Pathways featuring President’s of the United States of America.
Each of these units contains reading material, hands-on activities, worksheets, games and more! Complete one, complete them all or mix and match resources to create your own unit for Presidents!
- In this pathway, your child will learn the basics of the American system of democracy as well as presidents and leaders. He or she will also learn basic information about types of leaders in other countries. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- In this unit, your child will learn about George Washington. Hands-on activities include creating a booklet of civility rules, making a toilet paper craft, designing a hat, and re-enacting a legend. A worksheet and coloring pages are provided to reinforce the concepts. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- Learn about our second President, John Adams, and his many contributions to our country. The unit has opportunities for hands-on activities, great pictures that will bring the lessons to life, and a great video. This unit is intended to last for one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- Learn about our third President, Thomas Jefferson, and his many contributions to our country. The unit has opportunities for hands-on activities, great pictures that will bring the lessons to life, a great video, and recommendations for books that will even engage your younger ones (2-4 years old). In addition, your child will learn about Jefferson as a politician, inventor, and architect. This unit is intended to last for one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- In this unit you learn that James Madison was the fourth president of the United States of America and is considered one of the Founding Fathers of our nation. You will learn about many events that took place while Madison served our country. Get ready to design and create a poster highlighting Madison, write a short profile about him, create a time line and more. Videos, online games and references will help you master your understanding about James Madison. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- In this unit, you will learn about the 5th President of the United States, James Monroe. You will learn about his early life, his marriage and family life, his military life, and his presidency. These concepts will be taught using online lessons and activities, printouts, videos, and hands-on activities. You will make a timeline, a map of the Louisiana Purchase, and write a report on James Monroe. You will also get to experience foods from his era. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- In this unit, you will learn about the sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams. You will learn about his personal life, his life as a lawyer, and his presidency. You will use lessons, hands-on activities, printouts, and online activities to help you learn. This lesson is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. His presidency was tumultuous, spanning two terms and encompassing events such as the fracture of a major political party, challenges to Congress over presidential veto power and the country’s banking system, and the infamous Trail of Tears. In this unit, you will learn about Andrew Jackson’s early years and presidency, create your own inaugural punch as a tasty treat, make a puppet of Andrew Jackson and interview him about his life and choices. In addition, you will design a choropleth map detailing the birthplaces of the presidents, and watch a short biographical video. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln in this unit. Your child will recreate Lincoln’s hat, build a log cabin, and make various Lincoln crafts. Online activties and coloring pages are included to reinforce the concepts. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- In this unit, your child will learn about Theodore Roosevelt. Activities include making a teddy bear, a finger puppet, an airplane, and creating a bird sanctuary. Online and printable learning tools include a quiz, word search, and worksheet. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- In this unit, you will set off on an adventure to learn about the life and times of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of our country. You will learn about his early life, his time as President, and his many great achievements. Get ready to write a biography about him, look at photos of him, create a poster of what made him a great leader, and pretend you are the President in several fun hands-on activities. Worksheets, quizzes, and a video–as well as several reference sources–all reinforce the objectives. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
- Learn about President Lyndon B. Johnson’s personal and public life. Children will use and practice research skills as they prepare for a radio interview and deliver a speech. Children will discuss major accomplishments and challenges of this presidency. They will also enjoy a fun game the President played as a child and bake and enjoy his favorite snack, banana bread. This interactive, thought-provoking unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
We told you there was a lot!
***Giveaway***
Keeping with our theme of Presidents, we’ve got this fun teaching aide to giveaway!
“Think you know it all? Test your knowledge about U.S. Presidents with 600 question-and-answer flashcards. Basic, intermediate, and advanced cards for history buffs of all ages!”
Presidential Brainiac, by Kaplan Test Prep, contains 600 color-coded flashcards. Each card has a question relating to elections and presidents, with the answer and a fun fact on the back. List Price: $16.95
To Enter:
Tell us how you make learning about presidents fun! Just drop us a line in the comments section with your best idea and you’ll be entered! You’ll receive one entry for every comment.
The winner will be selected at random and announced on Tuesday.
Good Luck!
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My sons (ages 9 and 7) like to give eachother facts about the presidents and they have to guess which president they are talking about. It is a game to them, but they are learning so much!
My kids like to find what the Presidents have in common, pets, hometown, or state they come from, and then use it in a crossword puzzle! It is really cute to watch!
My kids have started making a board game. It has 50 spaces on it, and every time we learn about a new president, they randomly pick a space and write a question on a numbered game space, and the answer on a numbered card. They haven’t made up the rules for the game yet, but it’s fun to see all three of them working so well together and learning at the same time!!
We learned The President’s Song many years ago. From that song the kids took a natural interest to learn more about the presidents. We have read many books on each of the presidents, the white house, first ladies etc… I guess I just let nature takes it’s course.
We live half way across the country from our family so every summer we drive east. We make an effort to stop at Presidential birth places, state capitols and other government places. The kids love these learning vacations!
We have several “Fun Fact” Books about the Presidents including “Wackiest White House Pets
The kids love these books the best.
To keep things fun are learning about Lincoln. We are going to make a log cabin out of peanut butter and Pretzel rods.
We are going to make stove pipe hats and beards out of construction paper.
For a Math activity we are going to talk about the presidents on each bill… and ask, How did Ben Franklin get the hundred when he wasn’t a president.
We are going to trace silhouettes of our profiles and cut them out. on black construction paper.