Biography Genre Study Grades 3-7
Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Nonfiction Writing | The Presidency
What Does the President Do? A Level A Listen and Read Book
Grades 1–2 | Reading | Power, Authority, and Governance | The Presidency
If You Were President: A Scholastic News Online ActivityGrades 3–5 | Interactive Whiteboard Activities | Online Learning Activities | Power, Authority, and Governance | The Presidency Students choose presidential advisors, balance the national budget, and defend their choices while playing this fun interactive activity. Save To Organizer |
Presidential Portrait Gallery By KidsStudent Contests | Computer Lab Activities | Online Learning Activities | Collections | Arts and Creativity Nearly 12,000 students sent in drawings of their favorite U.S. President for Scholastic Book Clubs first-ever "Picture a President" contest... Save To Organizer |
Biography Genre Study Grades PreK-3PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Content Area Reading | Literacy Use these lessons and resources to help students explore the Biography Genre. Save To Organizer |
Presidents, Game 1: A History Mystery ActivityGrades 6–8 | Grades 3–5 | Online Learning Activities | Space | African By conducting research and using the few number of clues possible, students are challenged to solve a “mystery” related to U.S. presidents. Save To Organizer |
U.S. Presidents: A Math Hunt ActivityGrades 6–8 | Grades 3–5 | Content Area Reading | Independent Reading | Computer Lab Activities Learn important and interesting facts about our nation's leaders. Then apply your skills and prove your math leadership by correctly... Save To Organizer |
Web Hunt: Presidents Past, Present, and FutureGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Content Area Reading | Articles | American History Take a trip to meet presidents from long ago and get a glimpse into the future as you find facts about the Commander-in-Chief. Save To Organizer |
Presidency of the United StatesGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 | Articles | 20th and 21st Century American History This article from The New Book of Knowledge describes the history of the Presidency of the United States. Save To Organizer |
Obama Wins PresidencyGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Democracy | Elections | Politics America has its first African-American President. At 11 p.m. Tuesday, Democratic Senator Barack Obama was projected as the 44th President... Save To Organizer |
America's Recent Former PresidentsGrades 6–8 | Grades 3–5 | Elections Offers background information on recent former U.S. Presidents. Covers George Bush Sr., Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and others. Save To Organizer |
Eisenhower, Dwight D.Grades 9–12 | Grades 6–8 | The Presidency | World War II dwight d eisenhower, eisenhower, president dwight d eisenhower, general dwight d eisenhower, north Atlantic treaty organization, nato,... Save To Organizer |
Abraham Lincoln: Everything You NeedPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 Students can learn about the struggles, interests, and achievements of President Abraham Lincoln by using these engaging resources. Save To Organizer |
Jefferson, ThomasGrades 6–8 | American Revolution | Colonial America Thomas Jefferson is best known as the author of the Declaration of Independence and as third president of the United States. Save To Organizer |
George Washington: Everything You NeedPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Everything You Need Material that will help students research, critique, and apply the work of America's first president. Save To Organizer |
The Path of a President: A Listen and Read Book, Level BGrades 1–2 | Early Reading | Computer Lab Activities | Interactive Whiteboard Activities | Listen and Read Activities Early readers follow Abraham Lincoln from childhood to the presidency with this short read-along that includes text, audio, and photos. Save To Organizer |
The Path of a President: A Listen and Read Book, Level APreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Content Area Reading | Independent Reading | Computer Lab Activities Early readers follow Abraham Lincoln from childhood to the presidency with this short read-along that includes text, audio, and photos. Save To Organizer |
Who Was It?Grades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Book Resources | Lesson Plans | Research Skills Match the president and the event that happened during his term of office by placing the event number in front of the correct president's... Save To Organizer |
Internet Field Trip: Getting Acquainted With Washington and LincolnGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Content Area Reading | Civil Rights | Civil War Provides Web sites with information on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Web resources contain journals, newspaper clippings, and... Save To Organizer |
Growth of the PresidencyGrades 9–12 | Grades 6–8 | Articles | The Presidency The establishment of the presidency in 1789, by the framers of the Constitution of the United States, was an act of political creativity.... Save To Organizer |
Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and First LadiesGrades 6–8 | Elections | Presidents' Day | The Presidency Learn more about the Presidency, the Vice Presidency, and First Ladies. Save To Organizer |
The President's and Vice President's JobsGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | The Presidency What is the difference between the top two positions in American government? Save To Organizer |
