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U.S. Presidents: Everything You Need
Lesson plans, activities, and games to help students learn about past presidents and develop leadership skills.
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Biography Genre Study Grades 3-7
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Biographies can introduce students to a whole new world of historical figures and different eras. Studying them can also inspire students as they read about people who overcame problems, faced obstacles and criticism, but persevered to succeed.
Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Listen and Read Activities, Online Learning Activities
What Does the President Do? A Listen and Read Book, Level A
Grades: 1–2
Follow the president of the United States as he signs laws, meets with foreign leaders, and leads our armed forces in this Level A read-aloud book for young students.
Articles
Web Hunt: Presidents Past, Present, and Future
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
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.
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Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Online Learning Activities If You Were President: A Scholastic News Online ActivityGrades: 3–5 Students choose presidential advisors, balance the national budget, and defend their choices while playing this fun interactive activity. |
Student Contests, Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities, Collections Presidential Portrait Gallery By KidsGrades: Nearly 12,000 students sent in drawings of their favorite U.S. President for Scholastic Book Clubs first-ever "Picture a President" contest. Watch... |
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Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities, Collections Biography Genre Study Grades PreK-3Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Use these lessons and resources to help students explore the Biography Genre. |
Online Learning Activities Presidents, Game 1: A History Mystery ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 By conducting research and using the few number of clues possible, students are challenged to solve a “mystery” related to U.S. presidents. |
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Computer Lab Activities U.S. Presidents: A Math Hunt ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn important and interesting facts about our nation's leaders. Then apply your skills and prove your math leadership by correctly solving... |
Articles Presidency of the United StatesGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Explore the history, growth, and many powers of the Presidency of the United States in this encyclopedic article from Grolier Online and The... |
Obama Wins PresidencyGrades: 3–5, 6–8 America has its first African-American President. At 11 p.m. Tuesday, Democratic Senator Barack Obama was projected as the 44th President of the... |
America's Recent Former PresidentsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Offers background information on recent former U.S. Presidents. Covers George Bush Sr., Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and others. |
Eisenhower, Dwight D.Grades: 6–8, 9–12 dwight d eisenhower, eisenhower, president dwight d eisenhower, general dwight d eisenhower, north Atlantic treaty organization, nato, world war 2... |
Everything You Need Abraham Lincoln: Everything You NeedGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students can learn about the struggles, interests, and achievements of President Abraham Lincoln by using these engaging resources. |
Jefferson, ThomasGrades: 6–8 Thomas Jefferson is best known as the author of the Declaration of Independence and as third president of the United States. |
Everything You Need George Washington: Everything You NeedGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Material that will help students research, critique, and apply the work of America's first president. |
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Listen and Read Activities The Path of a President: A Listen and Read Book, Level BGrades: 1–2 Early readers follow Abraham Lincoln from childhood to the presidency with this short read-along that includes text, audio, and photos. |
Listen and Read Activities The Path of a President: A Listen and Read Book, Level AGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Early readers follow Abraham Lincoln from childhood to the presidency with this read-along book with audio and photos. |
Internet Field Trip: Getting Acquainted With Washington and LincolnGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Provides Web sites with information on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Web resources contain journals, newspaper clippings, and photographs... |
Articles Growth of the PresidencyGrades: 6–8, 9–12 The establishment of the presidency in 1789, by the framers of the Constitution of the United States, was an act of political creativity. The... |
Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and First LadiesGrades: 6–8 Learn more about the Presidency, the Vice Presidency, and First Ladies. |
The President's and Vice President's JobsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 What is the difference between the top two positions in American government? |
President for a DayGrades: Learn about one important day in the life of David Rice Atchison, who served as President of the United States for about 24 hours. |
Can a President Be Too Strong?Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Can a president be so powerful that he or she threatens the nation's freedom? |



















