Handout
US Mint

United States Mint: h.i.p. Pocket Change: Presidents' Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use the information and games on this site to learn interesting facts about not only George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but about other U.S. Presidents too.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: President's Day for Early Elementary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson for early elementary and special education students using graphic organizers/thinksheets to learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and honesty. Students finish by creating pop-up or pocket books about honesty with teacher...
Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
Website
Other

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

For Students 9th - 10th
The official web site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Lesson Plan
Digital History

Digital History: The First Hundred Days

For Teachers 9th - 10th
It is truly amazing to see how much legislation President Franklin Roosevelt was able to get through Congress in the first one hundred days of his administration. Read about the many programs that were implemented in an attempt to stem...
Article
Utah State University

Teacher Link: South Africa: The Day the Apartheid Ended: Background Information

For Students 4th
This article provides background information about the end of the South African Arpatheid in April of 1994. It mentions the book The Day Gogo Went to Vote: South Africa, April 1994 by Elinor Batezat Sisulu which is about a respected...
Article
CNN

Cnn: Day of Vindication for Grandma as Pay Law Signed (2009)

For Students 9th - 10th
It took 10 years, but Lilly Ledbetter won her fight for her gender discrimination claim. It became law under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act signed by President Obama. This article, briefly tells her story. (30 January 2009)
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Penny for Your Thoughts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is an outline for a week-long activity usually taught in the month of February around President's Day. It is an interdisciplinary study combining coin identification with a literature-based study of the Presidents represented on the...
Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
Website
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: The Death of President Lincoln, 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of Lincoln's last day with an eyewitness account of the assassination. Includes information on the trial of Booth's conspirators.
Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: A Prayer for Overlord, a Commentary

For Students 9th - 10th
This commentary summarizes the Normandy Invasion, from its plan to its execution, intertwined with passages of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's prayer to the nation on June 6, 1944.
Unit Plan
The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Elections

For Students 3rd - 5th
One of the greatest rights of the American People is the right to vote for the candidate of their choice. Take a look at how this process works at this resource. Information is provided on Election Day, Voting, Election of the President,...
Article
CNN

Cnn: Student News April 25, 2014

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
News program reports on the current events of the day. Includes a video, transcript and critical analysis questions.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Politics During the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the presidents who held office during most of the 1920s. Both were essentially unremarkable, but Warren Harding, whose administration was beset by scandal, did have some accomplishments. See why Calvin Coolidge was such a...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Painting Presidential Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Want to be president for a day? This online lesson plan will have students exploring the role of our presidents past and present. Through art connections the learners will be led through a series of fun activities on their way to...
eBook
Digital History

Digital History: The March on Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
In August 1963, more than 200,000 people marched from the Washington Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. Read about that day in this brief article.

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