Curated OER
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
It's fun to learn about an interesting figure. Share the youth, career, presidency, and conservationism of Theodore Roosevelt with your class. Slides provides very simple text alongside wonderful images to tell the story of a charismatic...
National Park Service
How Theodore Roosevelt Became a Leader: Childhood of an American President
The beginning of the 20th century began with a shock: the assassination of President McKinley. The man who would take his place—the youngest American to ever become president—led quite a life before stepping foot in the Oval Office. An...
Curated OER
Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider to Rushmore
Eleventh graders study and answer questions about Theodore Roosevelt.
Curated OER
The Battle for San Juan Hill: Santiago, Cuba, July 1, 1898
Eleventh graders design and create a poster, advertising for recruitment of volunteers to serve with Teddy Roosevelt in the 1st Volunteer Calvary Regiment. Students create a historical newspaper front page, from the time period, which...
Curated OER
Walk Softly and Carry a Big Stick
Students view a PowerPoint presentation and take notes on the Roosevelt administration and then create a political cartoon that illustrates an aspect of that.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: Teddy Roosevelt
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Historical Society: W. Pollock: Pawnee Indian and Artist [Pdf]
A short account featuring the life of a Pawnee Native American who adapted to the ways of the Americans and later served in Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Teddy Roosevelt: The Rough Rider in the White House
A brief, but very interesting biography of the country's youngest president at that time, Theodore Roosevelt. The article gives a good look at his life before he was president, and a hint of what was in store for the country after he...
Other
Almanac of Theodore Roosevelt: A Life in Pictures
This is an archive of photographs from Theodore Roosevelt's life. There are no text explanations of the photo;, however they are in chronological categories.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Theodore Roosevelt
This Library of Congress website provides a brief overview of the life of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), followed by several articles regarding various events in his life and a list of good books written about him.
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Historical Society: Story of an Oklahoma Cowboy, William Mc Ginty [Pdf]
An article describing the life of the famous cowboy who was also one of Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders". The article provides details about his wife including her work in the U.S. Post Office.
A&E Television
History.com: American Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt
This easy-to-navigate site has Theodore Roosevelt's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt
This resource provides facts about the life and presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919).
Other
Theodore Roosevelt Association: A Brief Biography
This biography of Theodore Roosevelt includes many hyperlinks to related material. The article was written by Tweed Roosevelt.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1906
Read about the peacemaking efforts for which Theodore Roosevelt was honored through the Nobel Peace Prize. This Nobel E-Museum website includes both primary and secondary resources as well as links and titles of suggested readings for...