RESOURCES FOR 5th GRADE PRESIDENTS & 4th GRADE FIRST LADIES REPORT RESEARCH:

• Grolier's Online - The American Presidency - Grolier Online presents a history of presidents and politics.
• POTUS -- Presidents of the United States - From the Internet Public Library--learn all about the presidents, with background information, election results, odd facts, and more.
• Presidents of the United States - information on all the Presidents from the official site of the White House.

• National First Ladies' Library - from Martha Washington to Hillary Clinton, you can learn about America's First Ladies here.
• First Ladies of the United States - biographies of all the First Ladies of the United States of America, with an introduction by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

MORE INTERNET RESOURCES:

• Who is Your Favorite President? - brief biographies and presidential firsts and quotes, White House information, activities, and a place to vote for your favorite president! This wonderful work was done by 5th Graders at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
• U.S. Presidents and the Presidency - WorldBook explores the history of the presidency in the United States as well as the office of the president and vice president. Includes portraits of first ladies.
• Time and the Presidency - this virtual counterpart to a travelling exhibit has great pictures and articles from Time Magazine of the U.S. presidents from Roosevelt to Clinton.
• American Presidency, The - learn about the foundations of the presidency, life and death in the White House, presidential campaigns, and much more. Includes photos and activity ideas.
• PBS-The American Presidency Resources - this companion site to the original PBS documentary profiles all of the United State's chief executives! Teachers..be sure to check out the Lesson Plans section of this site.
• American Presidents: Life Portraits - C-SPAN presents "Life Portraits" of each U.S. president. See portraits, read facts, hear historic sound bytes, or watch each segment of this TV series online!
• Commander in Chief - explore little-known facts about Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan from Discovery School online..
• Modern Presidency, The - student created projects about the presidents of the 20th century.
• Portraits of the Presidents - includes bios and photos for each U.S. president and a description of presidential medals.
• Presidential Election History From 1789 - find the candidates, their running mates and party alignments, and vote counts for every U.S. Presidential election through 1992.
• Presidents Index - this site contains biographies, speeches, and documents for all of the presidents.
• Presidents, The - take a closer look at the men who've held America's highest office in the 20th century. Includes a timeline, speeches, and even a screensaver!
• United States Presidents - brief biographies of each president, inaugural speeches, vice president pages, and other info about the office of the president.
  
• Tokens & Treasures--Gifts to 12 Presidents - As the highest representative of the people and government, the President accepts gifts on behalf of the United States of America. Today a President may receive 15,000 gifts a year. See and read about some past gifts.

ACTIVITIES, QUIZZES AND GAMES:

TIME for Kids - Inauguration 2001 - Find out more about George W. Bush, our 43rd President. While you're visiting, try your hand at the Inaugural Trivia Challenge.

Hands-on Presidential Activities - The American Presidency website has some neat hands-on activities for you to enjoy. (Be sure to try the "All the President's Children" Quiz...you may be suprised at what you learn there!)

United States Presidents Drill - quiz yourself on how well you know info about the presidents, such as what number they were, how many terms they were in office, and more. You will be provided with a number (as in 22 standing for the 22nd president)representing the president of the United States that you need to supply the answers for. The answers can all be found on-line at: The Internet Public Library.

Presidential Quiz - A short quiz from the "TIME and the Presidency" site. Click to answer the questions, submit your answers and find out how well you scored!

First Ladies Quiz - Test your knowledge about first ladies by taking this quiz. Pick an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then click submit at the end of the quiz to see how you scored. All of the answers can be found in World Book's "U.S. Presidents and the Presidency" site.

Presidents Quiz - Test your knowledge about the Presidents by taking this quiz. From the same site as the First Ladies Quiz above. All of the answers can be found in World Book's "U.S. Presidents and the Presidency" site.

American Presidents Scavenger Hunt - So you think you know your presidents? Try this challenging online quiz from the American Presidents website and find out! (Hint: Open a window in your web browser to search the American Presidents web site and fill in your answers as you go. Or you can print out the quiz and mark your answers as you search the site.)

Presidents Hangman - can you guess which president is named in this game?

Presidents' Day Quiz - learn about the holiday while you try this fun quiz!

Who Is That? from Funbrain.com - Can you recognize these presidents from their pictures and two clues? 4 levels of play.

© 2001 Patricia Knox - North Canton City Schools - N. Canton, Ohio
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