With this resource, teachers can lead students in a topical conversation regarding President's Day. This free-form lesson plan includes suggested questions and encourages student discussion about the powers and responsibilities of the...

One stop site for lessons, units, clipart, worksheets, activities, etc. pertaining to Presidents' Day.

Presidents' Day lessons for Grades 10-12 on the constitutional legacies of George Washington, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan, and how they shaped the history and Constitution of our nation. Each lesson was written and...

This "President's Day: George Washington" unit will provide many downloads and resources. Teach ESL students about the first president, U.S. Flag, and the American colonies. It provides internet sites for further research.

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...

We celebrate many holidays but have you ever wondered how the tradition began? Find out through a collection of short, fun and informative videos about Christmas, Columbus Day, Halloween, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, President's Day, Ramadan,...

Students learn the primary responsibilities of the president and how those duties connect to the powers the Constitution grants to the Executive Branch.

Teachers, visit this site for a complete resource on elections, voting, issues, presidents, and more. Lessons, activities, worksheets clipart, maps, and other links can all be found here.

Students will compare and contrast the First 100 Days of Franklin Roosevelt with those of Barack Obama.

Discover the history behind the "First 100 Days" and its impact on the American presidency. Young scholars will evaluate the fairness of judging presidents based on this somewhat arbitrary time period.

Learn how candidates run the race to become President of the United States. Infographic shows who can qualify to run, how they must prepare, and the different hurdles they have to overcome to make it to Inauguration Day.

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...

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...

This resource provides step-by-step lesson plans that detail the Presidential Inauguration. It offers links to superb primary sources (photos, poems, audio, etc.) that catalog past inaugurations. This resource will certainly help...

This lesson plan fosters an understanding of a major event in American history. It uses this event to guide students into research of how the event affected an 'ordinary' person's life. Each student will be responsible for interviewing...

On November 3, 1936, President Roosevelt was swept back into office by what was, at the time, the largest landslide victory, of the twentieth century. Roosevelt carried all but two states and won 523 electoral votes to Landon's 8. Such...

Here is a terrific lesson plan that involves all young scholars in examining the reasons Senators had for and against civil service reform following the assassination President Garfield. All the source materials are available for the...