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 instructional activity...

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

This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 36 vocabulary words on the topic of Presidents' Day. It also includes an extensive Vocabulary Word List for Presidents' Day (382 words) and ideas for President's Day...

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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...

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.

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

This lesson focuses on the Cuban Missile Crisis from President Kennedy's perspective. Students role-play Kennedy's advisors over the critical 13-day period of the crisis, researching, discussing, and presenting the different policy...

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.

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 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...

Enhance lessons revolving around February, its holidays, themes, etc. with the excellent resources provided by Teachnology. Topics such as Valentine's Day, President's Day, Black History Month and many more will be enriched by these...

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...

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...

In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson pursued a policy of Indian Removal, forcing Native Americans living in Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi to trek hundreds of miles to territory in present-day Oklahoma.

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...