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Unit Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Migrant Workers Through the Lens of Dorothea Lange

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using song lyrics and Dorothea Lange's photographs, students will explore the hardships migrant workers faced during the Great Depression.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: A World of Myths

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students investigate how people throughout history have used myths to understand natural occurrences.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Navajo Weaving

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
After studying Navajo weaving and listening to the story "Ten Little Rabbits," students create their own interpretive dances. Contains an assessment checklist and extensions ideas.
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Website
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Jfk Library: Jfk in History

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this extensive collection from John Kennedy's presidency. Among many events, discover history of Bay of Pigs, Civil Rights Movement, and the U.S. Physical Fitness Program.
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Handout
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Drop Me Off in Harlem

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of biographies, video and audio clips, and photos offer a look at the people, locations, and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: John F. Kennedy Space Center (Ksc)

For Students 9th - 10th
This exciting site provides a wealth of shuttle information, tours and exhibits at the center, and historical information.
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Primary
Other

Commission on Presidential Debates: 1960 Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
View the transcripts to the four presidential debates of the 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: All Around the Baseball Field

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here's a lesson plan that combines art, music, movement, critical thinking, math, and baseball. The plan gives complete instructions, printable resources and web links, assessment, and application of national standards.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Making Rain

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Your students will enjoy making their own rainstick while learning about poetry and expressing their feelings about rain. This three-part lesson gives step-by-step instructions, as well as an assessment rubric.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Chinese Instruments

For Teachers K - 1st
Help your students identify and classify Western instruments and traditional Chinese instruments.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson Plan: Monsters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Following a reading of the epic poem Beowulf and the contemporary text inspired by it, Grendel, learners create their own monster. Lesson plans provide assessment criteria, extension ideas, and a list of resources.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: World Wars in Depth: John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the events which occurred and attitudes which prevailed during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1962.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Jfk's 'Viva Kennedy' Campaign Galvanized the Latino Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
When JFK faced a tight race for the White House in 1960, he turned to a group of Americans who had long been overlooked by political campaigns. One way the nation's first Catholic president sought to gain an edge in the close contest was...
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Activity
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
This is a one-page nonfiction excerpt from JFK's Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it includes underlining the most important...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The 2001 Mark Twain Prize

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Teacher Resource from the Kennedy Center helps students examine where and how humorists derive the material presented to their audiences. Activities encourage students to analyze elements of humor and the style of entertainers, and...
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Website
CNN

Cnn: John F. Kennedy Jr.: In Memoriam

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN exclusive of yet another tragedy that has befallen one of America's most famous families. This website includes information not only on the life of John F. Kennedy Jr, but also on the history of the Kennedy dynasty.