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Who Are Our Greatest Presidents? Lesson Plan

Who Are Our Greatest Presidents? Lesson Plan

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Students create criteria to evaluate U.S. Presidents. In this presidential legacy lesson, students determine criteria to rank presidents. Students research the presidents, then evaluate the current president and assess how they will be remembered in history.

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leadership characteristics, presidential legacies, u.s. president qualiifications, social studies

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Pre-K - 6th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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