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Lesson Plan
Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: Presidents' Day

For Teachers 9th - 10th
One stop site for lessons, units, clipart, worksheets, activities, etc. pertaining to Presidents' Day.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Presidents' Day Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
Presidents' Day Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children. Kids learn and practice Presidents' Day vocabulary by searching for the words in the puzzle. Puzzles can be played interactively on the computer or printed out.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: 13 Days: President Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Lesson Plan
Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: Election Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
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Website
Teachnology

Teachnology: February Monthly Teacher Resource Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Camp David Accords, Framework for Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
A tour of the preparation for, and the day-by-day events of the Camp David negotiations from Ibiblio.org. At times, the summary of events is linked to the Presidential "Daily Diary" showing the president's daily activities. Read about...
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Website
Other

The Green Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides an overview and results pertaining to the elections and day-to-day activities of major political leaders (ie. representatives, senators, presidents). A government hodge podge collection of links is provided.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Painting Presidential Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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eBook
Digital History

Digital History: The March on Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
In August 1963, more than 200,000 people marched from the Washington Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. Read about that day in this brief article.
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Article
Other

National Council for the Social Studies: Teaching About the Electoral College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Are you actually electing the president when you vote on election day? This article explains how the Electoral College works, based on the 2004 election, and suggests activities for helping students understand it. The file can be...
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Article
Other

Jewish Agency: Natan Sharansky

For Students 9th - 10th
Known for his human rights activism and his struggle with Soviet Jewry, Natan Sharansky's life is in preview here. After being imprisoned by the Soviets for being a spy for the CIA, Sharansky was released and thereby emigrated to...