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American President Series

George Washington's Inauguration : Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

George Washington became America's first president in 1789. Surprisingly, many students today are not aware of the interesting story behind this historical day or that his inauguration did not go smoothly and as planned! This resource helps you

Subjects:

U.S. History, Presidents' Day, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.00

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The First Five U.S. Presidents: Biographies and Assessments

By Mark Aaron

This bundle contains five informative biographical texts with quality assessment work covering each of the first five Presidents of the United States, who are collectively referred to as the “Founding Father” presidents or the “Virginia Dynasty”.

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$12.50

$10.00

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Why Lincoln Grew A Beard: Common Core-Aligned Passage and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

Why did Abraham Lincoln grow a beard? Surprisingly, many children today are not aware of the wonderful story behind our 16th president's iconic whiskers. This resource helps you teach them this amazing story AND apply close reading skills to Common

Subjects:

U.S. History, Presidents' Day, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RI.5.1, RI.6.1, RI.7.3, RH.6-8.1

$2.00

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Thomas Jefferson, the Genius: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History reading and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-8. Students will first read an entertaining and informative 1300-word biographical

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.5.3, RI.6.5, RI.6.8

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (2.79 MB)

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Andrew Johnson: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History reading and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-8. Students read an engaging 900-word biographical text on the 17th American

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.9, RI.5.3, L.4.5c, RH.6-8.8

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (0.92 MB)

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George Washington: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This “printable/no prep” resource has your students read an informative and engaging 1100-word biographical text on America’s first and perhaps greatest president, George Washington. This text is both the story of and a salute to his public life and

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.6.3, RI.6.4

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (2.85 MB)

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Theodore Roosevelt: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History reading and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 4-7. Students will first read an entertaining and informative 950-word biographical

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.5.3, RI.6.5, RH.6-8.8

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.37 MB)

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George Washington to John F. Kennedy The First 35 U.S. Presidents

By Mark Aaron

This bundled collection (240+ pages) contains the biographical texts and assessment work I have created for each of America’s first thirty-five presidents, beginning with George Washington and concluding with John F. Kennedy. The life story of each

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$85.00

$59.00

Bundle

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George Washington to Abraham Lincoln The First 16 U.S. Presidents

By Mark Aaron

This bundled collection contains the biographical texts and assessment work created for each of America’s first sixteen presidents, beginning with George Washington and concluding with Abraham Lincoln. The life story of each man, from childhood to

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$40.00

$26.00

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John Quincy Adams: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History reading and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-8. Students read an informative 1000-word biographical text on John Quincy Adams,

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.4

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.93 MB)

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William Howard Taft: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History informational passage and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-8. Students will first read an engaging and informative 950-word

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.8

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.56 MB)

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The Antebellum Era Presidents (1837-1861)

By Mark Aaron

American presidents who served in the Antebellum Years of the 1830s through the 1850s tried everything in their power to avoid what many today look back on as the unavoidable: Civil War. The eight presidents in chronological order of their terms

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$20.00

$12.00

Bundle

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Dwight Eisenhower: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

Students read an informative 950-word biographical text on one of America’s most beloved presidents, Dwight Eisenhower. This text is his life story, beginning with his early years in Kansas and following his climbing the ladder through the military

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.6.5

$2.50

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Andrew Jackson: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History reading and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-8. Students read a historical biography of 1000+ words on Andrew Jackson, the

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.5, RI.6.4

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.72 MB)

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James Madison: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History reading and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-8. Students read an informative 950-word biographical text on James Madison, the

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.4

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (0.78 MB)

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Abraham Lincoln: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This “printable/no prep” resource has your students read an informative and engaging 1200-word biographical text on one of the greatest Americans and legendary American presidents, Abraham Lincoln. This text is both the story of and a salute to the

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.5, RI.5.2, RI.6.4

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (3.39 MB)

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James Monroe: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History reading and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-8. Students will read an engaging 950-word biographical text on the fifth American

Subjects:

U.S. History, Tools for Common Core, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.6.2

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.46 MB)

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James Garfield: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This “no prep” printable U.S. History passage and assessment is part of my American Presidents series. Students close read an informative and engaging 950-word biographical text on the ill-fated 20th American president, James Garfield. The article

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.5

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (3.35 MB)

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Martin Van Buren: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This US History reading and assessment activity helps address several Common Core ELA Standards that are listed below this introduction and is suitable for Grades 5-8. Students read an informative 900-word biographical text on Martin Van Buren, a

Subjects:

U.S. History, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.5, RI.5.4, RH.6-8.8

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.29 MB)

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Benjamin Harrison: U.S. President Biography and Assessment

By Mark Aaron

This “no prep” printable reading assessment is part of my American Presidents series. Your students close read an informative and engaging 1100-word biographical text on the 23rd American president, Benjamin Harrison. The article presents his life

Subjects:

U.S. History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.5, RI.5.3, RI.5.4

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (3.25 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Serving the Teachers Pay Teachers community since 2007 with both free and paid resources, I have been an upper elementary and middle school teacher for 35 years and I have loved every minute of it. For me, student engagement, quality content, academic rigor, and a teacher who cares are the keys to all successful classrooms.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I model my lessons on the idea that, more than ever in today's world, the focus and direction has to change in the class on a regular basis. Kids need to work hard, but it has to be work they enjoy doing AND that teaches them the bigger concepts that are so important to know as they move through life. The world is changing and ways of learning and working are too, and we as teachers have to help our students master these changes..

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I've served on so many committees and been involved in so many academic and sports programs that I cannot remember them all. I have been recognized for my service with many of them, but the greatest honor or award for me is when a student from the past contacts me to tell me that I had a positive and lasting impact on their life.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA, Political Science. Single and Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials K-12. MA, Humanities

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, European History, World History, Middle Ages, World Languages, French, Spanish, Latin, German, Other (World Language), Arts & Music, Art History, Graphic Arts, Music, Physical Education, Computer Science, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Canadian History, Australian History, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Religion, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Arabic, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Character Education, Word Problems, Instructional Technology, Problem Solving, Cooking, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History, Latino and Hispanic Studies