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Presidents' Day Common Core RH.9-10.2 resources
PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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Presidents Scavenger Hunt President's Day Review Washington through Biden
Learning about the presidents can be fun with this 46+ card President's Scavenger Hunt that covers President George Washington through President Joe Biden. Each clue card asks a question about each of the 46 presidents that students research to answer. Includes student response handouts, wrap-up activity questions, answer key, and teacher implementation options! This fun game can be competitive or can be used as a daily starter activity. Great for President's Day or for any day of the schoo
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5th - 12th
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Conspiracy Theories About the JFK Assassination
November 22, 2023 marks 60 years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald. This fun activity gives an overview of Kennedy's presidency, including references to Camelot, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, the Space Race, and healthcare, education, and civil rights reforms. Then the presentation introduces what happened on the day of November 22 in Dallas Texas. There are 4 conspiracy theories presented that question the conclusion of the Warren Commission. After the present
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11th
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1960s Lesson Plan | John F Kennedy: The New Frontier, Space Race & Moon Landing
This one-day 1960s lesson plan covers the rise of John F. Kennedy and key aspects of his New Frontier domestic agenda (1961-1963). It is intended to be ready-to-use for any teacher regardless of their prior experience with the content. This lesson plan is typically intended for a 45-to-50-minute class period, though it can be easily adjusted for time. Topics/events addressed: John F. Kennedy’s background and rise to power, the Kennedy family, 1960 election victory vs. Richard Nixon, first televi
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7th - 12th
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President's Day- Washington's Farewell Address and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Description: These activities (Washington’s Farewell Address and Gettysburg Address) are meant to be used singularly or as a pair. Many school districts have mandated “some” activity to be completed around this holiday. It is difficult to plug in this time frame when history teachers are already on the Great Depression or further.Both lessons, used as a pair or individually are designed to use as a supplement to my S.M.A.R.T. document analysis lesson currently found FREE on TPT (Fooling Around W
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10th - 12th
George Washington Fluency, Readers Theater and Project & Research Project
Students uncover the life and legacy of George Washington through readers theater and timed-fluency passages at the 1200L - 1400L reading levels. This is a print-n-go - turn-key fluency program for high school students. With 12 scripts and a deep dive research project PLUS passages. Please look at the preview - it is the print version of the resource. Perfect for Presidents Day and is print and digital.Students group to perform readers theater, do a deep dive into their topic and then create a
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Powerful Words: Experience the Impact of the Gettysburg Address
Print and Go PDF Lesson on the Gettysburg AddressThis item includes a background of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address, and various leveled questions for students to answer.. Here’s what you’ll get:Printable PDFBackground overview on the Battle of GettysburgA copy of the Gettysburg AddressA question sheet which includes Levels 1, 2, and 3 questionsAnswer KeyIMPORTANT!If you chose the PDF version, you MUST open it in Adobe Reader (free) in order for it to work properly with embedded
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6th - 10th
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
6 Slide PowerPoint and 2 page cloze notes sheet. This is a condensed version of EXECUTIVE BRANCH: powerpoint & cloze notes sheet. Teacher notes included with each slide. Great for many grades and ages.This product includes:- A PowerPoint Presentation to use in class or use for distance learning- Cloze notes in a printable and editable word document- Fillable PDF of the close notes- Links to google slides and a google doc students are able to fillYou also can purchase THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERN
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6th - 9th
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What is Presidents’ Day? - Low Prep Lesson
This lesson bundle is a low-prep lesson ready for your classroom! The Google slide deck and corresponding worksheets explore the history of Presidents’ Day. Lesson activities include fact versus misconception beginning activity, guided notes, presidential timeline card game, presidential trivia, and primary source reflection. Includes: Complete BETTER lesson from beginning activity to exit ticket54 editable Google slides (Ready to post on Google Classroom) 4 pages of Guided NotesPresidential Tim
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9th - 12th
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SECONDARY - Presidential Football Players
This four page short research assignment allows students to explore these 5 American Presidents who played college football. This assignment includes a rubric and short writing assignment. Internet is required for the student to look up a quote by one of the presidents.
This is an engaging activity for those students who think, "History is stupid!” Students will study one of five American Presidents who played football for their college or university.
I have also included 6 teacher resourc
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9th - 12th
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@History - George Washington Twitter Instagram Analysis
In this assignment, students read summaries of events from George Washington's life, write their main takeaway from the text, and then compose a Tweet and Instagram post from Washington's perspective via the handle @TheRealGWash. An analytical question to sum up Washington's life serves as the conclusion for the assignment.This activity offers students a chance for creative analysis, while learning about the life story of one of the most significant figures in American history.ZIP archive includ
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7th - 12th
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Presidential Graphic Organizer
I use this organizer in both my US History and Government classrooms so my students have an understanding of all of the men that have served the United States as President. At the end of the year, we use these organizers to look at trends and make generalizations, summaries, and written papers on the impact of the Presidency on different points/events/themes in history.
In their notebooks, the students have the syllabus first with a table of contents, a vocabulary section, followed by the Pres
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6th - 12th
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George Washington: His Famous Adages and Quotes Worksheet (or Test) Analysis
"I'll die on my feet before I live on my knees." This is just one of 20 famous adages by George Washington that appears on this handy printable. Students will be given the chance to use their critical-thinking skills to analyze this leader's words of wisdom and then share their conclusions with their classmates. This is a terrific individual, pair, or group activity.
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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Abraham Lincoln: His Famous Adages and Quotes Analysis-Worksheet or Test
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." This is just one of 20 famous adages by Abraham Lincoln that appears on this handy printable. Students will be given the chance to use their critical-thinking skills to analyze this leader's words of wisdom and then share their conclusions with their classmates. This is a terrific individual, pair, or group activity.
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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