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Lincoln Birthday - February 12 - Myvocabulary.com
Grades
4 to 12
tag(s): lincoln (65), presidents (145)
In the Classroom
Be sure to check out the interactive word puzzles! Have students work in cooperative learning groups, divide up the vocabulary words, and have each group find the definitions for their assigned vocabulary words. Have students locate a picture of Lincoln. Challenge students to narrate the picture using PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. Have the groups share the photos and presidents on your interactive whiteboard or projector.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Let's Move - White House
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4 to 8tag(s): fitness (36), myplate (17), nutrition (134), presidents (145)
In the Classroom
Health and PE teachers can collaborate with classroom teachers and present White House-related health initiatives while students are learning about the presidency in the classroom. Challenge students to explore a specific area of this site and create a project to share with the class using a tool such as Prezi, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pete's Powerpoint Station - mrdonn and phillip martin
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4 to 7tag(s): 20th century (169), adhd (20), back to school (52), electricity (60), flight (33), inventors and inventions (82), literature (211), parts of speech (38), polar (11), politics (119), speech (65), states (126), war of 1812 (13), world war 1 (83), world war 2 (165)
In the Classroom
Use these PowerPoints to provide background information for projects or further inquiry in class. For example, use a PowerPoint on cells to give background information. Create questions for students to answer while viewing the PowerPoint or add your own "lecture" notes while showing to a class. Remember that PowerPoint does not HAVE to be shown on a screen. Students can watch them as tutorials at a center or computer cluster. Learning support teachers will appreciate having an alternate way to present basic concepts to visual learners. Assign students a particular cell part to research more information about the part. Explore professional topics on your own or together with colleagues during inservice time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Like Father, Like Son: Presidential Families - National Endowment for the Humanities
Grades
K to 2tag(s): presidents (145)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this "ready to go" unit with lesson plans, discussion questions, and activities, perfect for a President's Day celebration. Most of the activities are paper and pen or oral discussion. Consider using an online tool and integrating technology into this unit and your classroom. As a substitution for pen and pencil drawing activities try Draw.Chat, reviewed here. Expand discussions by having students give their answers and allowing them to comment on others' answers using Gravity, reviewed here .Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mr. President - Smithsonian Institution
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4 to 12tag(s): biographies (96), politics (119), presidents (145)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a starting point for research projects. If you are teaching about the presidents, this site would be great on your projector or interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biographies of the Presidents - The White House Historical Association
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4 to 12tag(s): presidents (145), white house (14)
In the Classroom
This is a good site for a first exploration of American government. Share the short biographies on your interactive whiteboard or projector to highlight important facts. Use this site for research projects on the U.S. Presidents. This site is a perfect addition to your Presidents' Day celebration!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
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3 to 12tag(s): civil war (141), lincoln (65), presidents (145)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a starting point for projects about our 16th president. Although most relate to exhibits found at the museum, similar research can be found online. Have students choose one of the several topics to research further.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachersFirst: Lesson Ideas for Lincoln - TeachersFirst
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1 to 12tag(s): civil war (141), debate (39), lincoln (65), presidents (145)
In the Classroom
No matter what subject you teach, you can find something to fit in your plans for Presidents Day or the Lincoln Bicentennial. Use these ideas and adapt at will. You can even email an idea to your teacher colleague to save a friend time!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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I Do Solemnly Swear...Presidential Inaugurations - The Library of Congress
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4 to 12tag(s): inauguration (9), presidents (145), washington (33)
In the Classroom
Why not feature an "inauguration a day" during the week prior to the current inauguration? Use the many images to create a Lino, reviewed here of inauguration information for students to dig though. With older students, have cooperative learning groups create their own Lino. All of the Library of Congress resources are in the public domain, so students can USE these images to create new products, such as a photomontage of an inauguration topic: bands, dress, buzzwords, etc.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online NewsHour: Inaugural Fashion - PBS
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4 to 12tag(s): fashion (14), inauguration (9)
In the Classroom
Share the pictures of the gowns on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then, enhance student learning by having them research an inaugural ceremony, and using Blogger, reviewed here, either write a blog entry (from the first lady of their choice) discussing the inaugural ceremony (and what they wore) or have your budding journalists write a mock commentary on the political "message" sent by a chosen first lady via her fashion choices.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Presidents of the United States
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3 to 8tag(s): inauguration (9)
In the Classroom
Have students use this site to investigate one aspect of the presidency as an Inauguration Day or Presidents Day project. Cooperative learning groups could choose a topic of interest and then create a wiki page or a book using Bookemon, on their topic.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inauguration Day Events - Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
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3 to 10tag(s): inauguration (9)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector on Inauguration Day. Divide your class into nine groups and have each group learn about one of the "events" of the day. Have the groups share their "event" with the class on a PowerPoint.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Abraham Lincoln Library Education - Abraham Lincoln Library
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4 to 8tag(s): lincoln (65), presidents (145)
In the Classroom
Use the activity guides in your classroom. Most include printables, higher order thinking questions, and even activities that could easily be displayed and discussed using your interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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This Day in the Civil War
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4 to 12In the Classroom
At the beginning of a unit on the Civil War, introduce this site to your students on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Depending on the age of your students you could divide the menu topics up for small groups to report on, or you could take one topic and divide the information up for small groups of younger students to report on. After individuals and small groups have finished researching their topic, enhance student learning by having them use one of the multimedia tools listed here. Click the tool name to access the review: Genially, Microsoft PowerPoint Online, Animatron, Renderforest, and Canva Inforgraphic Maker.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Civil War Time-Line - A Nation Divided - The History Place
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site for research about the Civil War. Have cooperative learning groups research various battles of the Civil War. Or have students create their own interactive timelines using a tool such as Preceden, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The life of Abraham Lincoln - History Place
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4 to 12tag(s): emancipation proclamation (14), gettysburg (14), gettysburg address (11), lincoln (65)
In the Classroom
Have students recreate their own "Lincoln timeline" highlighting one are of Lincoln's life and legacy. Have students work in cooperative learning groups to create interactive timelines using a tool such as Preceden, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Abraham Lincoln Online - Abraham Lincoln Online
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K to 12tag(s): lincoln (65)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these ready to use classroom resources. There are lessons available for grades K-12. Use this site to share the speeches of the famous president. Have students dissect the words of one of the speeches, break it down into "today's language."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biography of President Abraham Lincoln - Ducksters
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1 to 5tag(s): lincoln (65)
In the Classroom
This site takes out a lot of the "leg work" for teachers. Use your interactive whiteboard or projector to share the online quiz, animated activities, pictures, and more. Have students complete the online activities in cooperative learning groups. Challenge students to write their own questions to "Honest Abe."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Today in History - Library of Congress
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4 to 12tag(s): history day (37)
In the Classroom
This site provides excellent historical research! For a classroom-ready activity each day to build understanding of historical events in the context of your students' prior knowledge, also try TeachersFirst's Dates That Matter. Include both links on your teacher web page for instant access by students both in and out of class. Maybe start a class wiki for your own "This Day" collection and assign student groups a day of their own. Add to it from year to year. Or have students write blog responses on class or individual blogs as they choose an event for the day from several sources and react to it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Meet Amazing Americans - The Library of Congress
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1 to 8tag(s): composers (21), explorers (63), inventors and inventions (82), presidents (145), scientists (71)
In the Classroom
This site could be used throughout the entire year. Why not highlight a "hero of the week." Share the information on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students write diary entries or replace paper and pen by asking students to write blogs sharing information learned using a site like Edublog, from the perspective of the "hero of the week." Use this Meeting Amazing Americans for individual research projects and have students create multimedia presentations about their hero: a Powerpoint, website, blog, wiki, or video. This site can be used in more than just social studies topics. Music classes, science classes, and gifted classes can also benefit from the many research areas.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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