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Shenandoah National Park

A Retreat Fit for a President

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This interactive program uses Rapidan Camp, President Herbert Hoover’s summer retreat, to explore the events leading up to the Great Depression and how President Hoover's personal and political philosophies defined his approach to the crisis.

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

President Johnson and the National Park Service

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Lyndon B. Johnson NHP is an ideal location for students of all ages to explore President Johnson's life story and legacy. Join us from home or your classroom to learn how President Johnson's legacy continues to be significant today!

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

So you want to be an American President

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This lesson is opened with a discussion, followed by the reading of Judith St. George and David Small's book, "So you want to be President", then progress into assignments, presentations, gallery walk and awards as applicable to the teacher.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of The United States

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Introduce the three branches of government. Explain, in depth about the Executive branch and the duties of the President. Ask students if they know who was the 42nd President. Create a KWL chart for requirements to become President of the United States. Research the requirements. Create an election poster as if you are competing for the Presidency, demonstrating that they have the proper requirements to run for office.

The White House and President's Park

Lafayette Park: First Amendment Rights on the President’s Doorstep

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn how a group of determined women selected Lafayette Park, across from the White House, to demonstrate for their right to vote, providing a First Amendment model for many others.

Eisenhower National Historic Site

President Eisenhower and Cold War Diplomacy at Gettysburg (Virtual Program)

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

During the turbulent Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower used his Gettysburg Farm--the only home he and his wife Mamie ever owned--to conduct diplomacy and to seek peace. Join a park ranger for this free virtual program to explore the Cold War, President Eisenhower's administration, and how Gettysburg became a setting for peace and diplomacy in the 1950s.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Birthplace of John F. Kennedy: Home of the Boy Who Would Be President

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Visit JFK's birthplace and consider the effects of culture and community in shaping character and personality.

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

Who Should Decide Where and How You Live? An Exploration of President Grant's Indian Policies

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This 30 to 40 minute distance learning program offers an introduction to President Ulysses S. Grant's Indian Policies. Students will learn about the history of U.S. Indian policy through a collection of primary sources to be studied ahead of time followed by a facilitated dialogue with a Park Ranger about President Grant's policies.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Commemoration, Memorialization, and Legacy: An Exploration of the Public and Private Memory of John F. Kennedy and His Presidency

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson will allow students to explore the theme of commemoration, memorialization, and legacy through reading of primary and secondary sources. They will engage in a consideration of how historical memory is shaped and how we commemorate people and places. The lesson will also allow students to make connections about their own thoughts and feelings regarding history and how it is commemorated.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Writing Prompts derived from a visit to President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home NHS

• Type: Distance Learning
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Writing prompts for post-visit activity or web quest of the Clinton Birthplace Home NHS

Eisenhower National Historic Site

Molding of a Leader: Introduction

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will read a short biography of President Eisenhower. They will then choose three important facts from his life and write a short speech to introduce the President to their PTO as a guest speaker.

Eisenhower National Historic Site

Introducing Eisenhower!

• Type: Student Activities
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students will read a short biography of President Eisenhower. They will then choose three important facts from his life and write a short speech to introduce the President to their PTO as a guest speaker.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Back to the Future

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Working in groups, students will answer one of the following questions: 1. How would President Bill Clinton's life have changed if certain circumstances did not happen? 2. What if President Clinton had gone to Harvard instead of Yale, where he met Hillary? 3. What if President Clinton had not returned to Arkansas after college? 4. What if President clinton had not become Governor of Arkansas?

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

The People: Pre-1845

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Discussion questions for the web article exploring the history of the Hidatsa Mandan Arikara Nation pre-1845. Discussion includes information about the early villages, early explorers, Sacagawea, oral history, education and societies, and tribal origins.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

The People: Pre-1845

• Type: Teacher Reference Materials
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This background reading material explores the history of the Three Affiliated Tribes from Pre-1845. It covers the Early Villages, Sacagawea, and other people of historic significance who visited the region and villages for exploration and trade.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

As Time Goes By

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Introduce timeline concept using the website on President Clinton. Give examples of an elapsed timeline from the site. Model creating a question and answer then discuss the assignment using example questions (feel free to create others at your discretion): 1. How much time elapsed between when President Clinton became Governor and then President? 2. How old was Bill Clinton when he became Governor of Arkansas? 3. How old was Bill Clinton when he became President of the United States?

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

In a Word (Post Visit)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Introduce President Clinton as a Hope native. Students will research his life and presidency. Add facts to sticky notes and place on wall or board for everyone to view. Students will create a poster or pamphlet using "sticky note facts".

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

Hope Inspired Community

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Read aloud "So You Want To Be President", discuss as a group then create a timeline

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

LBJ and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Learn about President Johnson's legislation actions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

A Pathway to Peace – Negotiating the Camp David Accords

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, (left), U.S. President Jimmy Carter, (center), and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (right) clasp hands at the White House after signing the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel on March 26, 1979.