Presidents' Day Round-Up

Subjects: Civics, History, Social Studies
Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

In honor of Presidents’ Day, here is a compilation of resources to teach students about the American presidency.

eLECTIONS: Your Adventure in Politics
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Civics, Social Studies, Technology
6-8, 9-12
Role-play your own virtual candidates running for President.
Presidential Libraries: History Uncovered
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Civics, English / Language Arts, History, Social Studies
6-8, 9-12
Series broadcasts from presidential libraries and profiles American presidents with archival footage and expert guests.
President's Weekly Radio Address
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Civics, History, Social Studies
9-12
President Obama's comments on issues facing his administration, followed by a response from the Republican Party.
Biography Kennedy Obama
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History
6-8, 9-12
Series profiles political leaders, artists, and other famous figures
Explore the White House
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Civics, History, Social Studies
Interactive website is a companion to the C-SPAN series The White House.
Biography: Barack Obama
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
The definitive story of President Obama, from his childhood in Honolulu to his history-making presidential win.
Stealing Lincoln's Body
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History
6-8, 9-12
The fascinating and bizarre tale of the plot to steal Lincoln's remains and hold them for ransom.
Barack Obama on the Web
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Biography website includes the full episode that chronicles President Obama's personal and political life.
American Presidents: Life Portraits
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
A companion website to C-SPAN's Peabody Award winning series profiling U.S. presidents.
Bio.com: Abraham Lincoln
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Featured biography of our 16th president.
Bio.com: U.S. Presidents
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Presidential round-up from Biography.com includes information on everyone from George Washington to George W. Bush.
Bio.com: George Washington
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Featured biography of our 1st president includes streaming video, links to related resources, and interviews with historians.
Bio.com: Thomas Jefferson
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Chronicles the life of Thomas Jefferson.
Bio.com: John Adams
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Full episode broken down into clips, links to resources, and more on John Adams.
Presidents Day on History.com
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Civics, History, Social Studies
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Online round-up of History.com presidential resources.
John Adams
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Arts, History, Social Studies
6-8, 9-12
Companion website to the HBO miniseries.
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