Category: American History

3rd Grade, 4th Grade, American History, Informational Text, Presidents, Reading Comprehension

Learning about Abraham Lincoln – 3rd & 4th Grades

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Abraham Lincoln | Informational Text and Activities

As early as 3rd and 4th grades, students should be diving in to American History. They also are needing to strengthen their ability to read and comprehend, with greater detail, content area text. This resource from My Teaching Library has been designed to not only teach students about the 16th president of the United States but to give students a chance to practice reading to comprehend informational text.

The first page of this resource is informational text. It is a 3 on the Automated Readability Index. It begins teaching about Lincoln’s his early life in Kentucky and progresses through his life touching on his family, his career as a lawyer, his presidency and finally his death by the hands of John Wilkes Booth.

After reading the text, the students have a reading comprehension worksheet, multiple choice, to test their understanding.

Next, there are two additional activities that can be used. One is a postcard writing activity and the other is a research activity.

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Abraham Lincoln | Informational Text and Activities

If you like this resource for your classroom, here are other resources that you’ll love…Lincoln Memorial | Informational Text and Activities
Abraham Lincoln | History Project
Shape Book – Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln | History Project

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Abraham Lincoln | History Project

Studying the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln? Wanting your students to develop their ability to research, organize, write and create a complete project? This interactive, hands on, resource is one that can be used in Social Studies, History and Language Arts classes and is designed to be either teacher led or student centered – whichever you prefer!

This project resource can be assigned individually or to cooperative groups. You can give students as much latitude as you want – or – you can be very deliberate in what and how you assign students to use the pages.

Go to My Teaching Library’s resource:
Abraham Lincoln | History Project

Includes:

  • “Creating a Notebooking Project – What is Notebooking?” instructional page
  • List of suggested supplies
  • Evaluation rubric (can be used by both teacher and student peer groups!)
  • Teacher directed assignment page (This is designed to be used if you need to ‘guide’ the students on the journey of creating the project – includes due date section)
  • Cover page for student use
  • Table of contents pages for project
  • Project KWL
  • Vocabulary terms page (So students can record and define unfamiliar terms along their study – or – You can assign certain terms to be completed throughout the project)
  • Reference page (For students to record the references they used to complete the project – Includes a # blank so students can place numbers (#’s) throughout their project.)
  • “Using Biographical Notebooking Pages” instructional page for student reference
  • “Guiding Research Questions” page to instruct students on how they can and should create their own research questions along the way.
  • 18 student publishing pages

Need students to draw from primary and secondary sources? Need students to develop research questions? Need students to analyze statements or events? Make these part of the requirements. This resource is extremely flexible and allows you to make the assignment exactly what you need!

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Abraham Lincoln | History Project

Other U.S. History resources you’ll love…

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1st, American History, Kindergarten, Presidents

Presidents Day Learning for Kindergarten and 1st Grade!

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Wanting to add some presidential learning activities into your Kindergarten or 1st grade classroom? Here is the perfect solution!

With this resource, students will learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, money (penny, quarter, $1 and $5 bills), the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial!

You’ll find activity pages appropriate for both Literacy and Math centers and there’s even a mini-book for students to create. This unit can be used at any time of the year or around the Presidents’ birthdays in February as well as Presidents Day!

Go to My Teaching library’s Resource: Presidents Washington and Lincoln | Kindergarten-1st Grade

Additional president related resources for early learners that you’ll love…

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FREE Crossword Puzzle: Which U.S. President?

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Which U.S. President Crossword Puzzle

This FREE crossword puzzle has been designed to help students connect facts, nicknames, and past events to U.S. Presidents (Washington to Biden)! Students can use your current curriculum, books and the internet to help them solve the clues or they can use My Teaching Library’s resource: US Presidents Fact Cards (All clues can be found on these fact cards)

This is a fun, challenging activity for any student or class studying U.S. Presidents, U.S. History or U.S. Government. Also, it is perfect activity for Presidents Day!

Get your FREE: Which u.s. president crossword puzzle!

Additional resources for students studying presidents or U.S. History include:

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5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, American History, BUNDLES, Presidents, puzzles

Classroom Materials for Presidents Day!

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Presidents Bundle #1

Studying the U.S. Presidents? Check out this BUNDLE! It includes three products and when you bundle, you save!

More about each product in this bundle:

  • U.S. Presidents Fact Cards
    These U.S. Presidents Fact Cards are perfect for students wanting to learn more about each president, from Washington to Biden. Also includes 2 blank templates to use for future presidents. Three info cards per page, each approximately 5″ x 3″. To use year after year, laminate the cards after you print and cut out.
  • U.S. Presidents Code Word Puzzles
    Five code word puzzles designed to challenge students’ critical thinking skills. Puzzles will be completed using the names of U.S. Presidents. Fun puzzles for any classroom, especially a U.S. History or Government class. Use anytime of the year, or for Presidents’ Day.  40% of code letters have been given. Just enough to give students clues but not too many that these puzzle aren’t challenging. Answer Keys provided.
  • Word Builder Puzzles | U.S. Presidents
    Challenge students’ critical thinking skills and knowledge of the U.S. Presidents with these 5 Word Builder puzzles with a U.S. Presidents theme!

Go to: Presidents Bundle #1

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5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, American History, Presidents, puzzles

FUN Code Puzzles with a U.S. President Theme

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Looking for fun puzzles for your classroom that will engage students’ critical thinking skills? Teaching American History or doing a study on the U.S. Presidents? This resource may be just what you need!


U.S. Presidents Code Word Puzzles

This product includes five (5) code word puzzles designed to challenge students’ critical thinking skills and all will be completed using the names of U.S. Presidents.

Use anytime of the year, or for Presidents’ Day.

40% of code letters have been given. Just enough to give students clues but not too many that these puzzle aren’t challenging. Answer Keys provided.

Go to: U.S. Presidents Code Word Puzzles

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5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, American History, flashcards, Presidents

Add President Fact Cards to your Studies!

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Studying the U.S. Presidents, U.S. History, or U.S. Government? These U.S. Presidents Fact Cards are perfect for students wanting to learn more about each president, from Washington to Biden. Also includes 2 blank templates to use for future presidents.


US Presidents Fact Cards

In this resource, you’ll find three info cards per page, each approximately 5″ x 3″. To use year after year, laminate the cards after you print and cut out.

Each card includes:

  • Photo and Name
  • Date of Birth (some include date of death)
  • Party affiliation
  • Age when inaugurated
  • Term (years of service)
  • A famous fact(s)
Go to: US Presidents Fact Cards

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5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, American History, Presidents

US Presidents | Fun Activities for 5th-8th Grade Classrooms

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Here is a resource filled with fun activities for students to use whenever they are studying the U.S. Presidents or for Presidents day!


US Presidents
5th-8th Grade Activities

Activities include a word search, an acrostic poetry page, presidential trivia, a ‘Which President’ worksheet, two picture graphs (Washington and Lincoln) and report / notebooking pages.

Here are just two examples of the FUN type of activities/questions your students will encounter…

  • Presidential Trivia (14 total questions) – Example:
    Question #5 – “At 43 years of age, ___ was the youngest president who was elected, although, at 42, _____ was the youngest president who was inaugurated, after William McKinley was assassinated. ____ was the oldest president when he left office at 77 years of age.”
  • Which President? (40 total questions) – Example:
    Question #19 – “_____Nicknamed “Old Rough and Ready”, he died 16 months into his term.

Great for any classroom around Presidents Day in February (or) in a Government / Civics class (or) American History class anytime of the year. Answer keys are included!!

Go to: US Presidents | 5th-8th Grade Activities

ooking for worksheets for younger students? Here are some you’ll love…

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1st, 2nd Grade, American History, Kindergarten, notebooking, Presidents

US Presidents Notebooking and Mini-Books | BUNDLE

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US Presidents Notebooking and Mini-Books | BUNDLE

This U.S. Presidents bundled resource has been designed for early learners (Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade). Kids will begin learning U.S. History and the men who lead the country with these fun notebooking pages and mini-books!

EACH president section contains 5 student pages:

  • Coloring page
  • Color & Trace page with basic facts
  • Color & Write page for students to complete the name of the president, his birthday and 2 facts about him
  • Color & Write page for students to create a short report
  • Mini-Book for students to complete about the president
GO to: US Presidents Notebooking and Mini-Books | BUNDLE

Bundled in this resource:

Additional resources on the U.S. Presidents that you’ll love for older students:

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