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You can find ample resources on the American presidents online
and in other forms. But the level of material provided and
the accuracy can be a problem. Alan Haskavitz finds these
to be the best presidential resources for students who may
not excel at reading.
Alan's favorite site for the study of the presidents is Presidential
Trivia. Students learn the presidents were just like them.
They can make a real life height chart of the presidents and
put it on the door. Or, they can make trading cards and see
which president they most resemble.
In addition, choose resources from the following categories:
Activities and materials
Color
the Presidential Seal
U.S.
Presidents Coloring Pages
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Elections, voting
and the Electoral College
Constitutional
Rights Foundation - The Electoral College
Lesson plan
Election
Comic Strips Vocabulary
An excellent resource of cartoon strips that help explain
complicated political terms
Election
Lessons and Resources
Find some free resources and some that require payment. It's
worth a look.
Federal
Register - Electoral College
Electoral votes through history
History
of Presidential Elections
All the presidential elections
National
Student/Parent Mock Election
This is a great way to have students actually become involved
in the election process - first-rate materials.
The
PBS Kids Democracy Project
Explore lots of activities involving the president and elections.
Project
Vote Smart
An excellent source of information about voting
Reach
Every Child -- Voting
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General political
resources
The two largest organizations with the best materials for
political studies are:
Reach
Every Child -- Government
Reach
Every Child -- World Leaders
Find addresses of all world leaders and more.
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Inaugural addresses
and other speeches
Inaugural
Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
The
History Channel Speech Archives
Web
Sites for Political Speeches
Lincoln's
most famous speeches
The
Papers of George Washington
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Presidential history
AmericanPresident.org
An in-depth site on the president -- too sophisticated for
most students
Historical
Tour of the White House
History
of the White House
Medical
History of American Presidents
A list of medical problems suffered by the presidents
Time
Line of Presidents and First Ladies
U.S.
Presidents
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Ranking the presidents
These sites have various ways to rate the presidents, a great
way to start debate and to create a table of which party had
the best leaders. Also, get information to create a baseball-type
president's card -- the back contains vital statistics and
the front displays a picture of the president.
The
Greatest Presidents
Ranking
the Presidents
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