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APTPLUS Learn360 President's Day Resources 2011

Recommended for First Grade to Twelfth Grade

 

APTPLUS Learn360 President's Day Resources 2011

 

APTPLUS Learn360 Resources - perfect for exploring President's Day 

To take advantage of these FREE resources, you must:
Go to www.aptplus.org.
Scroll down and click on the APTPLUS icon to Sign In or Register for the APTPLUS database.

 
A sampling of video titles is listed below but others can be easily located by  searching for the keywords listed below:
·       presidents
·   presidential 
·      Washington
·      Lincoln
·      government
·      America
·      United States
·   biography
 
How We Elect a President (includes a lesson plan)
Grade(s): 3-5
Run Time: (16:07)
 

Holiday Facts & Fun: President's Day (includes student activity and teacher guide)

Grade(s): K-5  
Run Time: (14:49)
 
So You Want To Be President? (includes lesson plan and teacher guide)
Grades): K-8  
Run Time: (27:24)
 

Presidential Movers (from the A&E series Modern Marvels)
Grade(s): 6-12
Run Time: (44:15)

 
Hail to the Chief: Presidential Elections
Grade(s): 6-8
Run Time: (20:51)
 
Abraham Lincoln and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (from PBS)
(includes lesson plan)
Grade(s): (6-9)
Run Time: (57:32)
 
How Does the Government Works?
See how the President fits into our democratic U.S. government.

An Educational Virtual Museum for Young Students

Virtual tour through Washington's and Lincoln’s lives and a variety of other activities. 
 
The Teacher’s Guide – President’s Day Resource (Lesson Plans, Activities, Whiteboard Activities, Crafts, Clip art, Printouts and Internet Resources)
http://www.theteachersguide.com/presidentsday.htm
 
Interactive President’s Day Quiz
http://a4esl.org/q/h/tf-lb-pday.html
 
Teacher Planet President’s Day Resources
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/presidents.php
 
White House Video on Demand
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/01/22/weekly-address-we-can-out-compete-any-other-nation
 
First Pets-Presidential Pets
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/presidential-pets
 

Abraham Lincoln Webquest (includes a scavenger hunt)http://aam.govst.edu/projects/jshileny/lincoln_webquest.htm

 
Abe Lincoln Treasure Hunt
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/treasure1.htm
 
Internet Public Library on Lincoln
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/alincoln.html
 
 

 

From Washington to Obama in Less Than Four Minutes
 
Video created for YouTube by HerBunk. 
 
Page created January 23, 2011

 

APT Educational Media Services

Education Sponsors

APTPLUS
  • Alpha Foundation
  • Daniel Foundation of Alabama
  • Hugh Kaul Foundation
  • Monte L. Moorer Foundation
  • Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust
e-Learning for Educators/ APT Learn Online
  • Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
  • U.S. Department of Education
STEM Education Initiative
  • Ann & Alfred F. Delchamps, Jr. Charitable Fund
  • BBVA Compass Bank
  • Beverly and Gary Cooper Charitable Fund
  • Community Foundation of South Alabama
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
General Educational Support
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama
  • Books-A-Million
  • Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
  • Publix
  • Wells Fargo
PBS Kids Programs
  • Alabama Power
  • Books-A-Million
  • Children's of Alabama
  • Publix
  • US Space & Rocket Center
American Graduate
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Southern Education Desk
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting