Presidents of the
A Web Dropin for 4th graders by Erica Plappert for SLM
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Graphic from infoplease.com
Introduction
• Main Activity
• Follow-up
Activity • Extra Activity
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Introduction: In class, we
have learned much about the past presidents of our country, but do you know which
president you are most similar to? In this activity, you will visit three
websites to gather fun facts about nine presidents.
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Main Activity:
Begin this activity by getting out the “President Fact Chart” that I gave you in class. You
will use this chart to record data. The
first entry (George Washington) has been done for you as an example. Next, you will visit three websites in any
order to gather the data for the chart.
The websites are:
Presidential
Pets – http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768598.html
Wives
and Children of Presidents – http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194051.html
Presidents
– http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194030.html
If you need help, please raise you hands
and I will come around to help you.
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Follow-up
Activity: Once you have completed your chart, follow these directions
carefully:
1. With a red crayon,
lightly color the in the box in the “Pets” column that most closely describes
the pets you have at home.
2. With a blue crayon,
lightly color in the box in the “Birthday” column that is the closest to your
birthday. Ignore the year of birth.
3. With a red crayon,
lightly color in the box in the “Number of Children” column that is closest to
your family. For example, if you have
two brothers, there are three children total in your family.
4. Lastly, with a blue
crayon, lightly color in any boxes in the “State of
5. Did you match more than
one box with any president? Draw a star next to the president that you have the
most in common with.
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Extra
Activity: If you have completed your work, you may visit the White House Kids website. Take a tour of the White House with
Spotty. Take a quiz with