ChrisOR Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I tried searching the forums and didn't come up with what I'm looking for. I want a list of the best books for a study of American history, using presidential biographies. Recommendations could be a spine book or individual books (short chapter books or even picture books). Or please direct me to a link with what I'm looking for if you've seen something like this. Preferably, I'd like to spend no more than 1-2 weeks per President, concluding with a notebook page written for each. My kids are 2nd and 4th graders. Thanks! --Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 whitehouse.gov has nice coloring pages and short bios. We are using these as a jumping off point. My boys loved So You Really Want To Be President and I've heard good things about Yo! Millard Fillmore. Our DK Eyewitness President book is also much loved. The D'Aulaire books about Lincoln and Washington are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) I found these lesson plans with book lists for some of them. Based on what I've seen from the books selected they seem very good and you might find the authors also covered other Presidents. Our library system (interlibrary anyway) had many of them. http://www.suite101.com/external_link.cfm?elink=http://www.cstone.net/~bcp/BCPIntro2.htm These plans are all I've explored but I imagine they have similar book lists for other Presidents as those are covered in the Core Knowledge Sequence at other grade levels. I know you didn't ask for this but for some early presidents I found this site http://www.earlyamerica.com/gwlife.html which has among other neat things biographical information/blurbs, actual news clippings, videos and music, and neat stuff generally. I made unit study that included Washington and Jefferson and used a lot of this along with books and some things from the link above along and my own ideas. I think you might find it helpful particularly for Washington and Jefferson as you plan your units. It really added to mine. Edited August 25, 2010 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 http://www.mikevenezia.com/mikevenezia/books/bookstore_presidents.asp what about the Venezia books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 The Big Book of US Presidents DK Presidents seconding the Venenzia Love the song on the white house site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185857 Here's a Presidents thread. :001_smile: Edited August 25, 2010 by unsinkable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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