Lesson Plan: History of presidential inaugurations and how to plan your own ceremony
Lesson Plan
Plan an inaugural ceremony fit for the moment. Continue reading
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lesson Plan: Five memorable presidential campaigns
Lesson Plan
Does President McKinley’s Front Porch campaign ring a bell? How about Harry Truman’s Whistlestop campaign? Have students find patterns by studying these five presidential campaigns. Continue reading
State of the Union: Comparing Obama’s ‘Four Big Questions’ to FDR’s ‘Four Freedoms’ speech
Lesson Plan
Analyze the “Four Big Questions” in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address and reflect on what they say about the present when compared to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” State of the Union Address. Continue reading