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Fall 2001Fall 2001

A Social StudiesA Social Studies LessonLesson

PRESIDENTS FROM PRESIDENTS FROM OHIOOHIO

A FOURTH GRADEA FOURTH GRADE LESSON PLANLESSON PLAN

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVESUPON COMPLETION OF THIS LESSON STUDENTS UPON COMPLETION OF THIS LESSON STUDENTS WILL WILL BE ABLE TO: BE ABLE TO: RECOGNIZE AND NAME THE EIGHT PRESIDENTS RECOGNIZE AND NAME THE EIGHT PRESIDENTS FROM FROM OHIO.OHIO.USE MAP TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY BIRTHPLACE USE MAP TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY BIRTHPLACE OF OF THE OHIO PRESIDENTS.THE OHIO PRESIDENTS.NAME 1 ACCOMPLISHMENT OR FACT ABOUT EACH NAME 1 ACCOMPLISHMENT OR FACT ABOUT EACH PRESIDENT.PRESIDENT.INTERPRET HOW POLITICAL ACTIVITY INTERPRET HOW POLITICAL ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES ILLUSTRATES CHARACTERISTICS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.CHARACTERISTICS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.IDENTIFY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN HISTORY.IDENTIFY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN HISTORY.

MATERIALS MATERIALS NEEDEDNEEDED

MAP OF OHIOMAP OF OHIO ATLASATLAS POSTERS OF OHIO PRESIDENTSPOSTERS OF OHIO PRESIDENTS OHIO PRESIDENT FACT SHEETOHIO PRESIDENT FACT SHEET COMPUTER WITH INTERNETCOMPUTER WITH INTERNET RECIPE FROM INTERNET PLUS LIST OF RECIPE FROM INTERNET PLUS LIST OF

INGREDIENTSINGREDIENTS CALCULATORSCALCULATORS CREATIVE MINDSCREATIVE MINDS GOOD ATTITUDEGOOD ATTITUDE

WebsitesWebsites

www.webpresidentsusa.com/www.webpresidentsusa.com/ http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/PPF/ohioahttp://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/PPF/ohioa

ns/presidents/puzzler.htmlns/presidents/puzzler.html www.ohiobio.orgwww.ohiobio.org www.whitehouse.org/kids/index.aspwww.whitehouse.org/kids/index.asp www.americanpresidents.org/www.americanpresidents.org/ www.whitehouse.gov/kids/www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ www.foodbooks.com/recipes.htm#topwww.foodbooks.com/recipes.htm#top

INTERNET INTERNET ACITIVITIESACITIVITIES

Play the Ohio President game online. Click the title Ohio’s Presidents below to begin playing.

Ohio's Presidents

WRITING ACTIVITYWRITING ACTIVITY

IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT. CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT. WRITE A CAMPAIGN SPEECH THAT WRITE A CAMPAIGN SPEECH THAT WOULD CONVINCE OTHERS TO VOTE WOULD CONVINCE OTHERS TO VOTE FOR YOU.FOR YOU.

INCLUDE TWO IMPORTANT INCLUDE TWO IMPORTANT REASONS WHY YOU WOULD MAKE A REASONS WHY YOU WOULD MAKE A GREAT PRESIDENT.GREAT PRESIDENT.

BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR CAMPAIGN SPEECH WITH YOUR CAMPAIGN SPEECH WITH YOUR CLASSMATES.CLASSMATES.

MAP ACTIVITYMAP ACTIVITY

WITH MAP OF OHIO AND OHIO PRESIDENT WITH MAP OF OHIO AND OHIO PRESIDENT FACT SHEET, LOCATE THE BIRTHPLACE OF FACT SHEET, LOCATE THE BIRTHPLACE OF EACH OF THE OHIO BORN PRESIDENTS. EACH OF THE OHIO BORN PRESIDENTS.

CALCULATE THE DISTANCE IN MILES FROM CALCULATE THE DISTANCE IN MILES FROM DAYTON TO EACH OF THE OHIO BORN DAYTON TO EACH OF THE OHIO BORN PRESIDENT’S BIRTHPLACES.PRESIDENT’S BIRTHPLACES.

IF YOU VISITED EACH OF THESE IF YOU VISITED EACH OF THESE BIRTHPLACES, WHAT IS THE TOTAL BIRTHPLACES, WHAT IS THE TOTAL DISTANCE YOU WOULD TRAVEL?DISTANCE YOU WOULD TRAVEL?

COOKING ACTIVITYCOOKING ACTIVITY

To discover what types of food were eaten To discover what types of food were eaten during one of the terms of Ohio’s presidents we during one of the terms of Ohio’s presidents we will prepare a typical meal of the time period.will prepare a typical meal of the time period.

Choose a president. Using the internet, Choose a president. Using the internet, research what foods were eaten during his research what foods were eaten during his term of office.term of office.

Choose one dish and print the recipe so that Choose one dish and print the recipe so that the class can cook and sample favorite foods the class can cook and sample favorite foods of the past.of the past.

Recipes for Historic CookingRecipes for Historic Cooking

TIMELINE TIMELINE ACTIVITYACTIVITY

USING YOUR OHIO PRESIDENT FACT USING YOUR OHIO PRESIDENT FACT SHEET, CREATE A TIMELINE WITH SHEET, CREATE A TIMELINE WITH MARKERS AND POSTERBOARD. MAKE IT MARKERS AND POSTERBOARD. MAKE IT COLORFUL AND CREATIVE. COLORFUL AND CREATIVE.

STARTING WITH THE EARLIEST, SHOW STARTING WITH THE EARLIEST, SHOW WHAT YEAR EACH OHIO PRESIDENT WAS WHAT YEAR EACH OHIO PRESIDENT WAS BORN, WHAT YEAR HIS PRESIDENCY BORN, WHAT YEAR HIS PRESIDENCY BEGAN, WHAT YEAR HIS PRESIDENCY BEGAN, WHAT YEAR HIS PRESIDENCY ENDED, AND WHAT YEAR HE DIED.ENDED, AND WHAT YEAR HE DIED.

William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison 9th President 9th President Birthplace: Berkeley Birthplace: Berkeley

Plantation, Virginia – Lived Plantation, Virginia – Lived in North Bend, Ohio when in North Bend, Ohio when elected president.elected president.

Facts about presidency: Facts about presidency:

Harrison arrived at his Harrison arrived at his inauguration by train, the inauguration by train, the first President to do so. first President to do so.

In 1841, the U.S. Supreme In 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Court handed down the decision to free the decision to free the Africans taken from the Africans taken from the slave ship Amistad.slave ship Amistad.

William Henry Harrison

ULYSSES S. GRANTULYSSES S. GRANT

18th President (1869-1877)18th President (1869-1877) Republican PartyRepublican Party Birthplace: Point Pleasant, OhioBirthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio Facts about presidency: Facts about presidency: The first transmission of human The first transmission of human

voice on telephone was successfully voice on telephone was successfully carried out by Alexander Graham carried out by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell in 1876.

Also that year, U.S. Forces led Also that year, U.S. Forces led by General A. Custer were by General A. Custer were destroyed at Little Big Horn by destroyed at Little Big Horn by

Native American forcesNative American forces Ulysses Simpson Grant

RUTHERFORD B. HAYESRUTHERFORD B. HAYES

19th President (1877-19th President (1877-1881) 1881)

Republican PartyRepublican Party Birthplace: Delaware, Birthplace: Delaware,

Ohio Ohio Facts about presidency: Facts about presidency: The first telephone was The first telephone was

installed in the White installed in the White House in 1879. House in 1879.

Saw the end of the Saw the end of the Reconstruction Era in the Reconstruction Era in the South.South.

Rutherford B. HayesRutherford B. Hayes

JAMES A. GARFIELDJAMES A. GARFIELD

20th President (1881 - died 20th President (1881 - died in office) in office)

Republican PartyRepublican Party Birthplace: Orange, OhioBirthplace: Orange, Ohio

Facts about presidency: Facts about presidency: In 1881, the American In 1881, the American

Red Cross was founded by Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton. Clara Barton.

Garfield was Garfield was assassinated on July 2, assassinated on July 2, 1881 – only six months 1881 – only six months after he took officeafter he took office..

James Abram Garfield

BENJAMIN HARRISONBENJAMIN HARRISON Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison 23rd President (1889-1893)23rd President (1889-1893) Republican PartyRepublican Party Birthplace: North Bend, OhioBirthplace: North Bend, Ohio

Facts about presidency: Facts about presidency: Oklahoma was opened to Oklahoma was opened to

settlement. settlement. The International The International

Copyright Act passed. Copyright Act passed. The first Pan-American The first Pan-American

conference was held in 1889. conference was held in 1889. Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison

WILLIAM MCKINLEYWILLIAM MCKINLEY

25th President (1897-1901 – 25th President (1897-1901 – died in office, second term)died in office, second term)

Republican PartyRepublican Party Birthplace: Niles, OhioBirthplace: Niles, Ohio Facts about presidency: Facts about presidency:

The United States declared The United States declared warwar

on Spain. on Spain. Under William McKinley theUnder William McKinley the United States gained its first United States gained its first

overseas possessions - Puerto overseas possessions - Puerto Rico and Guam.Rico and Guam.

Biography of William McKinleyBiography of William McKinley

WILLIAM H. TAFTWILLIAM H. TAFT

27th President (1909-1913) 27th President (1909-1913) Republican PartyRepublican Party Birthplace: Cincinnati, OhioBirthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Facts about presidency: Facts about presidency:

Admiral Robert Peary and Admiral Robert Peary and Matthew Hensen reached the Matthew Hensen reached the North Pole in 1909. North Pole in 1909.

On July 2, 1909, the On July 2, 1909, the Sixteenth Amendment to the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was enacted U.S. Constitution was enacted giving Congress the power to giving Congress the power to lay and collect income taxes.lay and collect income taxes.

William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft

WARREN G. HARDINGWARREN G. HARDING Warren Harding was our Warren Harding was our

29th president. He was 29th president. He was eleced in 1921 and died in eleced in 1921 and died in office in 1923. office in 1923.

Birthplace: Corsica, Ohio Birthplace: Corsica, Ohio which is now called which is now called Blooming Grove. Blooming Grove.

He was the first president to He was the first president to ride in a car to his ride in a car to his inauguation.inauguation.

He was the first He was the first American President to American President to takeoffice after World takeoffice after World War I.War I.

Warren Gamaliel HardingWarren Gamaliel Harding

GROUP ACTIVITYGROUP ACTIVITY

AFTER THE PREPARATION OF OUR GROUP’S HISTORIC FOOD, WE WILL AFTER THE PREPARATION OF OUR GROUP’S HISTORIC FOOD, WE WILL BEGIN OUR CAMPAIGN FEAST. BEGIN OUR CAMPAIGN FEAST.

WHILE ENJOYING THE PREPARED FOODS, EACH GROUP WILL CHOOSE WHILE ENJOYING THE PREPARED FOODS, EACH GROUP WILL CHOOSE ONE MEMBER OF THEIR GROUP TO REPRESENT THEM AS THEIR ONE MEMBER OF THEIR GROUP TO REPRESENT THEM AS THEIR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

UPON COMPLETION OF OUR FEAST, THE CANDIDATE CHOSEN TO UPON COMPLETION OF OUR FEAST, THE CANDIDATE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THEIR GROUP WILL SHARE THEIR CAMPAIGN SPEECH WITHREPRESENT THEIR GROUP WILL SHARE THEIR CAMPAIGN SPEECH WITHTHE REST OF THE CLASS.THE REST OF THE CLASS.

AFTER THE CAMPAIGN SPEECHES HAVE BEEN READ, THE CLASS WILL AFTER THE CAMPAIGN SPEECHES HAVE BEEN READ, THE CLASS WILL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.

INTERESTING FACTSINTERESTING FACTS Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding while driving a horse and buggy in Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding while driving a horse and buggy in

Washington, DC. He had to pay a fine of $20.00 and walk back to the White Washington, DC. He had to pay a fine of $20.00 and walk back to the White House.House.

Warren G. Harding once lost all the White House china gambling, on one hand of Warren G. Harding once lost all the White House china gambling, on one hand of cards.cards.

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Ulysses S. Grant helped set up Yellowstone National Park, which was our country's Ulysses S. Grant helped set up Yellowstone National Park, which was our country's first national park.first national park. Rutherford B. Hayes had the first telephone installed in the White House. Alexander Rutherford B. Hayes had the first telephone installed in the White House. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, gave Hayes personal instructions on how Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, gave Hayes personal instructions on how to use it.to use it. James A. Garfield could write with both hands. Sometimes he amused people by writing James A. Garfield could write with both hands. Sometimes he amused people by writing Greek with one hand and Latin with the other!Greek with one hand and Latin with the other!

Benjamin Harrison had the White House wired for electricity, but because Benjamin Harrison had the White House wired for electricity, but because he was afraid of getting shocked, he would not touch the switches!he was afraid of getting shocked, he would not touch the switches! William McKinley's picture is on the 500 dollar bill. Guam, Hawaii, and William McKinley's picture is on the 500 dollar bill. Guam, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico all became part of the United States during his termPuerto Rico all became part of the United States during his term

William Howard Taft started the tradition of the president throwing out the first ballWilliam Howard Taft started the tradition of the president throwing out the first ball at the beginning of baseball season.at the beginning of baseball season. Warren G. Harding was the first president to give a speech over the radio.Warren G. Harding was the first president to give a speech over the radio.

ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT FOR THIS ASSESSMENT FOR THIS POWERPOINT LESSON WILL BE POWERPOINT LESSON WILL BE MADE BY TEACHER OBSERVATION MADE BY TEACHER OBSERVATION BASED ON STUDENT BASED ON STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES, AS PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES, AS THIS IS AN INTRODUCTORY THIS IS AN INTRODUCTORY LESSON. FORMAL ASSESSMENT LESSON. FORMAL ASSESSMENT WILL BE MADE UPON COMPLETION WILL BE MADE UPON COMPLETION OF THE UNIT ABOUT OHIO.OF THE UNIT ABOUT OHIO.