First Grade Video Streaming Segments:
Teachers, below you will find links and supplementary questions to the Video Streaming
When you click on the link, you will be asked to put in your
username and password for United Streaming. Once that is entered, you
will be directed to the video player and will be able to choose the
clips you want to watch. The entire video is 28 minutes long...and we
won't even watch 1/2 of it during our morning session on October 15th.
Excerpts from So, You Want to Be President?
Presidential Benefits and Drawbacks (2 minutes)
- What is a good thing about being the President?
- What is a bad thing about being the President?
Presidential Age and Personality (2 minutes)
- How old do you have to be to be the President?
- Have all Presidents had the same kind of personality?
Presidential Professions & Characters (1.5 minutes)
- What is an interesting job a President had before they became the leader of our country?
- What character trait do you need to have to be the President?
Presidential Spending & Pets (1.5 minutes)
- What do you think was the most interesting pet that lived in the White House?
Presidential Review: What Does it Really Mean to Be President? (5 minutes)
- Has a woman ever been President?
- Is Sarah Palin the first woman to run for Vice President?
SMARTBoard 10.0 Lesson
Students investigate different aspects of life from Jefferson's time and compare these aspects to current life. The lesson culminates in students "thinking" for Jefferson about changes from his time to the present.
Past & Present: A Look into the Time of Thomas Jefferson
Download Jefferson.notebook
Supplementary Sheet: What Would Jefferson Think?
If you choose to use this sheet, you should copy it and have it ready before the lesson begins.
