Hail to the Chief

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Procedures:

1. Introduction: Before beginning the research play a few musical versions of “Hail to the Chief” (download from Napster) including the Presidential Mix (a dance mix version).

2. Take the class on the Smithsonian’s Virtual tour of the Hall of President.

3. Conduct a whole class brainstorm web about what is known about the office of the presidency.

4. Students conduct research to complete a cyber-search to find information on the office of the president of the United States and to research a president of choice.

5. Students e-mail the President with a question they have composed relating to his duties in office.

6. Students present their research on their chosen president.

Modifications for Primary Grades:

1. For Primary Grades the teacher may introduce related children’s literature like Woodrow, the White House Mouse by Peter and Cheryl Barnes, and then lead the class in a presidential cyber-search enlisting the White House for Kids link, http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/home.html. Research questions should be reduced and simplified.

2. E-mailing the President of the United States as a class may conclude the module.