1. A PowerPoint Presentation by Faith Bern

2. For Teachers:  This project will teach students about the four United States Presidential Assassinations. These lessons can be used in conjunction with lessons on the branches of government, the presidents, President's Day and elections. These lessons could also be integrated into lessons on historical events. They were developed for fourth graders but could be adapted to work for fifth through eighth grade students.

3. For Students  Check out the various websites on each president. Connect to them through the Resource page.  Complete the Presidential Scavenger Hunts. Your teacher will distribute the Scavenger Hunt worksheets.  Choose or be assigned one of the presidents and create a biography about the President, his life and his death. Be sure to check the writing rubric before you begin.  Share your project with your class.  This work may be done individually or in a group. Check with your teacher for more information.

4. Birth Dates and Assassination Dates  President Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865  President James A. Garfield 1831-1881  President William McKinley 1843-1901  President John Kennedy 1917-1963

5. Assassination of President Lincoln

6. President Abraham Lincoln  16 th President  Lincoln was fatally shot at the Ford Theatre by James Wilkes Booth.  He was with his wife.  Booth hoped to overthrow the government.

7. Assassination of President Garfield

8. President James A.Garfield  20 th President  Shot by Charles Guiteau while walking through a train station where he was to make a speech.  He was bedridden after the attack which weakened his heart.  He died of a heart attack three months later.

9. Assassination Of President McKinley

10. President William McKinley  25 th president  McKinley was shot twice by Leon Frank Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.  He died 8 days later from gangrene.

11. Assassination Of President Kennedy

12. President John F. Kennedy  35 th President  Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald.  He was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade with his wife.  There are many conspiracy theories surrounding his death.