1. A MERICAN P RESIDENTS Created by Jessica Brandenburg

2. Idea I love history and I want to share this passion with my students. So I did an I-Search on the American Presidents. I found a variety of materials that offer different perspectives on the subject.

3. Idea (cont.) I wanted to try and find as many books and other items on the individual presidents as possible and I think I succeeded.

4. Websites These are all sites that can provide information to students about the American Presidents These are all sites that can provide information to students about the American Presidents http://pbskids.org/wayback/ http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident http://www.americanpresidents.org/classroom/ http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdwash.htm http://www.kids.gov/educators/ed_government.shtml http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Presidents.html http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/uspresidents.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/uspresidents.htm

5. Software These are all programs that can provide information about the Presidents. Decisions, Decisions: On the Campaign Trail Encyclopedia Britannica Profiles: US Presidents American Presidents History CD Atlas of US Presidents Head Honchos of America US Presidents Trivia CD Encyclopedia Britannica American History: US Presidents President for A day Encyclopedia Britannica Great American Presidents

6. Non-Fiction These books can assist students in learning more about our former presidents, the families, and their lives. Our Country's Presidents: Completely Revised and Expanded by Ann Bausum Our Country's Presidents: Completely Revised and Expanded Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull and Kathryn Hewitt Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)Kathleen Krull At Home with the Presidents by Juddi Morris At Home with the PresidentsJuddi Morris How the President Is Elected (The U.S. Government: How It Works) by Heather Lehr Wagner How the President Is Elected (The U.S. Government: How It Works)Heather Lehr Wagner Ask Me Anything About the Presidents (Avon Camelot Books) by Louis Phillips Ask Me Anything About the Presidents (Avon Camelot Books)Louis Phillips The Presidents Almanac by Paula N. Kessler and Justin Segal The Presidents AlmanacPaula N. KesslerJustin Segal Bill Clinton: United States President (People to Know) by Michael D. Cole Bill Clinton: United States President (People to Know)Michael D. Cole American Presidents (Middle School Mastery) by Claudia Vurnakes American Presidents (Middle School Mastery) George W. Bush (Presidents) by Tim O'Shei and Joe Marren George W. Bush (Presidents)Tim O'Shei Presidential Races: The Battle for Power in the United States (People's History) by Arlene Morris-lipsman Presidential Races: The Battle for Power in the United States (People's History) From Log Cabin to White House With Abraham Lincoln (My American Journey) by Deborah Hedstrom-Page and Sergio Martinez From Log Cabin to White House With Abraham Lincoln (My American Journey)Deborah Hedstrom-Page From Colonies to Country With George Washington (My American Journey) by Deborah Hedstrom-Page and Sergio Martinez From Colonies to Country With George Washington (My American Journey)Deborah Hedstrom-Page Presidents and First Ladies by Ruth Ashby Presidents and First Ladies Presidential Assasins (History Makers Series) by Patricia D. Netzley Presidential Assasins (History Makers Series)Patricia D. Netzley Presidential Administration Profiles for Students (U.S. Government for Students Series) by Kelle S. Sisung and Gerda-Ann Raffaelle Presidential Administration Profiles for Students (U.S. Government for Students Series)

7. Trade Books Here are some more books about individual Presidents and their backgrounds. Barack Obama: Our 44th President by Beatrice Gormley Barack Obama: Our 44th PresidentBeatrice Gormley Thomas Jefferson: Draftsman of a Nation by Natalie S. Bober Thomas Jefferson: Draftsman of a Nation President George W. Bush : Our Forty-Third President by Beatrice Gormley President George W. Bush : Our Forty-Third PresidentBeatrice Gormley Benjamin Harrison (Presidential Leaders) by Bruce Adelson Benjamin Harrison (Presidential Leaders)Bruce Adelson Ronald Reagan (Up Close) by James B. Sutherland Ronald Reagan (Up Close) George H. W. Bush (Presidential Leaders) by Diana Childress George H. W. Bush (Presidential Leaders)Diana Childress The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America by Albert Marrin The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern AmericaAlbert Marrin Commander in Chief: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War by Albert Marrin Commander in Chief: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil WarAlbert Marrin GeorWilliam Mckinley (Presidential Leaders) by Laura Bufano Edgege Washington and the Founding of a Nation by Albert Marrin GeorWilliam Mckinley (Presidential Leaders) by Laura Bufano Edgege Washington and the Founding of a NationAlbert Marrin Millard Fillmore (Presidential Leaders) by Alison M. Behnke Millard Fillmore (Presidential Leaders) William Mckinley (Presidential Leaders) by Laura Bufano Edge William Mckinley (Presidential Leaders)Laura Bufano Edge Lincoln in His Own Words by Milton Meltzer and Stephen Alcorn Lincoln in His Own Words Barack Obama: A Leader in a Time of Change (USA Today Lifeline Biographies) by Karen Sirvaitis Barack Obama: A Leader in a Time of Change (USA Today Lifeline Biographies)Karen Sirvaitis George W. Bush (Just the Facts Biographies) by Heron Marquez George W. Bush (Just the Facts Biographies) Mr. President: A Book of US Presidents by George Sullivan

8. Picture Books For this category, I found some books about the election process and more books about the individual presidents and their lives. The Smithsonian Book of the First Ladies: Their Lives, Times, and Issues by Edith P. Mayo The Smithsonian Book of the First Ladies: Their Lives, Times, and Issues Picturing Lincoln: Famous Photographs That Popularized the President by George Sullivan Picturing Lincoln: Famous Photographs That Popularized the President So You Want to Be President? (Caldecott Medal Book) by David Small So You Want to Be President? (Caldecott Medal Book) Ghosts of the White House by Cheryl Harness Ghosts of the White House Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts by Syl Sobel Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts Duck for President by Doreen Cronin Duck for President America Votes: How Our President Is Elected by Linda Granfield America Votes: How Our President Is Elected Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections by Peter W. Barnes Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections What Presidents Are Made Of The Buck Stops Here: The Presidents of the United States written and illustrated by Alice Provensen You’re on Your Way, Teddy Roosevelt written by Judith St. George If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern and George Ulrich If You Grew Up with Abraham LincolnAnn McGovern If You Grew Up with George Washington by Ann McGovern If You Grew Up with George Washington The Story of Thomas Jefferson by Patricia A. Pingry The Story of George Washington by Patricia A. Pingry