President
Report Web Sites
Here are some links to some web sites that may be helpful
to you as you work on your president reports. (Please note that all of
these links connect to web pages outside of the SCS server. Due to the changing
nature of the internet, it is suggested to preview all sites before using them
with children. We'd appreciate being notified if you discover inappropriate content.)
PRESIDENT WEB PAGES:
| 1) White House Presidents Page |
| 2) White House Kids |
| 3) American Presidency - Grolier (click "Presidents" in blue panel on left) |
| 4) Factmonster Biographies of the Presidents |
| 5) C-Span Life Portraits of the Presidents - (use scroll box at top to pick a president) |
| 6) Potus (Presidents of the United States) |
| 7) National Portrait Gallery Hall of Presidents |
| 8) Presidential Libraries Links (not all presidents included here) |
| 9) Meet the Presidents (by students at Pocantico Hills Elementary) |
| 10) Presidential Facts Page (award winning student designed page) |
KID FRIENDLY SEARCH ENGINES: (type in the name of the president you are looking for)
CLIP ART SOURCES:
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS: (note - Many online encyclopedias only give limited free access to their site)
| Encarta.com - note: the multimedia section for each president has good images |
| Wikipedia - note: some information may not be accurate |
| Britannica.com - click on the "free" section |
| Answers.com - pulls in information from encyclopedias and other sources |
| Columbian Encyclopedia |
| We also have the World Book Encyclopedia available in the computer lab (not online) |
INFORMATION ON TIME PERIOD WEBSITES:
| 12) Our America Timeline - from Scholastic |
| 13) Britannica Timeline |
ONLINE GAMES:
| Hangman - president names |
| Name that President - match the face to the name |
| Funbrain Who is That - name the president |
| All the Presidents' Children - cool matching game to learn facts about the children of the presidents |
| Dynamite Presidents - game to learn about the presidents on Mount Rushmore |
CITATION GENERATOR:
Bibme.org - use the login information
from your teacher to use this tool |
Last updated on March 31, 2008 .