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TEACHIN G + AC TIVITY GUI DE 2 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! Juliette Turner invites you on a totally unique journey through presidential history. Through fun cartoons, quotes, great graphics, and Juliette’s quirky sense of humor, you’ll discover tons of fun new facts about the presidents of the United States and the role of the executive branch. These aren’t just a bunch of old men in suits! ABOUT THE BOOK Juliette Turner is an honor student, singer, dancer and the National Youth Director for Constituting America. When she isn’t writing or on the speaking circuit, she can be found with her mother, actress and radio talk show host, Janine Turner, on their Texas ranch caring for their herd of twenty-five longhorn cows, six dogs, pony, AB; and cats, Sparkle and Meow. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 9780310730958 $15.99 Paperback Available wherever books are sold 3 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE CONTENTS 4 Discussion Questions 6 Activity 1: Who Said It? 10 Activity 2: Presidential Currency 12 Activity 3: Word Search 13 Activity 4: Presidential Nicknames 14 Official Application - United States Secret Service 15 Teacher’s Guide 4 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1 In her introduction to Our President Rocks!, Juliette Turner says, “The president truly personifies the American Dream.” What is the American Dream? 2 Why did the Founding Fathers set up a system of checks and balances? 3 William Howard Taft said, “I don’t much believe in a president’s interfering with the legislative department while doing its work. They have their responsibility, and I have mine.” What are the duties of the Executive Branch? 4 Who can vote in a presidential election? 5 What makes a good leader? What qualities do you think are important for presidential candidates? 6 Presidents are held to a high standard of integrity, but consider the words of Theodore Roosevelt. He said, “The foundation stone of national life is, and ever must be, the high individual character of the average citizen.” What qualities do you think are important for all Americans to have? 7 Martin Van Buren said, “As to the Presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.” Why do you think this was so? 8 Do a little digging. Which six presidents share the same first name? 5 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 9 Which six American presidents are known as “war hero” presidents? 10 William Howard Taft said, “Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility.” How does a president protect our country? 11 Barack Obama said, “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” If you were president, what change would you make? 12 Which four presidents are represented on the national monument at Mt. Rushmore? 13 Abraham Lincoln said, “I do the very best I know how, the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing it to the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me will not amount to anything. If the end brings me out all wrong, then a legion of angels swearing I was right will make no difference.” When do you know you’re doing your best? Does it matter what people say? 14 Gerald R. Ford said, “I want to be remembered as a … nice person, who worked at the job, and who left the White House in better shape than when I took over.” How important is it to be nice? Describe a nice person. 15 Ronald Reagan said, “What I’d really like to do is go down in history as the president who made Americans believe in themselves again.” How would you like to go down in history? What would you like to be remembered for? 6 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE WHO SAID IT? 1 “The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” Hint 1: This president believed the government should protect its people’s inalienable rights— life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Hint 2: He initiated the Louis and Clark Expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase. Hint 3: This author of the Declaration of Independence dedicated his whole life to our country. Answer: 2 “The Constitution is still the object of our reverence, the bond of our Union, our defense in danger, the source of our prosperity in peace.” Hint 1: This president fought in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Hint 2: He was the first president without a college education. Hint 3: His nickname was “Old Hickory.” Answer: For each statement below, name the president who said it. 7 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE WHO SAID IT? 4 “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” Hint 1: He was responsible for the formation of the Peace Corps. Hint 2: This president refused to back down to the U.S.S.R. during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Hint 3: He was the youngest man to be elected to the presidency. Answer: 5 “It has been the true glory of the United States to cultivate peace by observing justice.” Hint 1: War was fought on American soil for the first time during his presidency. Hint 2: He was quite short, but made up for his lack of stature with brilliance. Hint 3: This president’s nickname was “Father of the Constitution.” Answer: 3 “A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.” Hint 1: He is the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms. Hint 2: This man was called “The Veto President” because he vetoed more than 580 pieces of legislation during his two terms in office. Hint 3: After leaving the White House, he became a trustee of Princeton University, earning the nickname “Sage of Princeton.” Answer: 8 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE WHO SAID IT? 7 “If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world, and we shall surely endanger the welfare of this nation.” Hint 1: This man was sworn in as America’s seventh “accidental” president. Hint 2: He wanted to protect new democracies across the globe. Hint 3: This president made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan. Answer: 8 “When there is no vision, the people perish.” Hint 1: This president was the only one to serve more than two terms. Hint 2: His nickname was “The New Dealer.” Hint 3: During his presidency, few Americans realized that he used a wheelchair. Answer: 6 “I have no fears for the future of our country. It is bright with hope.” Hint 1: America’s Great Depression began during his first year in office. Hint 2: He was a penniless orphan, yet he became a millionaire philanthropist. Hint 3: This president was known as “The Great Humanitarian.” Answer: 9 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE WHO SAID IT? 9 “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” Hint 1: This president won the closest and most disputed election since 1876. Hint 2: For the second time in American history, this man followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming president. Hint 3: He remained calm in the face of chaos after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Answer: 10 “That is all a man can hope for during his lifetime—to set an example—and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.” Hint 1: This president oversaw the beginning and end of the Spanish-American war. Hint 2: During his presidency, America acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Hint 3: He was assassinated just over seven months into his second term. Answer: 10 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE PRESIDENTIAL CURRENCY Many prominent men and women from American history have been memorialized on the money we use every day. Which men and women are featured on these bills and coins? DOLLAR BILLS $1 $2 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 $500 COINS Penny Nickel Dime Quarter Half Dollar Dollar Golden Dollar DISCONTINUED DOLLAR BILLS $1,000 $5,000 11 OUR PRESIDENTS ROCK! TEACHING + ACTIVITY GUIDE PRESIDENTIAL CURRENCY Provide students with a selection of coins and encourage them to make rubbings of these minia- ture presidential portraits in the appropriate slots on their worksheets. Leave room for the images on the coins’ reverse as well and help the kids identify their historical significance. Pennies Lincoln, Wheat Penny, Lincoln Memorial, and Union Shield Nickels Jefferson, Monticello, the Westward Journey Series Quarter Washington, Bald uploads/Geographie/ our-presidents-rock-guide.pdf