All the President's Children
How would you like to be a kid living in the White House? In this activity, students will match clues with images of children who lived in the White House in order to learn about their lives as they lived in the presidential mansion. As part of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's online exhibition The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden, this activity will help students understand more about the Presidency and life in the White House.
National Standards
Historical Thinking (Grades K-4)
- Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities View Details
- C. Interrogate historical data. (NSH (K-4) Th4C)
Standards in History (Grades K-4)
- Topic 3: The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage; Standard 4: How Democratic Values Came to Be, and How They Have Been Exemplified by People, Events, and Symbols View Details
- Topic 3: The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage; Standard 4E: The student understands national symbols through which American values and principles are expressed. (NSH (K-4) HT3S4E)
Keywords
president; presidency; presidential; children; White House; life; Lincoln, Thomas; Roosevelt, Archibald; Kennedy, Caroline; Kennedy, John Jr.; Ford, Susan; Carter, Amy; Clinton, Chelsea; White House history; Presidential history; The American Presidency; A Glorious Burden; All the President's Children
