Education
of the Presidents Workshop
On Saturday
February 7, the Truman Library will host a teachers workshop
in conjunction with its newest traveling exhibit. "Schoolhouse
to White House: The education of the presidents". For
more information contact tom.heuertz@nara.gov
Summer
Teachers Conference 2009
The 2009 Summer Teachers Conference topic will be "Between
the Wars: 1919-1939". The application
form is now online and 10 speakers have already agreed
to participate. For more information contact mark.adams@nara.gov
Activities
and lesson plans
Activity pages for elementary students have been added to
the website. Twelve activities are available to download in
pdf format.
Four Spanish language activities have also been added.
Activity
pages | "1948"
teacher lesson plans
White
House Decision Center
The
White House Decision
Center at the Truman Presidential Library gives students
a first-hand look at government decisions during a pivotal
time in U.S. history. Contact tom.heuertz@nara.gov.
Truman
Powerpoint Presentations
Teachers
can now download powerpoint presentations covering the lives
of President Truman, his wife Bess, and daughter Margaret.
There is also a new Truman Jeopardy powerpoint to download.
Truman
Jeopardy
(To download, right click on the link and choose
"save as ..")
Harry
Truman | Bess
Truman |
Margaret Truman
Updated
December 3, 2008
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