7th Grade Presidents' Day Bibliographies

Need a quick fun Friday(or day before a vacation activity)? Teaching American History and want to introduce your students to First Ladies of the United States? Try this fun and information play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show on Lady Bird Johnson. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other impostors do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Lady Bird Johnson.

Students in grades 4 and up will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about First Lady Lady Bird Johnson,called one of Washington's first environmentalists! Discussion questions,comprehension questions and activities are also included.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.Learn about the White House: A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills.Women's History Month: A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA: A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

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Part of my Series: Interesting Stories about Presidents, students will learn about John Quincy Adams and his regular exercise routine, swimming in the Potomac River. Additionally, students will learn interesting facts about the Sixth President of the United States. The reading passage also include a Did You You? Fun facts and comprehension questions.

Check out my other Interesting Stories about Presidents:

1. George Washington and the Camel: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/George-Washington-and-the-Camel-1787-A-Reading-Passage-6401974

2. Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Thomas-Jefferson-and-the-Mammoth-Cheese-2248634?st=5a6394dd0f5c4900212468847a708ed3

3. Calvin Coolidge and the Pennsylvania Zoo. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Calvin-Coolidge-and-the-Pennsylvania-Avenue-Zoo-A-Reading-Passage-6544021

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

Sir Edmund Hillary

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!

You may find these additional resources of interest:

1. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Clinton was also the first woman to run for President for a major political party(Democratic) and won the popular vote to Donald Trump(2016 election) by over 3 million votes but lost the electoral votes. Do you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA, A Webquest

2. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. The White House, A Webquest

3. Learn about Abe Lincoln with this informative web quest! President Lincoln started our national Thanksgiving holiday.And, you may not know that Abraham Lincoln didn't like the name Abe and that even his wife called him by the name Lincoln. Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Includes extension activities for language arts. Abraham Lincoln, A Webquest

4. Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Abraham Lincoln. The fun/informative play uses the format of Abraham Lincoln being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series.Abraham Lincoln, A Reader's Theater Script

Learn about the history of the State of the Union Address with this internet activity so you can WOW your friends with all you know about the history of this yearly event!There are 10 web questions, 9 Did You Know? Facts, 6 comprehension questions, a student page(handout to give for homework or extra credit for the night of the State of the Union Address), a teacher page with a couple of extension activities and the key to both the web quest and the comprehension questions. History of the State of the Union Address :Webquest

I have also written several plays on First Ladies including: Dolly Madison, Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt,Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.Go to my store to see more....

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Need a quick fun Friday(or day before a vacation activity)? Teaching American History and want to introduce your students to Dolly Madison? Try this fun and information play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other imposters do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Dolly Madison!

Students in grades 4 and up will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about First Lady Dolly Madison. Discuss questions,comprehension questions and activities are also included as are some links for additional information.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. Learn about the White House, A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills. Women's History Month: A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA, A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

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Part of my Series: Interesting Stories about Presidents, students will learn about Calvin Coolidge and his many animals. Some nicknamed the White House , "Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo". Additionally, students will learn interesting facts about the 30th President of the United States. The reading passage also include a Did You You? Fun facts and comprehension questions.

Check out my other Interesting Stories about Presidents:

1. George Washington and the Camel: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/George-Washington-and-the-Camel-1787-A-Reading-Passage-6401974

2. Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Thomas-Jefferson-and-the-Mammoth-Cheese-2248634?st=5a6394dd0f5c4900212468847a708ed3

3. John Quincy Adams Goes for A Swim: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/John-Quincy-Adams-A-Reading-Passage-6515586

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

Sir Edmund Hillary

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Need a quick fun Friday or day before a vacation activity? Try this role-playing play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other imposters do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Martha Washington!

Students in grades 4 and up will learn about Martha Washington with this fun and informative play. Comprehension questions, discussion questions and extension activities are included, too.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.Learn about the White House, A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills. Women's History Month: A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA: A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Please follow my store. Click by the green star near my photograph. I send monthly updates and offer specials from time to time.

Need a quick fun Friday(or day before a vacation activity)? Teaching American History and want to introduce your students to Abigail Adams? Want to highlight a First Lady in American History during Women's History Month?Try this fun and information play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other imposters do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Abigail Adams.

Students in grades 4 and up will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about First Lady Abigail Adams. Comprehension questions,siscussion questions and activities as well as links for more information are also included.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. Learn about the White House: A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills. Women's History Month: A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA, A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Please follow my store. Click by the green star near my photograph. I send monthly updates and offer specials from time to time.

Teaching American History and want to introduce your students to First Ladies of the United States? Try this fun and informational play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show on Mary Todd Lincoln. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other impostors do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Mary Todd Lincoln.

Students in grades 4 and up will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Discussion questions,comprehension questions and activities are also included.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. Learn about the White House: A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills. Women's History Month, A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA: A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Please follow my store. Click by the green star near my photograph.

Part of my new series: Unusual Stories about Presidents!

1. Check out George Washington and the Camel(1787)! https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/George-Washington-and-the-Camel-1787-A-Reading-Passage-6401974

2. Check out John Quincy Adams Goes for a Swim! https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/John-Quincy-Adams-A-Reading-Passage-6515586

3. Calvin Coolidge and the Pennsylvania Zoo. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Calvin-Coolidge-and-the-Pennsylvania-Avenue-Zoo-A-Reading-Passage-6544021

Other READING Resources:

1. Learn about the Great Wall of China with this informative reading. Also included are 10 Did You Know? facts about the Great Wall, ten comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, additional links and the key.Part of my World Landmarks Reading Passages Series.Great Wall of China Reading

2. Taj Mahal:Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be used in Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities. Grades 4 and up. Taj Mahal, Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

3. Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies/LA classes or when you are going to have a substitute. About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This resource covers Ayers Rock/Uluru.Ayes/Uluru, Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

4. Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute for the day.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be a positive addition to Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This reading is on the Eiffel Tower:Eiffel Tower, A World Landmark Reading Passage Activity

5. If you live where there is snow, you have probably built a snowman. The snowman has been around for quite a while. In fact, the earliest drawing of a snowman was found in a book dating back to 1380! The book, “Book of Hours” was found in a library in the country of the Netherlands. Read about a famous sculptor hired to make a snowman, a snowman which helps predicts the weather in Switzerland and two more stories about snowmen! Four short reading passages with questions and extension activities: Snowmen FOUR Readings

6. Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe(Historical Fiction)

This humorous historical fiction shares the custom of 18th century wealthy women wearing very towering hairstyles.Sugar water/beef tallow kept hair in place so bugs and mice were attracted to the hair.What if a MOUSE jumped out of YOUR hair into a fancy teacup or scurried down your back as you were dancing at the ball?What to do?Comprehension/extension activities: Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe

7. Why do We Have to Learn History? Students always ask me this question. My answer-much of what we have today was because of things developed by people that lived long ago.This reading activity shares many things we have today thanks to previous cultures. I've included several comprehension questions and two extension activities: The Past Shapes Our Present Reading Activity

8. One of the oldest lasting examples of graphic communication is the Bayeux Tapestry.It dates back to 1083. If you are doing a unit on the Middle Ages, you might find a short reading of the tapestry of value to use with your students. The Bayeux Tapestry: Middle Ages Reading Passage

9. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles.This adventure has students travel back to learn about Alexander Graham Bell. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading comprehension in content area/comprehension questions: Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: Alexander Graham Bell

10. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about George Washington. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: George Washington

11. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about the very first Thanksgiving. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

Sir Edmund Hillary

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Part of my Series: Interesting Stories about Presidents, students will learn about John Quincy Adams and his regular exercise routine, swimming in the Potomac River. Additionally, students will learn interesting facts about the Sixth President of the United States. The reading passage also include a Did You You? Fun facts and comprehension questions.

Check out my other Interesting Stories about Presidents:

1. George Washington and the Camel: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/George-Washington-and-the-Camel-1787-A-Reading-Passage-6401974

2. Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Thomas-Jefferson-and-the-Mammoth-Cheese-2248634?st=5a6394dd0f5c4900212468847a708ed3

3. Calvin Coolidge and the Pennsylvania Zoo. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Calvin-Coolidge-and-the-Pennsylvania-Avenue-Zoo-A-Reading-Passage-6544021

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

Sir Edmund Hillary

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Use this Reader's Theater Script to learn about our 3rd President, Thomas Jefferson. Using the format of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series, Jefferson is a guest on the show and audience members ask questions of her guest, Thomas Jefferson. In addition to lots of interesting information, there is a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extension activities, additional links and the key. The resource can be a one day activity or over several days if you decide to do some of the activities.

1. You may be interested in this Reading Activity on Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese:Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

2. You may be interested in this web quest on the Library of Congress: Library of Congress, A Webquest on our Nation's Library

3. You may be interested in this web quest on the Lewis and Clark Expedition:Lewis and Clark, A Webquest on the Famous Expedition

4. On February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson got approval by Congress for an expedition to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were asked by President Thomas Jefferson to led the expedition. On May 14, 1804, the expedition called, the Corps of Discovery began. They would return home two years later, in 1806. The expedition helped to open up the west for expansion by people seeking a better life. Lewis and Clark, A Reader's Theater Script

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Use this Reader's Theater Script to learn about our 3rd President, Thomas Jefferson. Using the format of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series, Jefferson is a guest on the show and audience members ask questions of her guest, Thomas Jefferson. In addition to lots of interesting information, there is a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extension activities, additional links and the key. The resource can be a one day activity or over several days if you decide to do some of the activities.

1. You may be interested in this Reading Activity on Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese:Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

2. You may be interested in this web quest on the Library of Congress: Library of Congress, A Webquest on our Nation's Library

3. You may be interested in this web quest on the Lewis and Clark Expedition:Lewis and Clark, A Webquest on the Famous Expedition

4. On February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson got approval by Congress for an expedition to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were asked by President Thomas Jefferson to led the expedition. On May 14, 1804, the expedition called, the Corps of Discovery began. They would return home two years later, in 1806. The expedition helped to open up the west for expansion by people seeking a better life. Lewis and Clark, A Reader's Theater Script

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Need a quick fun Friday(or day before a vacation activity)? Teaching American History and want to introduce your students to First Ladies of the United States? Try this fun and information play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show on Lady Bird Johnson. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other impostors do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Lady Bird Johnson.

Students in grades 4 and up will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about First Lady Lady Bird Johnson,called one of Washington's first environmentalists! Discussion questions,comprehension questions and activities are also included.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.Learn about the White House: A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills.Women's History Month: A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA: A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Please follow my store. Click by the green star near my photograph.

Need a quick fun Friday or day before a vacation activity? Try this role-playing play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other imposters do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Martha Washington!

Students in grades 4 and up will learn about Martha Washington with this fun and informative play. Comprehension questions, discussion questions and extension activities are included, too.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities.Learn about the White House, A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills. Women's History Month: A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA: A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Please follow my store. Click by the green star near my photograph. I send monthly updates and offer specials from time to time.

Need a quick fun Friday(or day before a vacation activity)? Teaching American History and want to introduce your students to Dolly Madison? Try this fun and information play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other imposters do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Dolly Madison!

Students in grades 4 and up will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about First Lady Dolly Madison. Discuss questions,comprehension questions and activities are also included as are some links for additional information.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. Learn about the White House, A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills. Women's History Month: A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA, A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

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Learn about Abraham Lincoln with this fun/informative web quest.Did you know that President Lincoln started our national Thanksgiving holiday? And, you may not know that Abraham Lincoln didn't like the name Abe and that even his wife called him by the name Lincoln.A quote of Lincoln: "And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. There are several discussion questions in addition to 11 informative text web questions.

You may find these additional resources of interest:

President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!

You may find these additional resources of interest:

1. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA, A Webquest

2. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. The White House, A Webquest

3. Learn about Abe Lincoln with this informative web quest! President Lincoln started our national Thanksgiving holiday.And, you may not know that Abraham Lincoln didn't like the name Abe and that even his wife called him by the name Lincoln. Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Includes extension activities for language arts. Abraham Lincoln, A Webquest

4. Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Abraham Lincoln. The fun/informative play uses the format of Abraham Lincoln being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series.Abraham Lincoln, A Reader's Theater Script

5. President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!

Presidential Webquest!

I have also written several plays on First Ladies including: Dolly Madison, Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt,Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.Go to my store to see more....

*Perhaps you might wish to click Follow My Store by the green star by my photograph. I send out monthly updates and offer specials from time to time.

Part of my new series: Unusual Stories about Presidents!

1. Check out George Washington and the Camel(1787)! https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/George-Washington-and-the-Camel-1787-A-Reading-Passage-6401974

2. Check out John Quincy Adams Goes for a Swim! https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/John-Quincy-Adams-A-Reading-Passage-6515586

3. Calvin Coolidge and the Pennsylvania Zoo. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Calvin-Coolidge-and-the-Pennsylvania-Avenue-Zoo-A-Reading-Passage-6544021

Other READING Resources:

1. Learn about the Great Wall of China with this informative reading. Also included are 10 Did You Know? facts about the Great Wall, ten comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, additional links and the key.Part of my World Landmarks Reading Passages Series.Great Wall of China Reading

2. Taj Mahal:Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be used in Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities. Grades 4 and up. Taj Mahal, Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

3. Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies/LA classes or when you are going to have a substitute. About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This resource covers Ayers Rock/Uluru.Ayes/Uluru, Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage/Activities

4. Explore World Landmarks are great to introduce kids to some popular world landmarks around the world. Great for a Friday activity, for social studies classes or when you are going to have a substitute for the day.With writing in the content area, the short activities can also be a positive addition to Language Arts classes, too! About one page of reading, discussion questions and extension activities all help students learn some informative facts about famous world landmarks in the world. This reading is on the Eiffel Tower:Eiffel Tower, A World Landmark Reading Passage Activity

5. If you live where there is snow, you have probably built a snowman. The snowman has been around for quite a while. In fact, the earliest drawing of a snowman was found in a book dating back to 1380! The book, “Book of Hours” was found in a library in the country of the Netherlands. Read about a famous sculptor hired to make a snowman, a snowman which helps predicts the weather in Switzerland and two more stories about snowmen! Four short reading passages with questions and extension activities: Snowmen FOUR Readings

6. Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe(Historical Fiction)

This humorous historical fiction shares the custom of 18th century wealthy women wearing very towering hairstyles.Sugar water/beef tallow kept hair in place so bugs and mice were attracted to the hair.What if a MOUSE jumped out of YOUR hair into a fancy teacup or scurried down your back as you were dancing at the ball?What to do?Comprehension/extension activities: Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetrap Shoppe

7. Why do We Have to Learn History? Students always ask me this question. My answer-much of what we have today was because of things developed by people that lived long ago.This reading activity shares many things we have today thanks to previous cultures. I've included several comprehension questions and two extension activities: The Past Shapes Our Present Reading Activity

8. One of the oldest lasting examples of graphic communication is the Bayeux Tapestry.It dates back to 1083. If you are doing a unit on the Middle Ages, you might find a short reading of the tapestry of value to use with your students. The Bayeux Tapestry: Middle Ages Reading Passage

9. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles.This adventure has students travel back to learn about Alexander Graham Bell. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading comprehension in content area/comprehension questions: Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: Alexander Graham Bell

10. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about George Washington. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles: George Washington

11. The adventures of substitute teacher, Mrs. Purpilopolis and her Purple Adventure Goggles. This adventure has students travel back to learn about the very first Thanksgiving. While wearing the purple adventure goggles, the students are witnesses to history being able to see and hear history as it is happening. Reading in content area/comprehension questions, too. Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure Goggles

Reading Passages:

George Washington and the Camel

Calvin Coolidge and the “Pennsylvania Avenue Zoo”

John Quincy Adams Takes a Swim

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese

Sojourner Truth

Santa Fe Trail: Wind WagonThomas

Revolutionary War Heroine: Catherine “Kate” Moore

Barry(Battle of Cowpens)

Enheduanna, First Known Poet in History

Artemisia(Female Naval Commander during the Battle of Salamis)

Hanno: Phoenician Explorer

Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Hammurabi

Alexander the Great

Aesop

Socrates

Hannibal

Hypatia: First Woman Mathematician

Aglaonike(Greek astronomer)

Agnodice(First Female Doctor of Ancient Greece)

Julius Caesar

Archimedes

Sparticus

Diocles

Joan of Arc

Phillis Wheatley

Mary Anning

Caroline Herschel

Sophie Brahe: Astronomer and Horticulturist

Hildegard of Bingen(Middle Ages)

Aida de Acosta(First Woman to Fly a Powered Aircraft)

Women’s Suffrage: The Silent Sentinels

Sir Edmund Hillary

History of Pretzels

History of Marshmallows

History of Tulips

Snowmen in History

History of April Fools’ Day

Great Wall of China

Eiffel Tower

Ayres Rock(Uluru)

Taj Mahal

Travel to Iceland

Travel to Greece

Travel to Japan

Learn about Abraham Lincoln with this fun/informative web quest.Did you know that President Lincoln started our national Thanksgiving holiday? And, you may not know that Abraham Lincoln didn't like the name Abe and that even his wife called him by the name Lincoln.A quote of Lincoln: "And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. There are several discussion questions in addition to 11 informative text web questions.

You may find these additional resources of interest:

President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!

You may find these additional resources of interest:

1. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA, A Webquest

2. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. The White House, A Webquest

3. Learn about Abe Lincoln with this informative web quest! President Lincoln started our national Thanksgiving holiday.And, you may not know that Abraham Lincoln didn't like the name Abe and that even his wife called him by the name Lincoln. Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Includes extension activities for language arts. Abraham Lincoln, A Webquest

4. Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Abraham Lincoln. The fun/informative play uses the format of Abraham Lincoln being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series.Abraham Lincoln, A Reader's Theater Script

5. President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!

Presidential Webquest!

I have also written several plays on First Ladies including: Dolly Madison, Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt,Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.Go to my store to see more....

*Perhaps you might wish to click Follow My Store by the green star by my photograph. I send out monthly updates and offer specials from time to time.

Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Abraham Lincoln. The fun/informative play uses the format of Abraham Lincoln being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series.

You may also like the following:

1. Webquest on Abraham Lincoln:

Learn about Abe Lincoln with this informative web quest! President Lincoln started our national Thanksgiving holiday. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln didn't like the name Abe and even his wife called him, Lincoln?Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Extension activities for Language Arts included, too! Abraham Lincoln, A Webquest

2. White House web quest:Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. Learn about the White House, A Webquest

3. Presidential Webquest: Did You know that President John Quincy Adams had an alligator? Martin Van Buren had two tiger cubs and President McKinley's pet parrot could whistle, "Yankee Doodle". Did you know that President Franklin D. Roosevelt served HOT DOGS to the King of England? Did you know that President Garfield could write with both his right and left hand at the SAME time? Presidential Webquest/Extension Activities: Presidents: A Webquest

4. Reader's Theater Script on Mary Todd Lincoln: Need a quick Friday(or day before a vacation)activity?Teaching American History?Want to to practice oral reading fluency in Language Arts and need a biographical play?Try this fun/information Mary Todd Lincoln play based on the To Tell the Truth Game Show.Grades 4 and up. Comprehension questions,discussion questions,activities as well as links for more information are also included: Mary Todd Lincoln, A Reader's Theater Script

5. Civil War Webquest: On April 12th, 1861 the Civil War began.The long and bloody war that ended in 1865, took the lives of over 600,000 soldiers leaving more than 1,100,000 soldiers injured. Learn about the Civil War with this webquest. Each of the 11 questions have lots of information.I've also included a number of extension activities and resource links. Civil War, A Webquest

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Teaching American History and want to introduce your students to First Ladies of the United States? Try this fun and informational play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show on Mary Todd Lincoln. To Tell the Truth was a popular television show which has returned with host Anthony Anderson(of Blackish). Three guests all claim to be the real guest being interviewed by a panel. The real guest must tell the truth where the other impostors do not have to do so. Kids must be "truth detectives" to determine just who is the REAL Mary Todd Lincoln.

Students in grades 4 and up will have fun acting out their parts and learning some interesting facts about First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Discussion questions,comprehension questions and activities are also included.

Other resources you may find of interest:

1. Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities. Learn about the White House: A Webquest

2. Do your female students ask why more women aren't mentioned in history books.Each web question contains lots of informational text on 10 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagwea.Extension links/activities,key.Skills:reading for information/ research/computer skills. Women's History Month, A Webquest

3. Did you know that First Lady Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to become a senator of New York? Did you know that Florence Harding was the first woman to be able to VOTE for her husband in a presidential election? Learn about the contributions of some of our first ladies with this fun and informative webquest. For grades 4 and up. First Ladies of the USA: A Webquest

Resources of Interest:

1. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Michelle Obama https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Michelle-Obama-First-LadyReaders-Readers-ScripA-to-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595945

2. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Hillary Clinton https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Hillary-ClintonReaders-Theater-Script-613549

3. Reader’s Theater Script: First Lady Martha Washington https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martha-Washington-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-404782

4. Reader’s Theater Script: Mary Todd Lincoln https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mary-Todd-LincolnBiographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-597164

5. Reader’s Theater Script: Eleanor Roosevelt https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Eleanor-Roosevelt-A-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-590590

6. Reader’s Theater Script: Lady Bird Johnson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Lady-Bird-JohnsonBiographical-Play-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-595238

7. Reader’s Theater Script: Dolly Madison. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Dolly-Madison-Biographical-PlayA-To-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601346

8. Reader’s Theater Script: Edith Wilson https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Edith-Wilson-First-Lady-2414630

9. Reader’s Theater Script: Abigail Adams https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abigail-Adams-Biographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-601363

10. Reader’s Theater Script: Florence Harding:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Florence-Harding-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Womens-HistoryFirst-Lady-2414171

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Elizabeth Blackwell

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Please follow my store. Click by the green star near my photograph.