First Ladies of the United States Learning Activity

Authoring, Researching, Reporting and other Work

Learning on-Line by Howard Taylor

America's First Ladies
A Celebration and Learning Activity

Just what about those First Ladies! Find out about them, what they did, or are doing in the instance of Mrs. George W. Bush, current First Lady of the United States
What did each First Lady since Martha Washington do to earn her moment of fame, or "Legacy for our Country?"

Hear Mary Lincoln tell of her Husband's Premonition Dream
MPG clips: Parts One, Two, & Three
by Dorothy McClerren, Mary Lincoln Presenter, Charleston, Il (on the Book CD)

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady,
Michelle Obama

"Mary, Mary, We are elected!"

. . . As a jubilant Abraham Lincoln, now President-Elect shouted at his wife, Mary. Mary Lincoln would be called the "First Lady" First, by many in our nation. This title had not been used before, and is the theme of this activity.

This activity is dedicated to Mary Todd Lincoln and all the other wonderful First Ladies of our great United States, before and after her.

Teachers:
Visit my First Lady
Teachers Site

First Ladies Information Resources

First Ladies of America
On-line Puzzle
& Answer Form

Student job:
After completing the lessons in this unit, students will be able to:

Using the First Ladies Resource Hotlist available on the Book CD to find answers from on-line resources; have your students:

Name at least five First Ladies and describe something important each did.
State five traditional duties of First Ladies.
Discuss some untraditional things First Ladies have done.
Hypothesize about why some First Ladies are better remembered than others.

Guiding Questions for Student Research and Reporting:

What does a First Lady do?
Who have some of our First Ladies been?
How have they helped shape the social history of our country

"A FIRST LADIES OF AMERICA PUZZLE"

Find the Answers to the Questions by Using the Answer Link
Write your answers on the "First Ladies Puzzle Answer Form"

1. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her	2. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her	3. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her
4. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her	5. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her	6. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her
7. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her	8. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her	9. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her
10. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her	11. Who is this First Lady?	12. Who is this First Lady? Describe something "important" about her