Complete Book of Presidents & States: Grades 4-6

by School Specialty Publishing

• ISBN13: 9781561895472
• ISBN10: 1561895474
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-16
• Publisher: Carson Dellosa Pub Co Inc

Summary

The Complete Book of Presidents & Statesoffers children in grades 4 to 6 complete instruction and practice on the U.S. Presidents and States.Children complete a variety of exercises that help them develop a number of skills in this 352 page workbook. Including a complete answer key this workbook features a user-friendly format perfect for browsing, research, and review.Over 4 million in print! The best-sellingComplete Book seriesoffers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information about a single topic or subject area. Containing over 30 titles and encompassing preschool to grade 8 this series helps children succeed in every subject area!

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(1)
Find out how to get the most out of this book and become a better student-while you have fun!
Part I The Presidents	7	(77)
From George Washington's day to the twenty-first century-they're all here!
Games to Play-How to Use the Presidents Flash Cards	8	(1)
Flash Cards-Great pictures and lots of interesting facts	9	(14)
Election Tracker-Follow the election action and cast your vote	23	(3)
George Washington	26	(1)
John Adams	27	(1)
Thomas Jefferson	28	(1)
James Madison	29	(1)
James Monroe	30	(1)
John Quincy Adams	31	(1)
Andrew Jackson	32	(1)
Martin Van Buren	33	(1)
William H. Harrison	34	(1)
John Tyler	35	(1)
James K. Polk	36	(1)
Zachary Taylor	37	(1)
Millard Fillmore	38	(1)
Franklin Pierce	39	(1)
James Buchanan	40	(1)
Abraham Lincoln	41	(1)
Andrew Johnson	42	(1)
Ulysses S. Grant	43	(1)
Rutherford B. Hayes	44	(1)
James A. Garfield	45	(1)
Chester A. Arthur	46	(1)
Grover Cleveland	47	(1)
Benjamin Harrison	48	(1)
William McKinley	49	(1)
Theodore Roosevelt	50	(1)
William H. Taft	51	(1)
Woodrow Wilson	52	(1)
Warren G. Harding	53	(1)
Calvin Coolidge	54	(1)
Herbert C. Hoover	55	(1)
Franklin D. Roosevelt	56	(1)
Harry S. Truman	57	(1)
Dwight D. Eisenhower	58	(1)
John F. Kennedy	59	(1)
Lyndon B. Johnson	60	(1)
Richard M. Nixon	61	(1)
Gerald Ford	62	(1)
James E Carter Jr.	63	(1)
Ronald Reagan	64	(1)
George Bush	65	(1)
William Clinton	66	(1)
George W. Bush	67	(1)
First Ladies-The most famous first ladies from three centuries!
Eighteenth Century: Martha Washington and Abigail Adams	68	(2)
Nineteenth Century: Dolley Madison and Mary Todd Lincoln	70	(2)
Twentieth Century: Eleanor Roosevelt and Jacqueline Kennedy	72	(2)
Activities-Learn more about the presidents as you test your knowledge!
Time Lines	74	(2)
Compare and Contrast	76	(2)
Matching Games	78	(5)
Presidential Quiz	83	(1)
Part II Our Government and How It Come to Be	84	(225)
How the Founding Fathers created the longest lasting democracy on earth
The American Colonies Under British Rule	85	(1)
Before the Declaration of Independence	86	(1)
The Declaration of Independence	87	(2)
The Articles of Confederation	89	(1)
Writing the Constitution	90	(1)
The Great Compromise	91	(1)
Signing the Constitution	92	(1)
The Three Branches of Government	93	(1)
Checks and Balances	94	(1)
The House of Representatives	95	(1)
The Senate	96	(1)
The Executive Branch-Presidency	97	(1)
Making Laws	98	(1)
Impeachment	99	(1)
The Judicial Branch	100	(1)
The Powers of the Federal Government	101	(1)
Ratifying the Constitution	102	(1)
The Bill of Rights	103	(2)
Amendments	105	(1)
Activities, Time Lines and Quizzes	106	(4)
Our Heritage	110	(2)
Part III The Fifty States
Fifty nifty United States-Maps, facts and fun D.C makes fifty-one	111	(1)
Map of the United States-North, South, East AND West!	112	(2)
Games to Play-How to Use the States Flash Cards	114	(1)
Flash Cards-Great maps and lots of interesting facts!	115	(26)
Alabama	141	(3)
Alaska	144	(3)
Arizona	147	(3)
Arkansas	150	(3)
California	153	(3)
Colorado	156	(3)
Connecticut	159	(3)
Delaware	162	(3)
Florida	165	(3)
Georgia	168	(3)
Hawaii	171	(3)
Idaho	174	(3)
Illinois	177	(3)
Indiana	180	(3)
Iowa	183	(3)
Kansas	186	(3)
Kentucky	189	(3)
Louisiana	192	(3)
Maine	195	(3)
Maryland	198	(3)
Massachusetts	201	(3)
Michigan	204	(3)
Minnesota	207	(3)
Mississippi	210	(3)
Missouri	213	(3)
Montana	216	(3)
Nebraska	219	(3)
Nevada	222	(3)
New Hampshire	225	(3)
New Jersey	228	(3)
New Mexico	231	(3)
New York	234	(3)
North Carolina	237	(3)
North Dakota	240	(3)
Ohio	243	(3)
Oklahoma	246	(3)
Oregon	249	(3)
Pennsylvania	252	(3)
Rhode Island	255	(3)
South Carolina	258	(3)
South Dakota	261	(3)
Tennessee	264	(3)
Texas	267	(3)
Utah	270	(3)
Vermont	273	(3)
Virginia	276	(3)
Washington	279	(3)
West Virginia	282	(3)
Wisconsin	285	(3)
Wyoming	288	(3)
Washington, D.C.	291	(3)
Activities-Test your States I.Q. with these fun activities!
Riddles Across the USA	294	(5)
Abbreviate Those States!	299	(1)
Crossword Puzzles	300	(4)
Regional Geography-Put your knowledge to work!
The Northeast	304	(1)
The Southeast	305	(1)
The Midwest	306	(1)
The Southwest	307	(1)
The West	308	(1)
Appendix	309	(1)
This could be the most important part of the whole book!
Bibliography and Resources	310	(3)
Glossary	313	(6)
Answer Key	319