WHHA Kids Activity Book Grades K-3

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learn about the

Grades K-3

White House

White House Historical Association

Including: 16 Activity Pages Stories From History A Look Inside the White House

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Dear Parents and Teachers: Since John Adams first arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 1800, the presidents of the United States have used the White House as their home and office. It has evolved with the nation and today each of the 132 rooms serves as a reminder of events that have shaped the White House into an important symbol of democracy and leadership. However, it is not just a place for the president and his family to live and work, but also a living museum that houses decorative arts objects that are significant to our country’s history.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy sought to make the house a “living museum” in which every object in a room had a reason for being there. She told Life magazine reporter Hugh Sidey, “It is so bound up in our history. We need to bring it back to the way the founders envisioned.” It was Mrs. Kennedy’s program to restore the historic integrity of the public rooms that led to the establishment of the White House Historical Association in 1961.

We at the White House Historical Association take special pride in fulfilling the important mission with which we have been entrusted—preserving and interpreting the President’s House for everyone.

We especially aspire to share its story with learners of all ages. As such, I am pleased to introduce this educational tool that provides activities for your students and children to learn about the rich history of the White House.

We hope these activities will provide an interesting and fun way of teaching your students and children about important events in our country’s history through the story of the White House—a story that we strive to preserve for generations to come.

Respectfully,

Stewart D. McLaurin President

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Š2017 by the White House Historical Association. The source for numbered facts in activities is from White House Miscellany, 2016.

Teachers may make duplicate copies to distribute in their classrooms.

ISBN: 978-1-931917-78-0 Printed in the U.S.A.

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Resurrection by Alma Thomas is the first painting by an African American woman in the White House collection.

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Nat io n al Mu s e u m o f A fr ic a n A m e ri c a n His to r y a nd C u l t u re

F r e e r G al l e r y of Art

*Not all Smithsonian museums have been included

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household staff.

Butler

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learn more about the

White House The following books and websites are filled with information about the history of the White House and those who haveand lived and worked in it.lived in it. the presidents families that have Easter Egg Roll: T The The White WhiteHouse House: An Historic Guide A History for All Ages White House Historical Association, 2011

by Jonathan Pliska illustrations

by JohnofHutton The Presidents the White House Historical Association, 2018 United States of America The Living White House The First Ladies of the by Betty Monkman United States of America White House Historical Association, 2018

White House Historical Association, 2017

by Allida Black White House Historical Association, 2017

The White House: An Historic Guide White House White Historical Association, 2018 The Living House

The Presidents of the Association, 2013 White House Historical United States of America The Night Burned the White 2017House: White HouseThey Historical Association,

by Betty Monkman

The Story of Tom Freeman’s Painting

by William Seale of the The First Ladies White House Historical Association, 2004 United States of America by Allida Black The President’s House: A History

White House Historical Association, 2017

by William Seale

At Home in the President’s Neighborhood: At Home in theTour President’s A Photographic White Neighborhood: A Photographic Tour Photography

by Bruce Photography by Bruce White Text by William Seale Text by William Seale Association, 2016 White House Historical

White House Historical Association, 2008

White House Historical Association, 2016

The Official White House China: The Official White House China: From 21st Centuries From the the18th 18thtotothe the 21st Centuries by William Allman

by William Allman White Association, 2016 WhiteHouse HouseHistorical Historical Association, 2016

A Garden A Garden forthe thePresident: President: A History of for the WhiteofHouse Grounds A History the White House Grounds

by Jonathan JonathanPliska Pliska by White House Historical Association, 2016 White House Historical Association, 2016

The Gingerbread Gingerbread White The WhiteHouse: House:

A Pop-Up Book

A Pop-Up Book Illustrated by Illustrated byChuck ChuckFischer Fischer Text by Roland Mark Ramsdell Text RolandMesnier Mesnierand and Mark Ramsdell White House 2016 White HouseHistorical HistoricalAssociation, Association, 2016

Fingerprints onBurned the Table: The Story of The Night They the White House: the White House Treaty Table The Story of Tom Freeman’s Painting by Trounstine

by Connie William Remlinger Seale Illustrated by Kerry P. Talbott White House Historical Association, 2014 White House Historical Association, 2013

Fingerprints the Table: White Houseon History The Story of the Table The journal of theWhite WhiteHouse HouseTreaty Historical

by Connie Remlinger Trounstine Association.

Available through subscription Illustrated by Kerry P. Talbott WhiteHouseHistoryJournal.org

On the web:

White House Historical Association, 2013 The President’s House: A History

www.whitehousehistory.org

by William Seale Classroom resources in the White House, first White House Historical Association, 2008 family, and presidential history; virtual tours White House History Quarterly www.whitehouse.gov Available through subscription The federal government’s site

www.nara.gov/nara/presidential/address.html On the web: Links to the presidential libraries www.whitehousehistory.org Classroom resources in the White House, first www.nps.gov family, and presidential history; virtual tours Search for presidential historic sites and museums www.whitehouse.gov The federal government’s site

www.nara.gov/nara/presidential/address.html Links to the presidential libraries

www.nps.gov Search for presidential historic sites and museums

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