The Federalists and the Jeffersonians

George Washington (1789-1797)-

Read about our first president! You can follow the links at the top for many more activities. Watch the video at the bottom of the page.

Young students can read about George Washington in this mini book. 1st-3rd graders can make this George Washington timeline. 5th-9th grade students can make this George Washington stick figure (pretty funny, but a good lesson).

Write about George Washington on this notebooking page. For fun, students can make these George Washington trading cards.

John Adams (1797-1801)-

John Adams becomes the first vice president and then became the second president of the United States! Read about him here. Watch the video at the bottom of the page.

Read about the federalist party. John Adams was the only federalist president!

Write about John Adams on this notebooking page.

Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)-

Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States! Read about him here. Watch the videos at the end and click the links at the top for more activities.

3rd-5th grade students can read this Thomas Jefferson passage and do the timeline activity. Younger students can make this Thomas Jefferson fact book.

1st-3rd grade students can read these differentiated reading passages and answer the comprehension questions.

When Thomas Jefferson was elected the Federalist period of presidency ended, and the next three presidents were Democratic-Republicans. They also called themselves "Republicans" or "Jeffersonians".  Read about the Anti-Federalist party.

Write about Thomas Jefferson on this notebooking page.

James Madison (1809-1817)-

Then came James Madison as the fourth president. Read about him here. 3rd-5th grade students can read this "Father of the Constitution" worksheet.

Write about James Madison on this notebooking page.

James Monroe (1817-1825)-

James Monroe became the fifth president. Read about him here.

Write about James Monroe on this notebooking page.

Extras:

This wikipedia page lists the president's, their party affiliation, term of office, previous office held, and a picture. It's very informative!