Famous Americans Projects

President's Scrapbook Grade 1	Web Quest in which the president asks a class to compile a powerpoint scrapbook of the Famous Americans they are studying. Includes powerpoint template.
President's Scrapbook Grade 2	Web Quest in which the president asks a class to compile a powerpoint scrapbook of the Famous Americans they are studying. Includes starter powerpoint Scrapbook.
Life of Pocahontas	Biography of the young Ambassador from the Powhatans to the Jamestown settlers.
Garden of Praise	Famous Leaders for Young Readers Biographies suitable for 4th grade and up.
Color Pages	Color Famous Americans and all of the past US Presidents.
My Hero	A project to choose and report on your favorite hero.

Mrs P's Famous Americans

Quizzes for Grades K - 5

These quizzes will check your recognition of the Famous Americans you have studied this year.
Run your mouse over each picture to reveal a clue.

FA-SOLs

History and Social Studies ... Virginia SOLs

Kindergarten Famous Americans

Virginia HSS SOL K.1

Use these links to study the Kindergarten Famous Americans.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . Click on the pictures or names to go to a summary of each person.
Check out the links, especially those for Pocahontas.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . The picture quiz can be used at the end of the unit.

Powhatan

Pocahontas

George Washington

Betsy Ross

Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865

Picture Quiz

First Grade

Virginia HSS SOL 1.2

Use these links to study the first grade SOLs for Famous Americans.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . Each includes a summary of each Famous American and links to more information.
Students can use the Picture Quiz to test what they learned.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . The President's Scrapbook can be class project for the unit.

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865

Eleanor Roosevelt

George W. Carver

Picture Quiz

The President's Scrapbook

Second Grade Famous Americans

Virginia HSS SOL 2.11

Use these links to study the Second Grade Famous Americans.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . Click on each link to read the summary and explore the links.
Students can use the Picture Quiz to test what they learned.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . The President's Scrapbook can be class project for the unit.

George Washington	Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865	Susan B. Anthony	Helen Keller
Jackie Robinson	Martin Luther King 1929-1968	The President's Scrapbook	Picture Quiz

Third Grade Famous Americans

Virginia HSS SOL 3.3 and 3.11

Use these links to study the Third Grade Famous American.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . Click on the links to read a summary and link to more information.
Students can use the Picture Quiz to test what they learned.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . The President's Scrapbook can be class project for the unit.

Christopher Columbus	Juan Ponce de Leon	Jacques Cartier	Christopher Newport	George Washington	Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865	Rosa Parks 1913 - 2005	Thurgood Marshall	Martin Luther King	Cesar Chavez	Picture Quiz

Fourth Grade Famous Americans

Virginia HSS SOL VS.6 and VS.9

Use these links to study the Famous Americans in Virginia Studies for Fourth Grade.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . Click on the link to read the summary, the visit the other links for more information and pictures.
Students can use the Picture Quiz to test what they learned.
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ... .. . The President's Scrapbook can be class project for the unit.

Powhatan	George Washington	Thomas Jefferson	Patrick Henry	James Lafeyette
Jack Joett	James Madison	George Mason	Robert E Lee	Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant	Woodrow Wilson	George C. Marshall	Maggie Walker	Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
Oliver W. Hill	Arthur Ashe, Jr. 1943-1993	A. Linwood Holton, Jr	L. Douglas Wilder	Picture Quiz

Fifth Grade Famous Americans

Virginia HSS SOL US1.6 and US1.9

Use these links to study the Famous Americans in U. S. Studies for Fifth Grade.
Click on the links to a summary for each and links to more information and pictures of that person.
Students can use the Picture Quiz to test what they learned.
The President's Scrapbook can be class project for the unit.

Benjamin Franklin	Thomas Jefferson	Patrick Henry
George Washington	Thomas Paine	Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865	Jefferson Davis	Ulysses S. Grant	Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass	Langston Hughes	Eugene "Duke" Ellington	Georgia O'Keefe	Picture Quiz

Alphabetical List of Famous Americans pages

Famous People from other Lands

Presidents of the United States
1789 to present

Famous Native Americans

Powhatan

Pocahontas

Tamanend

Sacajawea

Chief Joseph Brant

Geronimo

Mildred and Richard Loving

Native American Leaders

Famous American Women

Pocahontas	Betsy Ross	Phillis Wheatley	Martha Washington	Sacajawea	Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman	Maggie Walker	Susan B. Anthony	Jane Addams	Helen Keller	Alice Paul 1885-1977
Lucy Burns	Eleanor Roosevelt	Barbara McClintock	Georgia O'Keeffe	Dian Fossey	Rosa Parks 1913-2005
Irene Morgan	Henrietta Lacks	Sandra Day O'Conner	Mae Jemison	Sally Ride	First Ladies of the White House

Famous Asian Americans

John Tommy

Ellison Onizuka

Gary Locke

Famous African Americans

American Colonies

Phillis Wheatley

Benjamin Banneker

Slaves and Freemen

J. J. Roberts

Nat Turner

Frederick Douglass 1818-1895

Sojourner Truth

Harriet Tubman 1820-1913

Free At Last

Ludella Hockaday

Hiram Rhodes Revels

Booker T. Washington

Maggie Walker

George W. Carver 1860-1943

Jourdon Anderson

Achieving Civil Rights

Howard Baugh 1920-2008

John Simmons

Irene Morgan 1917-2007

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968

Thurgood Marshall

Mildred and Richard Loving

Rosa Parks 1913-2005

Fred Shuttlesworth 1922-2011

Entertainment

Duke Ellington

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

Louis "Sachmo" Armstrong

Sports

Jackie Robinson

Arthur Ashe, Jr. 1943-1993

Harlem Rennaissance

Langston Hughes

Science

Henrietta Lacks 1920-1951

Percy L. Julian

Mae Jemison

Patricia Bath

Modern Politicians

Barrack Obama The 44th President of the United States of America.

L. Douglas Wilder