History Lesson

BY: NATALIE FAITH

History Lesson

Look at the Wordle, and write down some ideas that come to mind!

From your notes and the words on the Wordle, What do you think we

will be discussing today?

EXECUTIVE MANSION

THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE

THE PRESIDENT'S PALACE

PRESIDENTIAL MANSION

CAN YOU THINK OF A NAME FOR YOUR HOUSE?

SOME OTHER NAMES FOR THE WHITE HOUSE

ARE:

WHO THE PRESIDENT IS RIGHT NOW?

Can Anyone tell me…

BARACK OBAMA!

If you said…

You’re Right! Good Job! Hooray for You!

HOW MANY PRESIDENTS THE UNITED STATES

HAS HAD?

Does anyone know…

44 THEN YOU WOULD BE RIGHT!

If you thought…

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A PRESIDENT WHO WAS BORN AND LIVED CLOSE TO CHAMBERSBURG, PA?

Think Hard…

If you thought of…

JAMES BUCHANANThen you would be correct!

James Buchanan’s nickname was

“Old Buck” Buchanan was the only president to never be married.

•132 ROOMS•32 BATHROOMS

•412 DOORS•147 WINDOWS•28 FIREPLACES•7STAIRCASES•3 ELEVATORS

In the White House there is:

FUN FACTS!At 6 feet, 4 inches (1.9 meters), Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U.S. President.

William Henry Harrison, the ninth President, was the only President who studied to be a medical doctor.

Millard Fillmore, the 13th President, was the first President to have a stepmother.

James Garfield, the 20th President, was the first left-handed President.

EASTER EGG ROLL CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

To find out more information about the public events at the White House refer to:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours-and-events