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FDR Memorial and Bethune Council House


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Websites:
ISpy Master
1.   FDR Word Search Puzzle
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/word-finds/presidents/franklin-roosevelt.html
Ispy with my little eye…how many words related to the presidency of
FDR can you find? This word search asks you to find various words that have something to do with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. An extra challenge for you: Once you find the words, use one of the books available for checkout from Live It Learn It to help you figure out how the words you found connect to FDR.


For the Historian

1.   Dear Mrs. Roosevelt
http://newdeal.feri.org/eleanor/er2a.htm
Use this website to help you complete A+ Project Idea #1. Read about how children were affected by the Great Depression. Then read some of the letters children wrote to FDR’s wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. What kinds of things did they ask for? How do those letters make you feel?
 
2.   WPA Murals
http://www.wpamurals.com/
This website explains the role of WPA and the Federal Arts Project, which created jobs for artists during the Great Depression. You can click on the different states to see some of the murals that artists created during this time. Use this website to help you with A+ Project Idea #3.





 

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