Barack Obama

American President Barack Obama  (Y,M,O,T)
Extensive essays about the personal and political life of Barack Obama from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

Barack Obama: 60-Second Presidents (M,O,T)
From PBS Learning; includes video and support materials for students and teachers

Presidential Podcast: Barack Obama (O,T)
"Political strategist David Axelrod and biographer David Maraniss discuss Barack Obama's search for identity -- and how that quest has paralleled America's own complex reckoning with race." From the Washington Post podcast "Presidential"

The Presidency of Barack Obama (M,O,T)
Lesson plan from C-SPAN Classroom covering the life and presidency of Barack Obama

Timeline of Obama Presidency (T)
Timeline of events related to Obama's presidency, including links to transcriptions of speeches, laws, press releases, and more

Lessons on the Historic Election of Barack Obama (Y,M,O,T)
"Three lessons to help teachers teach about the significance of the election of Barack Obama in all grade spans: primary grades (K-2), upper elementary grades (3-5), and secondary grades (6-12)." From Teaching Democracy

Educator Resources for Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (O,T)
These six lessons "expand upon the documentary’s title and include activities, curated film clips, interview threads, and primary source documents. Students dig deeper into Barack Obama’s personal story, community organizing work, run for elected office, and two terms as the 44th and first Black president of the United States. However, the materials are not a comprehensive survey of his life. Rather, students analyze multiple viewpoints on the former president from scholars, friends, and colleagues — some loyal supporters, others informed critics. Throughout, students apply historical analysis and perspective-taking as they analyze and document the relationship between Obama’s personal and political life, investigate the broad cultural context of America and American history, examine the intersections between the two, and begin to imagine their own contributions to the ongoing work of democracy." From LifeStories, part of the Kunhardt Film Foundation; although the lesson are based on a three-episode Max documentary, all of the video clips needed for completing the lesson plans are available on the LifeStores site.

The Election of Barack Obama 44th President of the United States(O,T)
This lesson from EDSITEment! has students consider why the election of Barack Obama was considered historic.

Health and Medical History of President Barack Obama   (Y,M,O,T)
The coughs, cancers, and cures of all the Presidents. From Doctor Zebra.com

2004 Democratic Convention: the Importance of the Keynote Speech (O,T)
"This six-minute video takes students 'behind the stage' at political party conventions by interviewing the convention manager and speechwriting team who launched Barack Obama’s national political career by choosing him to make the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Deconstructing how conventions function as a complex messaging operations involving the coordination of hundreds of speakers, the video provides students with insight into one of the most important moments in modern American politics, and would be useful in any sequence of lessons focused on the election of presidents or modern campaigning methods." From PBS LearningMedia; includes support materials for use with students

The Lowdown: The Obama Years, a Retrospective Lesson Plan (M,O,T)
"This lesson asks students to explore President Obama’s achievements and setbacks through an interactive timeline of events, and reflect on how his presidency has affected their own lives." From PBS Learning Media

Barack Obama  (Y,M,O,T)
From White House.gov

Archived Obama White House Website (T)
Archived version of WhiteHouse.gov from the period while Barack Obama was in office

Barack Obama  (Y,M,O,T)
From Biography.com

Barack Obama Genealogy  (Y,M,O,T)
From Archives.com

Website of the Obama Presidential Library (T)

The Obama Portraits Tour Teacher Resource (T)
With these resources, "learn more about Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald’s portraits, as well as the incredible impact they have had on the public." From the High Museum of Art

History.com: Barack Obama  (Y,M,O,T)
This site offers videos, audio speeches, pictures and interactive resources for studying this president.

Obama Looks Back on Presidency in Farewell Address (O,T)
Video with discussion questions for students from PBS LearningMedia

Barack Obama (Y,M,O,T)
Overview of the life and presidency of Barack Obama from NatGeo Kids

Obama's White House Website (O,T)
"Frozen in time" on the website of the National Archives, this is the presidential website as it was when Obama was in office.

Interactive Timeline of the Obama Presidency (O,T)
From the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Barack Obama Free Printable (Y,M)
From Carson Dellosa Education; requires free registration