Hello and welcome to Mix-ins for Monday for the 4th week of Trimester 2! Before we get to Hamilton and the start of political parties, we want to remind you about the Trimester 2 giveaway that was announced last week. In case you missed it, here are the details:
WIN a $15 gift card to The Den AND one to our thrift store, Fred and Betty’s by filling in our Reading Recommendations Questionnaire. We want to know what you, and/or your kids, and/or grandkids are reading these days. Answer as many of the questions as you like. For each answer, your name will be entered for an opportunity to win the prize: more answers = more chances to win! The answers from this questionnaire will be compiled into a series of blog posts. We hope that these posts will be an excellent resource for our SLOCA community when faced with the “what to read next quandary”. To be entered for the drawing, submit your questionnaire by February 5th. We will announce our winner in our Mix-ins for Monday on February 7th. Click the link below to begin filling in the questionnaire.
SLOCA Reading Recommendations – Questionnaire
And now for some mix-ins…
Resource Links:
Alexander Hamilton | A Nat Geo Kids biography of Hamilton.
Alexander Hamilton | A History.com biography. This article has lots of links for anyone looking for even more information.
How Alexander Hamilton’s Widow, Eliza, Carried on His Legacy | Read about what Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton did after her husband’s death.
Teaching History With Hamilton | This website has word searches, crosswords, games, coloring, and more relating to Alexander Hamilton.
Democratic-Republican vs. Federalist | A side-by-side comparison of the policies and positions of the first two US political parties.
Political Parties in the United States, 1788-1840 | This chart gives a breakdown of the evolution of US political parties from 1788-1840.
Washington’s Farewell Address | Read the transcript of Washington’s farewell address where he warned against political parties.
Jefferson and Hamilton, Political Rivals in Washington’s Cabinet | A George Washington’s Mount Vernon article on the rivalry between these two founding fathers.
Video Links:
*Parents, please preview for your students first.
Got Milk? Aaron Burr Commerical | Remember this classic? Share it with your kids. If you are big fans of Hamilton the musical check out this remake of the commercial – Got Hamilton?
Alexander Hamilton: First Secretary of the Treasury | A brief biography of Hamilton’s life and accomplishments.
Hamilton v. Jefferson: The Central Bank Debate | An interesting video about Hamilton’s argument for a national bank.
The First Political Parties of the US | This video was shared with the LMS last week. It offers a comparison of the two parties.
Emerging Politics: Where US Politics Came From | A Crash Course US History video detailing how the US political parties began.
