Educators and parents may use these curriculum guides and welcome video to prepare for lessons, activities, or for a visit to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

Hoover Presidential Library Association

Margaret Hoover welcomes visitors in a 12-minute video.

Welcome to the Hoover Library and Historic Site

Grades: All
Subjects: Social Studies
Use for: Pre-visit

Margaret Hoover, great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover, welcomes you to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and Presidential Library & Museum in this 12-minute video.

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National Park Service

The National Park Fair booklet includes instructions and suggestions for teaching about national parks.

National Park Fair: Kids Teaching Kids about our National Parks

Grades: Elementary
Subjects: Social Studies, Language Arts, Art
Use for: Classroom

Inspire students and their families to discover America’s best idea: our national parks. Students research a national park and create a visitor center display with souvenir items to share with their classmates. This booklet is written for third grade teachers and their students but can be adapted for all grades. Classroom teacher and park ranger Kristen Bergren developed the activities as part of the Teacher to Ranger to Teacher Program.

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National Park Service

Activity worksheets help students prepare for and review their field trip to the park.

HEHO! Activity Worksheets for Educators and Students

Grades: Elementary (3-6)
Subjects: Social Studies, Language Arts
Use for: Pre-visit, Post-visit

Use these activities before and after your class field trip to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The activities are recommended for grades three through six. Classroom teacher and park ranger Kristen Bergren developed the activities as part of the Teacher to Ranger to Teacher Program.

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National Park Service

Herbert Hoover: From Iowa to the World offers background materials and activities for middle school students.

Herbert Hoover: From Iowa to the World

Grades: Middle (6-8)
Subjects: Social Studies, Language Arts
Use for: Pre-visit, Post-visit

Acquaint students with Herbert Hoover's boyhood in Iowa and his later accomplishments as a global humanitarian. This guide has pre-visit and post-visit activities to complement a field trip to the National Historic Site. Classroom teacher and park ranger Daniel Stevenson revised and updated this curriculum as part of the Teacher to Ranger to Teacher Program.

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National Park Service

Cross-curricular activities encourage observation, problem solving, and higher order thinking.

Tallgrass Prairie: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum

Grades: Elementary and Middle (4 and above)
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics
Use for: Classroom, Pre-visit, Field Trip, Post-visit

Prepare students for a visit to the park's 81-acre tallgrass prairie. Activities strenghten skills in observation, analysis, and interpretation in the field and in the classroom. Activities are written with middle school students in mind, but may be appropriate for other ages.

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Tallgrass Prairie Walk

Grades: Elementary (3-6)
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics
Use for: Field Trip

Elemetary school classes may use this activity booklet and map for short teacher-guided visits (30 to 60 minutes) to the prairie during a field trip.

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Hooverball

Grades: High School to College
Subjects: Physical Education
Use for: Classroom, After School

Hooverball is a strenuous team sport and a great addition to a physical education curriculum or as an extra-curricular club activity.

Hooverball was once the most popular sport at the White House, played by the President, Supreme Court justices, cabinet members and other high government officials. Teams of up to five people play on a court 66 feet by 30 feet with an 8 foot volleyball net. A four- or six-pound medicine ball is used. Scoring is exactly like tennis.

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More Curriculum Materials

More curriculum guides and activities are available from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

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