History :

• King memorial: One expression, many interpretations : A SLIDESHOW + SPECIAL REPORT
  (washingtonpost.com)

  
  
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• PHOTOS : Christmas comes to the White House - a slideshow
  (time.com)

  

• US President Barack Obama pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey,
  "named Apple, in a ceremony with daughters Sasha and Malia, together with National Turkey Federation Chairman Yubert Envia, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC." - 25 November 2010
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• Welcome to the White House! - a new site
  (whitehouse.gov)

  

• Washington, D.C. Memorials and Landmarks (factmonster.com)
  

• Pictures of the Monuments and Memorials - Washington, DC - Stock Photos (kestan)
  
  

• Life in the White House (with games and quizzes) - (whitehouse.gov)
  
  
  
  
  

Visiting :

• Visiting Washington, DC with kids (BBC)

  

Animations :

• Washington: An Animated Film
  (video.on.nytimes.com)

  

Maps :

• White House Floor Plan (solcomhouse.com)

  

• Washington, D.C. - illustrated map (carolmendelmaps.com)

  

Listening :

• Sara explains what she likes in Washington DC :
  the different memorials, the Cherry Blossom festival, the Potomac River...
  (audio-lingua.fr)

• Washington DC
  Video + 8 pages d'exercices interactifs
  (Rodolphe Maurel - Ac. Toulouse - Soundguide )

  

• 6 pages de Compréhension Orale sur Washington, D.C.
  - dans la rubrique : Various Topics - Travelling
  (soundguideweb.com)
  
  

PowerPoint Presentations :

• Washington, D.C. - PowerPoint Presentation for 1st Grade (nebo.edu)

• Washington, D.C. - PowerPoint Presentation for 3rd Grade (graves.k12.ky.us)

Quizzes :

• Life in the White House (with games and quizzes) - (whitehouse.gov)

Exercises TO PRINT :

• A map of Washington, DC
  "Description: Students look at a street map of Washington, D.C. with tourist sites and answer questions."
  (Time for Kids)

  

Lesson plans :

• Bike-sharing catches on - a lesson plan
  "A new bike-sharing program in Washington, D.C., provides a healthy alternative to driving."
  (Education World)

  

Webquests :

• The White House and Washington, D.C - webquest (pour 3ème)
  
  

Games :

• Washington DC for Kids
  GAMES - ex : Word find : Search for US Presidents / Search for political words
  DISCOVER DC and its history - ex : Visit Fun and Famous Places
  DC SPORTS HISTORY + Fun Facts
  (kids.dc.gov)

  

• Life in the White House (with games and quizzes) - (whitehouse.gov)

Songs :

• Washington D.C. - Teacher and the Rockbots - Listen to it! (songsforteaching.com)
  
  
  

Videos :

• Martin Luther King memorial opens in Washington DC
  "Master Lei Yixin, a Chinese sculptor, designed a statue standing 30ft (9.1m) tall, situated right between memorials for Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, along the National Mall in the US capital.
  Visitors talked to the BBC about their impressions, and about what it means to have the civil rights leader enshrined in such a prominent display."
  (BBC)

  King memorial: One expression, many interpretations : A SLIDESHOW + SPECIAL REPORT
  (washingtonpost.com)

  

• Murals changing the face of Washington DC
  "What do you get when you put together high energy teenagers, aerosol cans, and empty walls in blighted neighbourhoods?
  In Washington DC now, the answer is art - highly professional murals painted on some of the city's most rundown real estate."
  (BBC)