Students will engage with a visual presentation describing the link between President Theodore Roosevelt and the history of the teddy bear. A short story will also be read aloud.

Audience:  Kindergarten (40 students, maximum)

Program Length:  45-60 minutes

Standards:  K.8, K.8A, K8b

Common Core/Reading Standards:  5, 6, 7, 10

Common Core/Speaking & Listening Standards: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

Students will come to understand the historical connection between President Theodore Roosevelt and the teddy bear through an engaging visual presentation.

Audience:  Grades K-4 (40 students, maximum)

Program Length:  45-60 minutes

Students will: trace the development of electricity in Western New York; learn about inventor Nikola Tesla & the use of alternating current in Buffalo, NY;  and explore the purpose & legacy of Buffalo’s 1901 Pan-American Exposition. Plus, students will examine the circumstances that led to Theodore Roosevelt’s unusual September 14th, 1901 inauguration & its far-reaching impact.

Audience:  Grade 4

Program Length:  45-60 minutes

Standards:  4.6e, 4.6f

Common Core/SS Practices:  A.1, A.2, A.6, B.1, B.3

Students will: define & understand the Progressive Era in the United States; identify important reformers (including Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. du Bois); and understand President Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship to & impact on the Progressive Movement.

Audience:  Grade 8 (40 students, maximum)

Program Length:  45-60 minutes

Standards:  8.2e

Common Core/SS Practices:  A.1, A.2, A.6, B.3, B.5, C2