Junior Ranger Program 

National Park Service 

U.S. Department of the Interior President’s Park 

“On This Spot”

Featuring Residents and Residence, the Ellipse, the White House Visitor Center, 

the natural and cultural resources of the Park, and the many statues

Activity Booklet 

Ages 6 -12 

National Park Service 

U.S. Department of the Interior President’s Park 
The National Park Service welcomes 

you to participate in our President’s 

Park Junior Ranger Program. 

Children ages six to twelve will learn 

about the history and resources at an 

urban National Park in Washington, 

D.C. 

A Junior Ranger agrees to help other 

Rangers protect and take care of 

National Parks. This is a big job 

because there are more than 390 

National Parks in the United States! 

There’s even a website for you to 

become a WebRanger! 

President’s Park consists of the White 

House, the Ellipse, Lafayette Park, 

Sherman Park and First Division 

Monument. Activities are planned for 

you to do alone, with your group 

Introduction 

leader, teacher, friends or family 

members or on a ranger-guided tour. 

If you are interested in becoming a 

Junior Ranger and will NOT be in the 

Washington area, you can still 

participate! A special mail-in program 

is available using educational 

resources available at home, in the 

classroom, on the computer and at 

the library. Please call us at 

202.208.1631, or write us at: 

President’s Park Junior Ranger 

Program, Room 344, 1100 Ohio 

Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20242. 

If you are in the Washington area, 

please stop at the Information Desk in 

the White House Visitor Center and 

request Junior Ranger “On This Spot” 

materials. Allow ninety minutes to 

complete this booklet in President’s 

Park. 

The format of our Program provides an 

opportunity for everyone to better 

understand the preservation of natural 

as well as cultural resources. 

The program has three "historic 

activities". You MUST complete either

• Jr. Ranger Roll Call

• Jr. Ranger Cruise

• The Basic Bill 

Also, when you complete three

additional worksheets of your choice, 

you will receive a Junior Ranger badge. 

Completing five or more worksheets 

entitles you to a badge and a certificate!

HAVE FUN!!!

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National Park Service 

U.S. Department of the Interior Park News Junior Ranger Program 

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WORKSHEETS INCLUDED (Choose 3 or 5 worksheets) 

• Park Footsteps - Step softly when you’re in a National Park

• Mandate – National Parks and You 

• Modern First Ladies – 20th century First Ladies 

• Park Poet - Be creative about our Park 

• Park Scramble – Search for fifteen words about our Park. 

• The Pledge - Can you write a speech? Can you write a poem? 

• Proclamation - You’ve just been elected President 

• Puzzled? – Put on your thinking cap 

• Symbols - What is the Great Seal? 

• Welcome - Essential facts about NPS Rangers 

• Who is this Man?- A President who was not elected 

THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE A VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE

Upon completion of your worksheets, please return them to us at the White House Visitor Center. A ranger will check your 

answers and present you with our Junior Ranger badge and if you have completed five or more worksheets, you will also receive 

a certificate. 

Your role as a Junior Ranger extends beyond the boundaries of our Park. Make use of our follow up activities to learn more 

about our Park’s resources. Visit other urban National Parks. Participate in other Park’s programs. 

And, finally, we’d like to thank you for assisting us in ”re-inventing” the wheel. Our “spot” or wheel has several pie-shaped 

wedges that “features” slices of President’s Park are: Residents and Residence, the Ellipse, the White House Visitor Center, the 

natural and cultural resources of the Park, and the many statues. The hat represents the caretakers - National Park Rangers, 

and we want to extend a welcome and congratulations to you - our newest caretaker - Junior Ranger! 
I, ____________________________, am proud to be a 

National Park Service Junior Ranger. I promise to 

appreciate, respect, and protect all National Parks. I

also promise to continue learning about the 

landscape, plants, animals, and history of these 

special places. I will share what I learn with my 

friends and family. 

________________________________________ 

Junior Ranger Signature 

________________________________________ 

Ranger/ Parent Signature 

Use President’s Park 

Passport Stamp here! 

Junior Ranger Pledge

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1. Who designed the White House?

_____________________________________________________ 

2. Where did Franklin Roosevelt address his radio audience?

______________________________ 

3. How many years did it take to build the White House? _________________________________

4. Who was Martin Van Buren's hostess?

________________________________________________ 

5. What shape are the tables used for a State Dinner?

____________________________________ 

6. Which president never lived in the White House?

______________________________________ 

7. What First Lady was active in the "Just Say No" program?

______________________________ 

8. What is the name of the dog in the Ford family portrait? _______________________________

9. Who said "The buck stops here!"?

____________________________________________________ 

10. What type of camera was used to photograph the 1889 Easter Egg Hunt? _______________ 

11. When did Thomas Jefferson live in the White House?

__________________________________ 

12. Who chose the color of the Green Room?

_____________________________________________ 

13. What year was the Oval Office added to the West Wing? ______________________________ 

14 What gift did the Chinese government give President Nixon?

Junior Ranger Roll Call

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Choose 1 of 3 Historic Activity
At Presidents’ Park we don’t have any roaring rivers, rippling streams, cascading waterfalls 

or thundering rapids. We have no canyons, gorges, peaks, glaciers or mesas. We are a 

National Park and our mission is to preserve and protect President’s Park and the White 

House for future generations! 

 

The White House Visitor Center has a wealth of historical artifacts relating to our national 

historic site. “Cruise” around the Visitor Center and locate: 

1. She took every opportunity to underline the importance of reading while she was First Lady.

2. She served as hostess for her bachelor uncle, James Buchanan. 

3. This First Lady saw two daughters marry in the White House. 

4. This First Lady had a color named after her. 

5. She hung the family laundry in the East Room. 

6. She was a strong supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. 

7. She campaigned to combat the illegal use of drugs. 

8. She served as head of a task force on National Health Care. 

9. This First Lady asked Andrew Johnson to establish a First Lady portrait collection. 

10. On 8/24/1814 she ordered the Washington portrait removed from the East Room. 

11. She traveled extensively in the 1940s for the President. 

12. Who was the first to host the musical performances in the White House? 

13. She had a degree in Geology from Stanford University. 

14. Her 25th wedding anniversary party was “the greatest event of her White House years”. 

15. Rob Roy was her dog’s name. 

Junior Ranger Cruise

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Choose 1 of 3 Historic Activity
The Basic Bill 

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Choose 1 of 3 Historic Activity

True False 

1. { { The White House is located in Washington, D.C. 

2. { { The President must be a lawyer. 

3. { { Every state has a National Park. 

4. { { Thomas Jefferson was our first President. 

5. { { A person can be elected President only twice. 

6. { { The President’s Board of Advisors is called his Cabinet. 

7. { { The President takes his oath of office on Inauguration Day. 

8. { { John Kennedy wrote the Gettysburg Address. 

9. { { The President’s airplane is called Air Force One. 

10. { { The White House is over 200 years old. 

11. { { British soldiers set fire to the White House in 1814. 

12. { { Every four years a presidential election takes place. 

13. { { You must be 25 years old to vote. 

14. { { George Washington’s nickname was “Old Muttonhead”. 

15. { { Andrew Johnson never went to school. 

16. { { The American Bald Eagle is the national bird. 

17. { { Fifteen states were originally in the Union. 

18. { { The Supreme Court is the judicial branch of the government. 

19. { { George Bush was President during the Gulf War. 

20. { { John Adams was the first Vice President. 

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DIMENSIONS 

Length (east-west) - 168 feet 

Width (north-south) - 85 1⁄2 feet (principle rectangle) 

 - 152 (with porticoes) 

Height - overall (to top of roof) – south 70 feet; north 60 feet 4 in. 

 - facade (grade of lawn to parapet) - 

 south 60 feet (lawn at 54 feet above sea level); north 50 feet 4 in. 

Area (total of 6 floors) - approximately 55,000 square feet 

ROOMS – 132 total 

Four Principal Floors – excluding basements, storage, small hallways, etc. 

Ground Floor – 10 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 restrooms 

State Floor – 8 rooms, 1 main corridor, 1 entrance hall 

Second Floor – 16 rooms, 1 main corridor, 6 bathrooms, 1 restroom 

Third Floor – 20 rooms, 1 main corridor, 9 bathrooms 

Select Room Uses 

16 family-guest bedrooms – 12 currently as bedrooms (10 for guests, 4 currently 

 as sitting rooms (2 for guests) 

2 pantries, 5 kitchens (main, family, diet, staff, pastry) 

4 dining rooms – State, Family, President’s, staff 

1 medical clinic; 1 dental office 

31 bathrooms or restrooms (plus 4 in service area) 

OTHER FEATURES 

 28 fireplaces (2 closed), 12 chimneys 

 3 elevators, 2 sidewalk lifts, 2 dumbwaiters 

 Recreational Facilities (outside the Residence) 

 1 bowling alley; 1 movie theater; 

 outdoors – 1 swimming pool, 1 tennis court, 1 putting green 

COSTS 

Original construction - $232,371.83 

Rebuilding after 1814 fire - $236,490.00 

Theodore Roosevelt Renovation - $343,945.00 

Truman Renovation - $5,761,000.00 

Office of the Curator

April 2007

White House Statistics

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As you step through history in President’s Park, check your basic skills! 

1. _____________________ are on both the North and South lawns of the 

White House. 

2. A __________________ is the animal on a National Park Ranger’s badge. 

3. The President’s wife is called the __________________________________.

4. The National Christmas Tree is located on the ______________________. 

5. The President and his family live in the ____________________________. 

6. A statue of Andrew Jackson is in __________________________________.

7. Air Force One is the name of the President’s _______________________. 

8. I found a safety sign in Sherman Park. It said: ______________________. 

9. The current President’s Family has several dogs and a ______________. 

10. _______________ and _________________ are two kinds of trees found 

in 

 President’s Park. 

Park Footsteps

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Choose 3 or 5 Worksheets
Mandate 

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Choose 3 or 5 Worksheets

Presidents Park is one of more than 390 national parks, monuments, battlefields, seashores 

and historic sites in the United States. The National Park Service preserves these sites. 

 

CAN YOU FIND...

1. Badland - contains animal fossils from 26 to 37 million years ago

2. Biscayne - aquatic park encompassing chain of islands south of Miami

3. C & O Canal - 184 mile canal between Cumberland, MD and Washington, D.C.

4. Crater Lake - volcano that erupted 7700 years ago, deepest U.S. lake

5. Federal Hall - first seat of the U.S. government

6. Longfellow - Washington’s headquarters during 1775-1776 Boston Siege, poet’s home

7. John Muir - home of early conservationist and writer 

8. Mammoth Cave - 144 miles of charted underground passageways

9. Nicodemus - only remaining western town established by African Americans during 

econstruction 

10. St. Gaudens - home, studio and gardens of American sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens
As we open the door into the 21st century, here are a few outstanding First Ladies from the 

20th century. You can locate all of them in the First Ladies area at the White House Visitor 

Center! 

1. This First Lady’s interests resulted in the Highway Beautification Act. 

2. The efforts of this First Lady made it possible for many people to view the White 

House during special Garden and Candlelight Tours. 

3. Two states joined the Union during her husband’s Presidency – making 50 states. 

4. Her family resided in Blair House while the White House underwent extensive 

renovations for four years. 

5. This First Lady had been a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. 

6. She was the first of several First Ladies to appear on national television to show the 

American people the work she accomplished in promoting the historic renovations of 

the state rooms of the White House, 

7. The Foster Grandparent Program was one project she supported in the 1980s. 

8. A staunch supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, this First Lady’s husband was 

NOT elected to office. 

9. She is the only First Lady to co-author a book with her pet. 

10. Her in-laws also lived in the White House at one time. 

Modern First Ladies

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Choose 3 or 5 Worksheets
President’s Park Map

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Think of your favorite thing from your visit to President’s Park, then write a poem called a 

“cinquain” using the following format: 

Line 1: One word to name the subject 

Line 2: Two words to describe it 

Line 3: Three words of action about it 

Line 4: Four word phrase about it 

Line 5: One new word that names the subject 

Example: Mansion 

 White House 

 Living, working, learning 

 Home of America’s president 

 Museum

Now, you try it!! 

 _________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________ 

 _________________________________________ 

Park Poet 

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Park Scramble 

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Can you find the following fourteen words in our PARK Scramble? 

NPS TICKETS 

BUSH CAT 

RANGER WILLIE 

DECATUR ELLIPSE 

MAGNOLIA SECRETSERVICE 

TREASURY SHERMAN 

WESTWING BLAIRHOUSE 
Starting with George Washington, Presidents have thought and written about 

many topics. They pick their words carefully, knowing that what they say may 

be read and recited by people all over the world. 

Some Presidents are very eloquent. Unfortunately, William Henry Harrison’s 

Inauguration address was the longest in history - one hour and forty five 

minutes. Harrison caught a cold and died one month after his Inauguration. 

Lincoln wrote a very short famous speech while riding on a train heading 

towards Gettysburg, Pennsylvania! 

You may not be ready to give a speech, however, you could use your 

imagination and try something short and simple. 

HAIKU is an unrhymed Japanese lyric poem having a fixed three line form 

containing five, seven and five syllables respectively. It’s not that easy! 

Here are two examples: 

The White House sits there 

Two hundred years of history 

In its’ many walls! 

The leaves have fallen 

They crinkle with each footstep 

How long till Spring comes? 

NOW, IT’S YOUR TURN! ________________________________________ 

 

________________________________________ 

 ________________________________________ 

The Pledge 

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Choose 3 or 5 Worksheets
You were just elected President. While you won’t be able to control what happens during 

your years in office, you might find it useful to imagine how you want to be remembered. 

For example, if you care about the National Parks you might hope that people in the future 

will recall you as the “National Parks President”. 

You may launch dozens of projects, work on hundreds of laws, and help solve countless 

problems. 

Pick a nickname and write down in several paragraphs why it is important to you. 

• The Environment President 

• The Children’s President 

• The Military President 

• The Arts President 

• The Parks President 

• The Peace President 

________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

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Proclamation 

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Choose 3 or 5 Worksheets
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Puzzled? 

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Choose 3 or 5 Worksheets
ACROSS 

1. You are now in a National ___________. 

2. The bird pictured on the Great Seal is an _______________. 

3. _________________________wrote the Gettysburg Address. 

4. Inauguration Day is January ___________________. 

5. The ___________________ is located outside the Oval Office. 

6. The National Christmas Tree is on the __________________. 

7. The name of this city is _______________________. 

8. The President works in the ___________Office in the West Wing. 

9. When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969 ________________was president. 

DOWN 

1. The name of the President’s helicopter is _____________________________. 

2. The _________________________is held annually on a Monday in either March or April. 

3. _________________ Washington was the first president. 

4. The White House zip code is _______________. 

5. Thomas _____________wrote the Declaration of Independence when he was 33 years old. 

6. Our Park Rangers work for the _____________. (initials!) 

7. _________________________ is the Presidential retreat in Maryland. 

8. GW was the _________________president. 

9. ___________________is the only president buried in Washington, D.C. 

10. In 1878 the Easter Egg Roll was first held during the _______________ Administration, 

Puzzled? 

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On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed a committee consisting 

of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson “to bring in a 

device for the seal of the United States of America”. The designs submitted by 

this and a subsequent committee were considered unacceptable. After many 

delays, a third committee, appointed early in 1782, presented a design 

prepared by William Barton. Charles Thompson, the secretary of Congress, 

suggested certain changes, and Congress finally approved the design on 

June 20, 1782. 

A version of the seal serves as the “Seal of the President of the United 

States.” It appears on White House stationery and on the side of Air Force 

One, the President’s airplane. Do you understand everything on the Seal? 

1. How many stars form the circle? What does that represent? 

2. What bird is on the Seal? 

3. How many arrows is the bird holding? What does this number 

represent? 

4. What is the meaning of the olive branch in the bird’s right talon? 

5. Where else have you seen “E Pluribus Unum”? It means 

______________ 

Symbols 

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Choose 3 or 5 Worksheets
What’s a National Park doing in the middle of our nation’s capital? National park sites are 

located in every state the United States except Delaware. They come in all sizes and 

shapes. President’s Park was designated a national site in 1933. 

The National Park Service has a very important role in caring for these special places. This 

has been the mission of the Park Service since this agency was created in 1916. 

The National Park system has grown to include over 80 million acres of land in 49 states, 

the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. These include 

many different types of sites such as National parks, monuments, memorials, battlefields, 

historic sites, recreation areas, rivers, lakeshores, seashores, scenic trails, preserves, 

military parks, and parkways. 

Can you name some National Park sites? 

 ________________________________________________________________ 

 ________________________________________________________________ 

 ________________________________________________________________ 

 ________________________________________________________________ 

All National Parks are staffed by uniformed Park Rangers. This highly specialized group of 

men and women are entrusted with caring for these wonderful places, performing all types 

of jobs. The most identifiable symbol the rangers wear is the arrowhead. 

Can you match the symbols with their meanings? 

_______Sequoia tree A. Scenic 

_______Bison B. Historical 

_______Mountain C. Wildlife 

_______Water D. Vegetation 

_______Arrowhead shape E. Recreational 

Welcome to the National Parks! 

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During the summer of 1936, this man, our 38th

 President, worked as a Park Ranger at 

Yellowstone National Park, feeding the bears and directing traffic. He graduated from the 

University of Michigan in 1935 and Yale Law School in 1941. Nelson A. Rockefeller served 

as his Vice President from 1974 to 1977. 

 

1. CHIINAGM 2. REYAWL 3. ELYA 4. TTYEB 

 ___________ _________ ________ _ ________ 

5. NNIOX 6. ARDNOP 7. GANERR 8. 

LFOTBOAL 

 _________ _________ ________ _ _________

 9. WHO AM I? __________________________________________

Who Am I? 

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You have successfully completed the requirements to become a President’s Park Junior Ranger. 

Please take your booklet to the nearest park ranger or volunteer to receive your junior ranger 

badge! If you have completed more than five worksheets, you will also receive a certificate! 

 

Junior Ranger Programs 

Are you interested in exploring? Do you like art, science, hsitory or nature? How about animals, 

sailing ships, dinosaurs or trains? Would you like to learn more about the national parks that 

belong to you? Find out more about National Park Service Junior Ranger Programs at: 

http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.htm

WebRanger Programs 

As a WebRanger you will have one important job: to have fun while learning new things. You will 

solve mysteries and puzzles, play games, take part in stories, and gather secret works while 

exploring some of the greatest places on earth! Find out more about National Park Service 

WebRanger programs at: http://www.nspg.vo/webranger/

Contact 

President’s Park (White House) 

c/o Junior Ranger Program 

1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Room 344 

Washington, D.C. 20242 

202-208-1631 

Website: http://www.nps.gov/whho

Congratulations!

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Historic Activity

Pg. 4 – Roll Call - 1) James Hoban, 2) Diplomatic Reception Room, 3) 8 years, 4) Abigail Van Buren, 5) Round, 6)

George Washington, 7) Nancy Reagan, 8) Liberty, 9) Harry Truman, 10) Eastman Brownie, 11) 1801-1809, 12)

Monroe, 13) 1902, 14) Pandas, 15) 48,000, 16) Prince Philip, 17) Lincoln Bedroom 

Pg. 5 - Cruise - 1) Barbara Bush, 2) Harriet Lane, 3) Ellen Wilson (fooled you!), 4) Mamie Eisenhower, 5) Abigail 

Adams, 6) Betty Ford, 7) Nancy Reagan, 8) Hillary Clinton, 9) Julia Tyle,r 10) Dolley Madison, 11) Eleanor Roosevelt, 

12) Edith Roosevel,t 13) Lou Hoover, 14) Helen Taft, 15) Grace Coolidge 

Pg. 6 – The Basic Bill - 1) T, 2) F, 3) F, 4) F, 5) T, 6) T, 7) T, 8) F, 9) T, 10) T, 11) T, 12) T, 13) F, 14) T, 15) T, 16) T, 

17) F, 18) T, 19) T , 20) T 

Worksheets 

Pg. 8 - Park Footsteps - 1) Fountains, 2) Buffalo, 3) First Lady, 4) Ellipse, 5) White House, 6) Lafayette Park, 7) 

Airplane, 8) Watch your step, 9) Cat, 10) Elms/Maples/ Evergreens/ Holly 

Pg. 9 – Mandate - 1) South Dakota, 2) Florida, 3) Maryland, 4) Oregon, 5) New York, 6) Massachusetts, 7) California, 

8) Kentucky, 9) Kansas, 10) New Hampshire 

Pg. 10 – Modern First Ladies - 1) Lady Bird Johnson, 2) Pat Nixon, 3) Mamie Eisenhower, 4) Bess Truman, 5) 

Eleanor Roosevelt, 6) Jacqueline Kennedy, 7) Nancy Reagan, 8) Betty Ford, 9) Barbara Bush, 10) Laura Bush and/or 

Louisa Adams 

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Pg. 16 & 17 - Puzzled? – Across 1) Park, 2) Eagle, 3) Lincoln, 4) 20, 5) Rose Garden, 6) Ellipse, 7) Washington, 8)

Oval, 9) Nixon. Down 1) Marine One, 2) Easter Egg Roll, 3) George, 4) 20500, 5) Jefferson, 6) NPS, 7) Camp David, 

8) First, 9) Wilson, 10) Hayes 

Pg. 18 – Symbols - 1) Fifty, 2) Bald Eagle, 3) Thirteen - original states, 4) Peace, 5) U.S. money – “one from many” 

Pg. 19 – Welcome - 1) D, 2) C, 3) A, 4) E, 5) B 

Pg. 20 - Who? - 1) Michigan, 2) Lawyer, 3) Yale, 4) Betty, 5) Nixon, 6) Pardon, 7) Ranger, 8) Football, 9) Gerald R. 

Ford

Answers 

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• Start collecting your National Park Service passport stamps. 

• Start a scrapbook on National Parks or Presidential sites. 

• Start a postcard or photo collection on President’s Park sites. 

• Design a bulletin board highlighting your visit. 

• Creative writing assignments: write from the perspective of a child living in 

the White House today. What do you like best? What do you like least? What 

would you envision as your role growing up in the White House? Would you 

want to maintain a low keyed private life or advocate particular issues 

focusing on children, literacy, education, health concerns, environmental 

needs. 

• Develop art projects focusing on the American Art predominately displayed in 

the White House – landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. 

• What significance should music have within the White House? Develop 

several musical programs to be performed at a special event on the White 

House lawn. 

• Critique your program and send copies to our Park Staff. 

• Discuss the importance of the National Park Service and research other Parks 

in urban areas. 

• Plan a trip to another National Park. What natural and cultural resources are 

there? 

• What special events should be celebrated in President’s Park? Why? 

Suggested Activities

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Thank you for visiting 

President’s Park and please return soon! 

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JOIN OUR JUNIOR RANGER HONOR ROLL ON THE WEB!!

PLEASE FILL OUT THE INFORMATION BELOW AND HAVE A PARENT SIGN 

OUR RELEASE FORM. 

TODAY’S DATE: ____________________ 

NAME: _____________________________________________ 

AGE: ____________ 

STREET ADDRESS: ____________________________________________ 

CITY, STATE & ZIP CODES: _____________________________________ 

{ I will permit my child’s name to be placed on the President’s Park website as 

a 

 Junior Ranger (only the name will appear!) 

{ I will not permit my child’s name to be placed on the President’s Park website 

as 

a Junior Ranger (only the name will appear!) 

____________________________________________ SIGNED BY PARENT

Junior Ranger Honor Roll 

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