New Deal CoalitionAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download
1944
Lesson plan.
Franklin D. Roosevelt vs Thomas E. Dewey — Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth term during World War II, defeating New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. The war and Roosevelt's wartime leadership made changing presidents unthinkable to most Americans; his slogan was effectively 'Don't change horses midstream.' Harry S. Truman replaced Henry Wallace as VP, a decision of enormous historical consequence. FDR died in April 1945, just three months into his fourth term, leaving Truman to lead the country to victory and into the atomic age.
What is in each packet
Cover
Cycle metadata + band eyebrow
Lesson plan
Instructor — timing, materials, standards
Reading
Sized to grade band (K-2: ~250 words → AP: ~650)
Background
Curated cycles — 5-7 vocab terms + primary-source excerpt
Student worksheet
K-2: 3 questions → AP: 8, mixed format
Answer key
Instructor — rationale on every item
Discussion prompts
3 prompts tied to era
DBQ (AP only)
Long-essay + 5-point rubric + second source