New Deal CoalitionAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download
1956
Lesson plan.
Dwight D. Eisenhower vs Adlai Stevenson II — Eisenhower won re-election in an even larger landslide over a second Stevenson challenge, despite concerns about Ike's health after a heart attack in 1955. The Suez Crisis erupted days before the election, which paradoxically helped Eisenhower by reinforcing his image as the steady hand America needed in a dangerous world. Democrats retained control of Congress, making Eisenhower the first president since Zachary Taylor to win while his party lost both houses. A faithless elector in Alabama voted for Walter Jones.
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