JFK’s Portrait: Why is he looking down?
It happens every school year. Whenever my students flip through the presidents’ portraits in the back pages of their textbooks, a question always arises: “Why is JFK looking down in…
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to our favorite people. As a special gift to you, here are some free lessons about the presidents: © 2020 Periodic Presidents
The Law Rules on Law Day
On May 1, the United States celebrates Law Day, a day dedicated to the rule of law. President Eisenhower instituted Law Day in 1958. In his official Proclamation, he says:…
Visit Monroe at Highland
James Monroe’s Highland home burned down in the mid-1800s. Even though the house seen here is only Monroe’s guest house, the grounds and story are well worth the visit. Here…
Visit Buchanan at Wheatland
The “worst president” has the best house. It’s no Mount Vernon or Monticello, but James Buchanan’s Wheatland is a phenomenal place to visit. Here are our favorite moments. James Buchanan’s…
TR & Devils Tower
Introducing Art/Fact. Here at Periodic Presidents, we can’t help but think of the work of Teddy Roosevelt when celebrating Earth Day and Arbor Day. TR led the nation in a…
Visit TJ’s 8-Sided Retreat
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest https://www.poplarforest.org/
Books We Love
Over the years we’ve collected a small library of presidential books. From fun children’s books to data-filled scholarly texts, these are the books that we come back to year after…