PTOTP T-Shirts
What do Washington, Lincoln, TR, FDR, and JFK have in common? They’re all on our new PTOTP t-shirts. Here at the Periodic Table of the Presidents we’ve been hard…
The Periodic Table of the Amendments
POP QUIZ: 1. Name the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment. 2. When did 18 year-olds gain the right to vote for the president? 3. When was Prohibition repealed?…
New Lesson: President Tic-Tac-Toe Board
In this lesson, students will research the presidents. This is meant to be a differentiated activity aimed at middle school students. Students complete three assignments from the grid. For the…
Which presidents were generals?
“The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States…” – The U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section II, Clause I Many of our presidents…
Which presidents are related?
Father-Son Duos The Adamses were the first father-son duo to be elected President. The Adams family connection to the New World goes way back. In fact, John Adams’s great-great-grandparents were among…
New Lesson: James K. Polk & Texas Annexation
In this lesson, students examine the issue of Texas annexation by reading two primary sources: James K. Polk’s inaugural address (1845) and an anti-slavery meeting broadside from Boston,…
Where is FDR’s original memorial?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only president elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944). Sadly, he passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage shortly after being elected to his…
What is written on Thomas Jefferson’s gravestone?
HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. The above words…