Tour the Presidents

Second grade Presidents week

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Coins Paper Landmarks

Mount RushmoreFaces of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.

These faces can be found in the state of South Dakota. They are carved in granite and each are over 60 feet tall!

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

Lincoln grew up in a log cabin. He was a hard worker and always tried to be honest. He earned the name ‘Honest Abe’. His son had a pet turkey. On Thanksgiving he gave the turkey a pardon, or let it go, to save its life from being dinner.

Now the President pardons a turkey every year on Thanksgiving day.

16th President

George Washington

The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. It is 555 ft tall.

One of George’s favorite foods was ice cream. He would have had to make it with rock salt and crank the machine, in the picture to the right, until the creamy mixture inside was frozen.

Here are a set of George’s false teeth. They were made out of ivory from elephants and hippos tusks. Today they can be found in a museum.

1st President

Theodore RooseveltTeddy helped with the making of the Panama Canal. This canal made the boat trip from NY to San Francisco much shorter.

Roosevelt loved to hunt. One day he saved a baby grizzly bear though. In 1902, the first stuffed bear toy was made, it was named after Theodore Roosevelt, ‘Teddy’ bear. Teddy loved the outdoors.

set aside over 200 million acres of land for national forests and wildlife refuges. They named the park after him.26th President

Ronald Reagan40th President

Was a great movie star. He was in over 50 movies!

Regan always kept a jar of jelly beans on his desk in the White House, and on his plane, Air Force One.

Jimmy Carter39th President

Carter grew up on a peanut farm in Georgia. He worked hard in the fields and on his school work.

After he was President, he worked hard with Habitat for Humanity. He built houses and helped others.

Thomas Jefferson

3rd President

He helped write the Declaration of Independence.

The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.

He sent Lewis and Clark to map the Western US. They sent him back two grizzly bears. The bears lived at the White House with Jefferson!

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson

Ulysses S. Grant

Presidents on paper money.

The White House

This is where the president lives. It was built in 1792. Many repairs and additions have been made since then. Indoor plumbing was added in 1833, and Electricity was added in 1891.

Franklin Delano RooseveltJohn F. Kennedy

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson

Presidents on coins.

Barack Obama44th President

Obama enjoys playing basketball. He has played since High School.

He grew up in Hawaii, with his Grandparents.

Obama taking the oath in the Oval Office. His wife, Michelle, and their two daughters live in the White House.