Great Advice!

As we start our unit on the American Civil War, I thought I'd share this humorous response:

This isn't from one of my students, it was a response found online, but funny (and true!) nonetheless!

Abe Lincoln is My Homeboy!

It was this week in 1865 that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.  A new movie came out yesterday chronicling the aftermath of the assassination....The Conspirator.  I had tried to organize a vacation week History Club outing to see this film but sadly it only came out in limited theaters, none of which are convenient for my kiddos to access.  Oh well!  I am going to try to see it anyway and maybe we'll watch it as a class at the end of the year??  Here's one of my students modeling an awesome History Club t-shirt:

Sure does beat the Jersey Shore t-shirts I've seen around school lately! :0)

POTUS (that's President of the United States)

Who do you think is the best president in U.S. history? If you had to choose, which one of these U.S. presidents would you regard as the greatest- George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan? Check out this 2009 Gallup Poll video to see who Americans chose! While you're there, explore the rest of the Gallup Poll site to see what other polls strike your fancy!Check out this great SLIDESHOW of all 43 POTUS'...
There are 43 presidents but 44 presidencies...do you know why?