Jonathan learned facts about various presidents to facilitate his understanding of why President's Day is celebrated. He learned that the US has had 44 presidents and that George Washington was the 1st president who fought in the Revolutionary War which won our freedom from Great Britain. We went on to learn facts about Thomas Jefferson, our 3rd president and that he wrote the Declaration of Independence, which helped show England why we wanted to be our own country. Finally, he learned about Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president, and that he led our country during the Civil War and helped end slavery. We ended the session identifying the presidents on the penny, nickel and dime. (Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington, respectively).