What is a way to remember the presidents on US currency?

Answer 1

WHEN JEFF LEAVES HOME, JACK GOES FISHING W - WASHINGTON $1

JEFF - JEFFERSON $2

L - LINCOLN $5

H - HAMILTON $10

JACK - JACKSON $20

G - GRANT $50

F - FRANKLIN $100

Answer 2

One way to remember the presidents on US currency is to use the acronym "WASH JEFF LIN JACK." This stands for Washington (George Washington on the $1 bill), Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill), Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln on the $5 bill), and Jackson (Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill). Associating each president with their respective bill denomination can help reinforce the connection between the presidents and the currency they appear on.

Answer 3

Well, how about we turn that into a happy little memory game? You can associate each president with a specific bill: George Washington on the $1 bill, Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill, Abraham Lincoln on the $5 bill, and so on. By connecting each president with their corresponding currency, you'll create a beautiful and memorable way to recall them with ease. Just like painting a picture, it's all about finding your own unique way to remember and enjoy the process!

Answer 4

The best way to memorize a long list of names is to use an anagram or "silly sentence." Write the names of all the presidents down in order, one name per line on your paper. Now, take the first letter of each president's last name and make a new word which starts with that letter. Your goal is to make up a silly sentence with letters from each name - this will be funny enough for you to remember, and will remind you of the proper letters in the proper order.

Here is a poem that teaches you the order of the presidents:

George Washington least them, the great and the true,

John Adams succeeds him and Jefferson too;

Madison follows, and fifth comes Monroe,

With John Quincy Adams and Jackson below.

The term of Van Buren to Harrison's leads;

Tyler, Polk, Taylor, then Fillmore succeeds.

Pierce and Buchanan, and Lincoln in turn,

Are followed by Johnson and Grant, we discern.

Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur, and Cleveland we score,

Then Harrison is followed by Cleveland once more.

Then comes McKinley and the full dinner pail,

And one called "Teddy" who to Cuba did sail.

William Taft his government began

And Woodrow Wilson, a marvelous man;

Harding and Coolidge are next in the rhyme,

Then Hoover and the people had a very hard time.

FDR was great in both peace and war,

Truman was striving for what we fought for.

The former General Eisenhower

Brought the Republicans back to power.

John Kennedy's victory in the race

was for the New Frontier in the Age of Space.

Lyndon Johnson led the people, the free and the brave,

With a goal to achieve and a country to save.

Nixon swore to uphold our creed

Of liberty, life, and every man's need.

But by Nixon these rules were ignored,

So to take his place was President Ford.

Then came Carter with a cheery smile,

To run our country southern style.

Then Carter's smile left his face,

And Reagan came to take his place.

"Dutch" stayed two terms, bush filled his station,

Bringing with him a "kinder, gentler nation."

Clinton took over and served for eight years,

George W. followed, with Texan cheers.

Then Obama brings up the rear

Promising a great new year.

Answer 5

Well, honey, if you want to remember the presidents on US currency, just think of it as a boy band lineup. George Washington is the heartthrob on the $1 bill, Abe Lincoln is the sensitive one on the $5 bill, Andrew Jackson is the bad boy on the $20 bill, Ulysses S. Grant is the one you forget about on the $50 bill, and Ben Franklin is the cool grandpa on the $100 bill. Just don't get too starstruck by their faces, they won't be signing autographs anytime soon.

Answer 6

The faces on current bills in the United States are:

$1 - George Washington, 1st President of the United States

$2 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President

$5 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President

$10 - Alexander Hamilton, 1st Secretary of the Treasury (not a president)

$20 - Andrew Jackson, 7th President

$50 - Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President

$100 - Benjamin Franklin, Diplomat and Signer of the Declaration of Independence (also not a president)