Teaching about the Inauguration

On January 20^th, 2017, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45^th President of the United States. This date represents historic events on many levels. Classroom teachers should be gathering resources to take advantage of this teachable moment.

There are a number of web sites to check out that can provide suggestions for classroom activities to commemorate this event. Perhaps you will be able to watch the Inauguration in class with your students so they can obtain an even greater sense of the importance of the moment.

Here are some web sites to check out.

Educationworld.com- Here you will find information about the President taking the oath of office and information about the parade and the Inaugural Balls.

Another site is nea.org- the official site of the National Education association. This site has curriculum suggestions as well as printable worksheets for grades 3-8.

You may also want to check Kids.usa.gov. which is a student friendly site that your students can access on their own.

There is one other site to investigate- presidential-Inauguration .com

Finally. Whitehouse.gov. Presently has information about the Obama presidency and the family getting ready to leave the White House. I expect that after the Inauguration, the site focus will change to the Trump presidency.

PS- Tell your students about “ Hail to the Chief

c.2017 J. Margolis