Inauguration Teaching Tools

Regardless of your political affiliation or views, today is a great opportunity to educate your children about the passage of power from one president to another... what that process looks like and what it's all about.

I've found a handful of resources to help you create a curriculum of sorts for your classrooms. Might have been more helpful to have presented this information a bit sooner... hopefully better late than never will apply!

Education World Teaching ideas, tools, letters to the new president and more

About.com Homeschooling Offers free Inauguration printables including word searches, vocabulary, crossword, and more.

SchoolFamily.com offers a handful of free PDF's including a coloring page and poem

OurWhiteHouse.org History, poetry, traditions and transitions. This site provides a wonderful assortment of links and plenty of history to keep you busy!

TeachableMoment.org 15 page PDF includes classroom activities for grades 4-8, with 1 activity for high school students. The materials may be adjusted for younger students.

Watching the event itself will also be a great teaching tool. Maybe without watching all the hoopla that comes before and after the actual ceremony would allow you to fit it into your school day. If you like the hoopla, then maybe this can be your school day!