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Inauguration Day 2021: the 59th Presidential Inauguration


Inauguration Day marks the peaceful transfer of power from the newly elected President of the United states and the previous President. Discovery Education has compiled useful resources and an activity Channel for this historical event. All students and teachers have access to Discovery Education on their Launchpad. Make sure you are logged in to access these resources:

(this Channel can be adjusted by grade bands K-5, 6-8 or 9-12).

Possible guiding questions for the young person:

For more than 230 years, Inauguration Day has been an important celebration for our democracy. However, this is not the first time there has been turmoil following an election. The district subscribes to Newsela; make sure you and your scholars are logged into Newsela to access: This opinion article was written in October, but provides some background history on several other contested elections and outcomes in our history.

Due to the Covid19 pandemic the inaugural events and additional programming will be shared virtually and live-streamed. Inaugural activities are planned to begin at approximately 9am tomorrow morning and will be viewable on all major news stations as well as on . As another option for those interested, there is a pre-inaugural children’s program viewable on Youtube: .

If scholars are curious about conflicting stories of the 2020 Election and the 2021 Inaugural Ceremony, there are robust tools to use with them in the Discovery Channels (also adjustable by grade band). The channel linked here is not a “one and done” activity, but rather vetted materials and strategies for teaching media literacy and critical thinking. Again, ensure that you and your scholars are logged into Discovery Education for access:

 

Additional resources have been provided by Ulster BOCES and can be found here. 

Inauguration Resources

Specific for 2021

, College of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst

, Discovery Education, January 2021

, PBS Newshour, January 15, 2021

, C-Span Classroom, December 22, 2020

, NEA, December 18, 2020

, NY Times, November 17, 2020

, Vox, January 18, 2021

, NBC News, January 19, 2021

, Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, January 11, 2021

General 

, Britannica Kids (Text can be levelled by selecting button for “kids” or “students”)

, Teaching Tolerance, January 11, 2017

, Library of Congress

, Constitution Daily, October 21, 2016

, Academy 4SC

, PBS Learning Media

, The American Presidency Project

, National Archives

, CNN, January 21, 2013

, Time, January 19, 2017

 

 


ATTENTION: Are your scholars or colleagues doing something great? Please contact the district Communications Team at communications@necsd.net. We’d love to visit your class or event and/or post your pictures and recap to highlight the amazing accomplishments throughout our district!







Date: 2021-01-20 10:42:05 AM





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