Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration

President's Obama inauguration is an unique opportunity for teachers to incorporate real-world events into classroom teaching and give their students an authentic learning experience. In reading our blogs, I am amazed at the creativity of our teachers' lessons and how they are able to connect the Presidential Inauguration with their curriculum.

Here are the best teacher ideas for President Obama's inauguration on January 20:

• Inaugural Facts and Firsts (from Jennifer, our Grades 1-2 Teacher Advisor)
• Government 101: Yes We Can! (from Angela, our Grades 3-5 Teacher Advisor)
• Inauguration Watch from Washington D.C. (from Sandra, our Middle School Teacher Advisor)
• Inaugural Poetry (from Patty, our High School Teacher Advisor)
• "New Year, New President, New Expectations" (from Alyssa, our Special Education blogger)
• Online With Barack Obama (from Gayle, Tech Tutor blogger)
• Nonfiction Inauguration Specials (from Anastasia, Kid Lit Kit blogger)
• Must-Reads for the Inauguration (from Francie, our Read Up! blogger)

In addition to top ten resources for January I mentioned in my earlier post, we've recently added these Presidential Inauguration resources:

• Presidential Inauguration Cheat Sheet
• Scholastic Book Clubs "Dear Mr. President!" Contest
• It's Your Democracy Unit Plan: Learning to Make Our Communities Better
• Great Expectations: Can the New President Possibly Handle It All? from Upfront magazine
• The 7 Hat Challenge: Master the Roles of the President Game (NEW!)
• Presidential Portrait Gallery by Kids Slideshow (NEW!)

I have never been so excited about a Presidential Inauguration. Here at Scholastic, three viewing areas will be set up so that we can watch Barack Obama take the Oath of Office and give the Inaugural Address. At my sister's school, they are trying to figure out how 800 students can share this historic event when they are limited to one Internet connection and an auditorium with a maximum capacity of 250. My mom, a Chinese immigrant, will watching the live television broadcast and listening to a Chinese translation on the radio. We will be talking about this day for years to come.

Comments

[Brian Calligy]

Linda,

I thoroughly enjoyed your Top Ten Blog! I plan to use a few Inauguration activities with my classes. Also, I shared a few Martin Luther King, Jr. links with my teachers.
Thank you for the timely and useful links : )