The inauguration of a new president is always a historic event, one that teachers are eager to share with their students. If you’re looking for some resources to use with your classes, here are some suggestions. Please feel free to add additional resources that you have found in the comments section!

The National Education Association offers many Inauguration Day activities for students at all grade levels. The resources include a collection of inaugural addresses, a quiz, and a special online Library of Congress presentation with more than 40 photographs, manuscripts, campaign posters, letters, broadsides, and inaugural speeches representing 18 presidents.

C-Span Classroom has lesson plans, videos, and activity sheets. You can find a wealth of resources for students to help them understand events occurring on inauguration day and interpret the inaugural address that will be given by Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. Teachers can choose to have students view the inaugural address and use one of several viewing guides to analyze the speech. Activities and handouts include a note-taking chart, guiding questions, topical analysis, an evaluative rubric, and a BINGO game. Check it out!

Take a look at the resources offered by Education World. These materials are aimed at all grade levels. Includes letter-writing activities, examining photographs, vocabulary work sheets, comparing inaugural addresses, an inaugural firsts trivia hunt, and more.

Close Up Washington DC offers many virtual resources, particularly for middle school and high school students. Feel free to check it out.