This post is by Teresa St. Angelo, the 2016-2017 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence.
“The students were listening, participating, involved, and having fun,” exclaimed two kindergarten teachers. “And they were interested. I wasn’t sure how you would do that with this topic, but everyone loved it!” added a third. Teachers also told me that they saw strategies that they could extend to other subjects, including math and reading. What prompted these excited comments? A lesson on presidential inaugurations!