Hello and welcome to another day of the new series here at Mama’s Learning Corner: On This Day in American History!
On this day in American History, January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was sworn into office as the 35th President of the United States of America.
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January 20 – John Fitzgerald Kennedy Is Sworn Into Office
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was sworn into office as the 35th President of the United States of America on January 20, 1961.
To do:
1.) President Kennedy’s Inauguration Speech included the historic words, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
- Make a written list of ways that you “can do” for the United States. What ways you can you personally help better and improve our Land of the Free?
- Now make a written list of ways that We the People can improve the United States – adults and children alike.
- After you have created your two lists, go back and circle the most important tasks on the lists. What deems them to be the most important?
2.) President Kennedy was elected to office at the age of 43, making him the youngest elected president. Find and write down the criteria to become president of the United States of America. In which document would you find the qualifications for President?
3.) Unfortunately, President Kennedy was assassinated while serving his first term in office. Who became his successor? Record his name in your Notebook of Knowledge.
If you are new to On This Day in American History
If you are new to On This Day in American History, Welcome!
Each day, I share an interesting event that occurred in our nation’s past. You will learn about famous Americans, interesting inventions and their patents, American art and music, and more.
You will also find suggested activities – labeled “To do” – if you would like to research this during your homeschool’s group time in the morning, or you can assign the activities for your children to work on independently.
If you think you will do more than one day of On This Day in American History, I would encourage you to have your child keep what I call a Notebook of Knowledge. A spiral notebook or sheets of paper stapled together is more than adequate!
Have your child write the day’s event and the date at the top of his paper. If there are writing activities, have him use his best composition, grammar, and penmanship as he completes the answers. After just a few weeks or even a month, he will have an excellent resource to read through!
If you would like to use this resource throughout the month, you might be interested in purchasing the full January Calendar. It contains:
- Access to the webpage with all of the January events listed, including all suggested activities for each daily event.
- A .pdf of the January Calendar, listed in chronological order with all suggested activities
- All necessary downloads to complete the assigned activities. These same downloads are linked on the webpage, however, they are also included here for easy access.
- The answers to any questions asked in the daily activities.
You can purchase that here:
Thrifty Thursday – January 19, 2023
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