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Students across America are watching this & tomorrow teachers will have acknowledge what is happening in DC today. You don’t have to be a civics teacher to know that this moment is going to be very difficult for so many educators across the country. Here are some free resources
In light of today’s events in the US Capitol, help students understand the foundations of democracy with @sharemylesson’s lesson and resource collection https://sharemylesson.com/collections/foundations-democracy
For two centuries, American political offices have peacefully transferred power after every election. Try this resource from @sharemylesson for middle & high school https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/peaceful-transfer-power-infographic-327959
You can differentiate between peaceful protest and violence. Storming the Capital and threatening duly elected officials is mob rule not peaceful protest
Here are free resources on sedition and The Sedition Act. https://sharemylesson.com/search?search_api_views_fulltext=sedition
Here are resources on how the Electoral College works. https://sharemylesson.com/search?search_api_views_fulltext=electoral+college
Good luck to every educator, whether in person or remote. I know that today is stressful, but we will get through this. Our democracy is stronger than this and the will of the voters will prevail.
