Summer 2021 Education Series
JFK Library Teaching and Learning Tuesdays
From the Library's Department of Education and Public Programs Team
July & August 2021

Summertime!


We hope you have a restorative summer and enjoy these resources featuring
poetry, humor, space and the sea!
Ready-to-Go Resources
Lesson Plan
Jacqueline B. Kennedy and the Power of Poetry
Elementary and Middle School Grades
When Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy was ten years old, she composed and illustrated a poem called "Sea Joy." In this activity, students analyze the sensory imagery in the poem and then write a poem about a place that is familiar to them.
Activity
Kennedy on the Poet’s Civic Role
Grades 9 - 12
On October 26, 1963, President Kennedy delivered a timeless speech at Amherst College about the importance of public service and the role of the poet in a democratic society. In this activity, students analyze the meaning of a significant portion of this speech, and then write a brief poem about the role of the poet in civic life.
60th Anniversary of the Cape Cod National Seashore
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Cape Cod National Seashore Act, signed into law by President Kennedy on August 7, 1961. The Act authorized the establishment of the Cape Cod National Seashore Park, preserving more than 43,000 acres of the Massachusetts shoreline. In his remarks, JFK stated that the goal was "to preserve the natural and historic values of a portion of Cape Cod for the inspiration and enjoyment of people all over the United States."
Forum Spotlight
Great Lives Worth Reliving with Mo Rocca
Mo Rocca, correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and frequent panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, discussed his book, Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving, featuring remarkable lives of leaders, innovators, and artists worthy of greater attention. Rick Berke, co-founder and executive editor of STAT and former longtime reporter and editor at The New York Times, moderated.
Activity of the Month
Astronaut Puppets
Spacesuits allow humans to survive in outer space — helping astronauts breathe, regulate body temperature, and communicate to make repairs and conduct experiments away from Earth. Introduce your students to examples of spacesuits that NASA engineers have developed for different space activities. They can learn how to suit up for space, color a spacesuit and create an astronaut puppet. Enhance their understanding with this engaging spacesuit demonstration at the JFK Library by NASA engineer Su Curley.
New Frontiers Newsletter
Issue 30 | Spring 2021
This edition centers around the 60th anniversary of the Kennedy administration with photographs highlighting memorable moments and key events of 1961. Classroom lesson plans contextualize the efforts of the first Peace Corps volunteers, and provide a closer look at the role of JFK’s press office and highly popular press conferences. A new Collections Corner highlights recently digitized pages from one of several notebooks kept by John F. Kennedy that feature quotations of notable individuals and various other writings.
Jigsaw Puzzle
Kennedy Family with Their Dogs
Here's the Kennedy family with some of their many pets! Try your hand at piecing together this photo from our Archives in a jigsaw puzzle!
More to Explore
The Sea
President Kennedy had a deep appreciation for the sea. This media gallery highlights images of the Kennedy family and the ocean.
Pets and Animals
The White House has been home to many pets and animals throughout the years. Explore images of the Kennedy family with their pets.
In Case You Missed It...
JFK Library's Teaching and Learning Tuesdays 6/1
The previous e-newsletter featured the Dignity and Justice for All conference recap and annotated bibliography; Strategies for Support: JFK and the Civil Rights Act of 1963 lesson plan; "Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World" Kennedy Library Forum; Make a Suffrage Sunflower activity; the National Park Service's Eunice Kennedy Shriver 100: A Legacy of Inclusion event; Biography of Eunice Kennedy Shriver; and the National Museum of American History's Kids: Things to Do at Home.

In addition, all past emails from this series are available on the Library's website.
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