The White House

The White House is the U.S. President’s residence, and the center of lots of activity over the years. Time to get the inside scoop.

CONNECT:

• See the inside of the White House from top to bottom architecturally at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW6hxlThB_o
• Check out the history of the White House at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT5ZsE-o6U4
• Dolly Madison played a significant role in history of the White House; find out the details at https://www.biography.com/people/dolley-madison-9394952
• What’s the Executive Branch, and what does it do? Find out at https://www.congressforkids.net/Executivebranch_index.htm

CREATE:

• Make a trivia game using these fun facts about the White House: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/fun-facts-know-about-white-house-residents/
• Ever wanted to play President for the day? Or for four years? Experience it at https://www.icivics.org/games/executive-command
• Recreate the White House Easter Egg hunt from now or yester year: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/questions/what-is-the-history-of-the-white-house-easter-egg-roll https://www.whitehouse.gov/eastereggroll/
• Create your own pop-up White House by following these directions: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/craft-pop-white-house/

CARE:

• Have something to say to the President? Make your voice known at https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
• Learn how you can become a White House intern; it’s never too early to find out how to participate in this leadership program: https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/internships/
• The White House supports students’ interest in STEM through its Maker Faire and other efforts; join the movement at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/316486
• Did you know that the cost of preserving and maintaining the historic furnishings and art within the White House Collection isn't covered entirely by public money or by a federally-funded agency? Support the White House History Organization at https://www.whitehousehistory.org/support

CAREERS:

There are hundreds of people who work for the White House: from security to cleaning, from economic advisors to decorators. Of course, there are political jobs – and all of their support staff, as well as thousands of government jobs from Peace Corps to janitors and military to forest rangers. In a way, if you work for the government, you are working for yourself. See some of the opportunities here.

https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/career-resource-center/government-careers/

https://career.berkeley.edu/Government/Government

https://www.usajobs.gov/