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Elementary elections - voting handout microsofts
The Role of the Canadian Government and Responsible Citizenship - Full Unit
This unit covers the following big ideas:Municipal, Provincial, and Federal Government - roles, responsibilities, and structureLevels of Government working together - assessing the effectiveness of Government actionsGovernments addressing social and environmental issuesResponsible citizenship, Charter rights, and freedoms, civic responsibilities Identifying and mapping social and environmental issues - stakeholders and perspectivesPolitical parties - exploring political parties in Canada and stu
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4th - 8th
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270 to win! WebQuest Worksheet on the history of the Electoral College!
25 difficult questions for students on the history of the Electoral College, state voting trends, Republican and Democratic party and more! (updated for 2020)All answers can be found by letting the student explore the site 270towin.comFor historical references, allowing students to use other parts of the internet would be beneficial. Perfect double period, block style lesson. Will take around an hour for middle school to complete. Answer key included (Key is first 4 pages, blank printable docume
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: The Election and Inauguration of the United States US President
Government Citizen Participation (Autocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy)
This is a one page handout that describes the various forms of govts. in terms of citizen participation. (Autocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy). After reading the information regarding the forms of governments their are a few multiple choice questions at the bottom of the page. This one handout was a life saver for me! I don't know about everyone else's textbooks, but my school textbook did not even have these terms listed. Also, the way this handout describes the governments it makes sense..and
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5th - 8th
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Election 2012: Electoral College Lesson on Repeating Addition/Multiplication
You can use this product with my powerpoint presentation explaining the electoral college, and accompanying math worksheet. This worksheet allows students to practice repeated addition and multiplication. They look at a map of the electoral college, find how many states have, say 5 electoral votes, then express the quantity as 5 + 5 + 5 or 5 x 3. It also has a few review word problems at the end of the worksheet. You can use it for Social Studies or Math-- it is part of my integrated SS/Math
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3rd - 4th
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Canada's Parliamentary Democracy Reading with Questions
This product includes a short reading about the Parliamentary Democracy of Canada. It explains how Members of Parliament are elected and how the Prime Minister of Canada is chosen. There are 6 reading comprehension question and one opinion question. Answer key included. GA Standard: SS6CG2 Explain citizen participation in the Canadian government. a. Explain the role of citizens in choosing the leader of Canada (parliamentary democracy).
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4th - 7th
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Local Elections and You
A short research project designed to have students research local election candidates for mayor and town council. Could be expanded upon to talk about provincial/state or federal elections, but would need to be fleshed out a bit more.
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5th - 12th
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Types of Leaders Assessement
This document is a great assessment for social studies (elementary level) relevant to types of leaders. Includes multiple choice and a short written response. Focuses on the President/Governor and Mayor positions.
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K - 4th
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2012 Election/Electoral College Social Studies/Math Lesson
This lesson aims to explain the electoral college system to students, as well as provide them with a math lesson. It begins with an explanation of the electoral college. Students calculate the total number of votes themselves by adding up the state votes. They then calculate the majority needed to win. Next, the lesson talks about whether or not the electoral college is "fair." Finally, students hold a mock election. They do one mock election with an electoral college, and one with the pop
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5th - 8th
Comparison Activity - Grace or Duck for President?
This packet contains a graphic organizer to compare the two books Grace for President and Duck for President. It provides a writing activity for comparing and a writing prompt for who would make a better president. Great for compare/contrast or leadership units.
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1st - 3rd
Constitution Day- Branches of Government Activity for Students
If you are teaching students about the different branches of government, this activity is just for you. It allows the students to get into small groups and take an active role in government. I used it as a review of the topic and the conversations that came from it were quite amazing!
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3rd - 6th
The Irish Presidential Election Resource Pack
This resource pack is published to coincide with the 2018 Presidential Elections in Ireland. It consists of thirteen files with 150 pages of resources, including presentations, handouts, flashcards, candidate posters and lots more.There are two Powerpoint files to teach pupils about the presidency – “The President of Ireland” and “The Role of the President”. There are .PDF versions of these also which would be suitable for display in the classroom.There is a booklet to explain Ireland’s democrac
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4th - 6th
Electoral College Map
Electoral College Map. Students will label the number of electoral votes per state, answer questions, and an optional activity of coloring the 2016 election results. Answer key included.You may also like:Constitution JeopardySupreme Court & SchoolsThree Branches of Government BundleColonial Conference & How to BookNational Treasure Movie GuideColonial BiographiesCivil War and Reconstruction JeopardyU.S. Citizenship Test
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5th - 9th
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Election 2012: Where the Candidates stand on Kid-friendly Issues
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I created this info pack as a supplement to a TIME for Kids worksheet that asked the kids to research candidates and write about a few that were important to them.
Instead of having the kids ravage the internet, I took information from each candidates website as well as scholastic.com and PBSkids.com and put it into a cute 5 page document that is in kid-friendly language and
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2nd - 6th
Susan B. Anthony Student Book
Standards: SS3H2 The students will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy. a. Susan B. Anthony (women’s rights)
SS3CG2 The students will describe how the historical figures display positive character traits.
SS3G2 The students will describe the cultural and geographical systems associated with the historical figures.
Essential Question:
How did Susan B. Anthony influence American history?
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2nd - 5th
Limited Government Notes
This notes page coordinates with the my Government Types PP that is available. It is one of two pages of notes. It illustrates LIMITED government as an umbrella and has the major limited governments under it with pictures and a box for definitions. The PP has the definitions highlighted in yellow so the students know exactly what to write in the boxes.
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4th - 12th
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The Electoral College: Quick Facts for Kids
Here are some quick facts about the Electoral College that would be helpful for elementary students. The explanation is already done for you. Just make a copy of the slides and follow along.
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3rd - 7th
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Vice President PowerPoint
This is a PowerPoint complete with 99-slides (two for each vice president),a photo of each vice president, and a slide with facts about each president. All 49 vice presidents are included. This is a great way for students to learn about each U.S. Vice President.
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3rd - 5th
Society Laws, Rights, and Government Worksheet
This fill-in-the-blank worksheet is a wonderful introduction to the laws, rights, and government in American society! You can independently fill out the worksheet with your students, or use it with the video "What is Society?" on the Kids Academy YouTube channel.
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1st - 4th
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K-2-ETS1-1
Levels and Branches of Government Poster/Chart
This is a poster/chart that helps students understand the levels of government, the different branches of government, and what they do within each level/branch. My students have used this as a resource all year and it is extremely helpful.
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3rd - 5th
Federalists v. Democratic-Republicans T-Chart
The first two political parties of the United States with their leaders, basic principles, and supporters.
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5th - 12th
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Government Leaders Packet
Students write about the jobs and duties of their mayor, governor, and President.
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1st - 3rd
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Mock Voter Registration AND Ballot for President
Are you teaching your kids about the 2012 election? Are your students participating in a mock election to vote for president? Have students complete a voter registration card and then vote for president with these templates! They will feel like active citizens as they help choose the president in your mock election!!
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PreK - 8th
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Side-by-side English & Spanish Government notes
Because of the high number of English Language Learners at my school, I created these side-by-side government notes to assist my ELLs to access the content in their native language. Key words are underlined in both languages, so that students may learn the necessary vocabulary to access the content in English as well.
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3rd - 9th
November Newsletter Templates
Freshen up you weekly parent communication with these adorable newsletters, or as I like to call them, My Weeks!This download includes FIVE DIFFERENT November themed editable newsletters!Clip art and background boxes unfortunately can't be moved due to copyright. I provide and example of how you can add text boxes to spice up each week! I also direct you to where you can find the free (for personal use) fonts I use if you don't already have some in your collection!*** Please note: You will need
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Themed Newsletters for the Entire School Year!
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