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6th grade elections - voting lectures for Montessori
Governments Sports
My students love basketball more than any other sport we play. They have become avid students of the game, and even during recess, they play by the official rules. They demand fair play out of each other because they want the game to be as fun as possible. This demand for fair play is one of the reasons Government Basketball is so dynamic. Each team plays with different scoring rules representing the government's style. Students will realize that they will have to change their tactics based o
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5th - 8th
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Election Day & Voting in America
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 31 visual appealing slides perfect for literacy and history lessons.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These lesson slides saves teachers time and has interesting facts and great visuals for students. This lesson includes the topics:• Vocabulary Word List• Qu
Grades:
5th - 8th
Meet President Joe Biden! The 46th President of the USA Slides & Presentation!
Introduce President Joe Biden, the boy, man, and successful career politician to the class followed by an analysis-vote-reading-discussion activity.Topics included:• Early life• High School• University life• A life in politics begins• Did you know?- Lifelong stuttering problem- GIF inserted• A political career launches• Joe finds a seat at the senate• Tragedy strikes• Second marriage• Vice President • Presidential campaigns• President’s age debate- GIF inserted *Both a PowerPoint and Keynote fil
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: The BIDEN-HARRIS BUNDLE!
Meet Kamala Harris, the First Female Vice President Slides & Presentation!
Introduce the first female, first African American, first South Asian Vice President, Kamala Harris with these engaging slides as students get to learn more about the newest Vice President in American history!Topics include: • Early life• Early life continued• University life• Early career• District Attorney • Attorney General of California• U.S. Senate• Vice President• Review & discussion prompt- moving GIF inserted*PowerPoint & Keynote files are provided for both PC & Mac users!
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: THE Black History Month BUNDLE!
Introduction- History of the Internet, Fair Use, and Censorship
This is a really great introduction to the uses of the internet and its intersectionality between Social Media, the government, and our culture. This does not go heavy into current events in the hopes of remaining neutral.
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6th - 10th
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Crash Course Comparing Governments
This is a Google Slides resource that does an overview of different governments, pros & cons of different governments, and has learning targets + compelling questions (see below). Excellent way to start or review a comparative government unit in civics or government class. Once you purchase a copy of the Google Slides you can edit/add/delete anything you want. Learning Targets:Students will develop an understanding of the main types of Governments.Students can identify real world examples o
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Election Day & Voting in America
Help students build background knowledge and explore areas of interest. This Power Point includes 31 visual appealing slides perfect for literacy and history lessons.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to make connections to the text. No prep work needed with these lesson slides. These lesson slides saves teachers time and has interesting facts and great visuals for students. This lesson includes the topics• Vocabulary Word List• Que
Grades:
5th - 8th
Fundamentals of Democracy - Three/Four Part Cards
This PDF can be used to make a set of three/four part cards useful when teaching the fundamental ideas associated with a democratic government. For each idea there is a control card (word and picture), a picture card, a word card, and a description card. Concepts included are: democracy, elections, Rule of Law, Majority Rule, public servants, Civil Rights, and representation. The set should be printed onto card stock, cut, and laminated prior to use.
Grades:
1st - 8th
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The BIDEN-HARRIS BUNDLE!
Introducing, President Joe Biden and the first female, first African American, first South Asian Vice President Kamala Harris with these engaging slides provided in both PPT and Keynote files for PC and Mac users!
Grades:
6th - 12th
Republicans and Democrats: What's the Difference and Why Should I Care? PPT
Have you ever been asked to explain the differences between the Democrats and Republicans and not known what to say?
I created this presentation to teach middle school and high school students about the history, ideologies, and basic differences between the two major American parties. Updated for 2016 it has updated information about the parties, their leaders and presidential candidates, and where they stand on the issues. The presentation comes complete with an interactive assessment activit
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5th - 12th
How Government is Influenced Google Slides Lecture
This Google Slides presentation is a great introduction to a huge set of content that is so important for our students to be familiar with. The influence of government presentation includes the following topics: Mass Media and Bias in the Media, Public Opinion, the Media and the Constitution (including limits on the Media), Social Media and politics introduction, Political Interest Groups and Lobbyists, and Political Action Committees and Elections and the costs of an election. Quick Note: I upd
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6th - 10th
U.S. Voting Rights (Suffrage) Timeline - SLIDESHOW!
Great for distance learning! Excellent for Montessori cultural and history studies or a lesson leading up to election day!This Google Slides presentation explores milestones in United States voting rights (suffrage) from 1776 to present day. It features a description of each significant event alongside the year it occurred and a scaled timeline feature that builds with each slide to help students compare when each event took place in the scope of the whole of U.S. history so far.**Note: The pict
Grades:
5th - 8th
Electoral College - What It Is and How It Works
Looking to be ready to explain upcoming presidential elections to your students? This presentation discusses what the electoral college is, why it came to be, how it works, and nuances of past elections.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Election words vocabulary
Are you preparing for the upcoming New Zealand election with your class? This montessori inspired activity ( with full instructions) introduces your learners to the following terms. Pick and choose the ones that meet your needsDemocracyMajoritypolitical partyballot papervotevoting boothcampaigncandidatecoalitionpolicymember of parliamentelectiongovernmentPrime MinisterPlease check the preview (the big green button) to have a look.Also check outMake a Political PartyNZ election scavenger huntPic
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: New Zealand and Maori MEGA Store Bundle
Poll Taxes & Voting Rights
This presentation gives an overview of what poll taxes are, including voting rights and literacy tests for voting. It briefly discusses the 15th and 24th amendments, additionally, their is an image of a poll tax receipt to illustrate to students how it would have looked and some political cartoons that reference poll taxes.
Grades:
6th - 10th
The Seven Roles of the President
Explore the seven roles of the president: Chief of the Executive Branch, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Head of State, Director of Foreign Policy, Head of Political Party, Guardian of the Economy, and Legislative Leader. This product comes with a chart for students to fill out, a teacher's key, and a fun, hands on activity building "hats" to match the many roles of the president. The hat activity is based on the idiom, "He wears many hats."
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6th - 12th
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Inauguration History Presentation
Presentation with videos explaining the history behind our nation‘s inaugurations.
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6th - 8th
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Introduction to Propaganda Lecture
Here is a great introduction to propaganda and logical fallacies. I did this presentation to Middle Schoolers and it was a huge hit! This activity includes links to examples of the types of propaganda as well as a quick project for students to do. This unit is very flexible, can be anywhere from 1 day to 1 week. This unit is also very flexible in being appropriate for most age groups.
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5th - 12th
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AMSCO AP GOPO Topic 4.7 Ideologies of Political Parties
Quick resource for Basic Ideologies of Political Parties that includes a research aspect for hot topic issues of each political parties platform. Includes link to Quizlet answers.
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4th - 12th
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ELECTION UNIT: Running for President is a lot like Playing Baseball
Explaining how people run for president is a tricky concept...but if you combine it with the sport of baseball....you will hit a "home run" with your students!! This presentation goes through the process of primaries and "pre-season" to help your students understand all about it!
Grades:
5th - 6th
U.S. Voting Rights (Suffrage) Timeline - 4 part cards
These cards are designed to be used as a timeline to explore milestones in United States voting rights (Suffrage) from 1776 to present day. This set of 4 part nomenclature cards includes a picture, date label, description, and control card.Print, cut, and laminate these cards for a long lasting material your students can to use to guide their learning! Print on white card stock or glue each to a colored card stock of your choice for an extra durable final product.Excellent for Montessori cultura
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5th - 8th
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Complete Article and Amendment Constitution Notes!
This product contains 94 in depth slides on the the articles and amendments to the Constitution! Also included is a set of completed notes and a fill in the blank version for students. These no prep notes are updated for 2020! Check out my other resources below! Ancestry Project - Student Genealogy Research ProjectGood Cemeterian Project - Cemetery Research ProjectGeography Scavenger Hunt Task CardsHistory Daily Podcast Graphic Organizer1920's Advertising ProjectImmigration Postcard Activity9/11
Grades:
6th - 10th
Presidential Election Lesson & Activity: American Politics
This is a powerpoint presentation / lecture teaching American politics!
Appropriate for Middle School, High School, or Home School
THIS LESSON IS PERFECT TO TEACH BEFORE THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
After teaching this, kids will be able to participate and listen more actively in the upcoming election.
This lesson contains:
History of the two major political parties (Republican/Democrat)
Evolution of the two major parties
Values and philosophies of each party
Party stances on several topics: eco
Grades:
6th - 12th
California Proposition
Power Point presentation that goes through all 10 2012 California propositions. Information pulled from the General Election guide. Basic; no animation or links
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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