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Constitution Unit
The Constitution is so much fun to teach! Are you looking for a fresh, engaging, active Constitution unit? You've found it! The activities in this unit will not only help your students learn about the Constitution… they will bring excitement and engagement to your classroom! All of the activities included in this unit are student favorites! ** This unit was recently revised! **Contents of this unit: Pages 3-5: Articles of Confederation-Passage and Cloze ActivityPages 6-8: Creating a Constitution
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Constitution Bundle
John Adams, Alien and Sedition Acts, XYZ Affair
How did John Adams overcome challenges during his presidency? Students will analyze close-reading documents describing challenges faced by John Adams during his presidency and will complete document-based scaffolding questions in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: The Election of 1796 analytical thinking question• President Adams' Challenges {document-based learning activity} with scaffolding questions and activities• Document #1: The Election of
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
Judicial Branch Simulation: "No Vehicles on the Sidewalk"
"The Judicial Branch interprets the law." When I say this to my students for the first time, they all have the same blank look on their faces. My students always benefit from a simulation of what it means to "interpret a law." After completing this activity, they have a firm grasp on the importance of interpreting laws and the difficult decisions made by members of the Judicial Branch.
This packet contains 2 introduction pages and 6 scenarios in which students will help "interpret" the law.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Branches of Government Bundle
Local Government Interactive Lapbook. Digital & Printable
Social Studies Mini-Unit: Local Government. Community Laws. Government Services. Positions in Local Government. Mayor Duties.This resource includes Posters, Picture Cards, Vocabulary Cards, Lapbook Activities, Quiz, and Answer Keys. Please download the Preview for more pictures of this unit. Here is what’s included:1) 5 Full Page Lesson Posters:-What is a Government- Government Services-Community Laws-Mayor Duties- Positions in Local Government2) 6 (½ page) Government Services Picture Cards3) V
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Government Interactive Lapbooks Bundle
Easter Activity: Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs Art Project, Sub Plans, & Fast Finishers
Ready to ignite your elementary art curriculum with engaging, no prep Spring art projects? This Ukrainian pysanky eggs art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will love learning about folk art, folklore, and how to make pysanky Easter eggs with a kistka. Moreover, they’ll enjoy the simple pysanky egg patterns.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on pysanky eggs of Ukraine. Pair it with the book, Rechenka’s Eggs, by Patricia Polacco fo
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1st - 5th
After Spring Break Spanish Activity Back from Easter Break Preterite Tense Chat
Need a after Spring Break Spanish activity? This back to school after Spring Break Spanish Find Someone Who is the perfect interpersonal Spanish activity for the first day back from Spring break or after Easter break of Spanish 2-4 to talk about what you did over the break using the preterite tense Spanish. These people search or people hunt activity was designed as a Spanish interpersonal communicative activity to get students talking in Spanish class after Spring Break or after Easter BreakThi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Bill of Rights- How Important Are Our Rights? A Two-Part Activity
Bill of Rights- Facilitate interesting and engaging conversations with this fun activity! This is a fun, unique way for students to learn about the Bill of Rights. In the first part of this activity, students work in cooperative groups to read about, discuss, and determine the rights that are most important to them. The rights are written in kid-friendly language. Students will pretend to help the alien nation of "Montack" create a new Bill of Rights, using only five rights. Thus, students must
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Constitution Bundle
Easter Writing Prompt Jelly Bean Graphing | Spring Opinion Writing First Grade
Easter writing activities are fun for students and they'll love this opinion writing prompt. Students will taste jelly beans, make a class graph, write their opinion of this tasty treat, and make a Jelly Bean Jar craft filled with colorful jelly beans. CLICK THE PREVIEW TO SEE EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCEIncluded in this resource: Lesson PlansOpinion Writing Templates (4 versions)Chart - Describe A Jelly Bean (Color & B&W)Adjectives For Taste Word Bank (Color and B&W)Jelly B
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K - 2nd
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Judicial Branch and Supreme Court
What are the roles and responsibilities of the highest court of the Judicial Branch? Students will research and understand the role and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch's Supreme Court, the structure of the Supreme Court, and judicial review in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - Have you ever had someone settle an argument for you? What did they do or say to settle the argument? • The Supreme
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Constitution UNIT BUNDLE
How To Catch The Easter Bunny Activities Writing Prompt and Craft
How To Catch The Easter Bunny Writing is the perfect Easter writing activity for kindergarten, first grade or second grade. Your students will love choosing from 3 differentiated writing templates to write about the Easter Bunny and making the cute Easter Bunny craft. It's the perfect activity to hang on your Spring bulletin board!Included in this resource: Lesson PlansAnchor Chart - What Would You Use For Bunny Bait?Anchor Chart - How To Catch The Easter BunnyHow To Catch The Easter Bunny- wr
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: HOW TO WRITING PROMPTS
Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise
What needs to happen for people to agree? Students will research and analyze the compromises made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787; Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:Title page Do Now/Motivation/Critical Thinking opening questionDefinition of compromise & benefitsCompromise #1: The Power of the Central Government reading passage and diagramVirginia Plan reading with scaffolding questionsNew Jersey
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Second Grade Common Core Social Studies/Civics and Governance
This is an 8 day unit to teach Common Core Social Studies Standards 2.C&G 1.1-2. There are lesson plans, a student book and a unit test. Students will explore the concept of communities, citizens, rights and responsibilities, government services, laws, rules, consequences, and authority. This is a simple way to meet those Social Studies standards. Copy, staple and teach! It's that simple!
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2nd
Easter Catholic Activities (Grade 4-6 Religious Education)
This activity package contains 25 pages of Easter worksheets for students learning in Catholic schools, Religion classes, Sunday school, or homeschool. Students will learn the story of Jesus Christ and the importance of Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.⭐ Also available in French: Cahier catholique de Pâques (Grade 4-6 FRENCH Religious Education)Table of Contents:Title PageGood Friday (Page 1)Good Friday (Page 2)Good Friday QuestionsGood Friday QuestionsHoly SaturdayHoly Saturday Que
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Catholic Holy Days and Holidays Activities (Grade 4-6)
Easter Bunny Writing and Craft
Looking for an Easter writing activity that that also makes an adorable bulletin board? This resource includes templates for a bunny peek over and a choice of three reading response writing activities aligned to the Common Core. These printables could be used during writer's workshop, centers or sent home for distance learning.Includes:Templates for the bunny peek over craftBooks suggested for writing responsesThe Easter Egg by Jan BrettHorton Hatches the Egg by Dr. SeussIf I Were the Easter Bun
Third Grade Social Studies- Citizenship 3.C&G 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, & C&G 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Looking for Good Citizens! This is a 9 day complete unit to teach Common Core Social Studies Standards 3.C&G 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and .C&G 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3. This unit teaches:
-How our government was formed
-The three branches of government with a focus on local government
-Understand the duties of local government
-How to be responsible citizens politically, socially and economically
-How to take care of the natural resources in our community
-How to be involved in Civic Engagement in our s
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3rd
Marbury v. Madison and the Power of Judicial Review
Why is the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison significant in American history? Students will analyze the close-reading passages and complete the fill in the blanks describing the historical background of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison; the story, the people, the problem, and the power of Judicial Review. An engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Student-centered Do Now questions: - Explain the power of Judicial Review under the U.S. Constitution - Wh
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, War Hawks, War of 1812 UNIT BUNDLE
Northwest Territory and Land Ordinance of 1785
Why did the Founders think a Constitution was necessary and how did they split up new land? Students will research and analyze the creation of the Articles of Confederation, the problems with the Articles, and how the Northwest Territory was organized using the Land Ordinance of 1785 in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Creating the Articles of Confederation reading passage and scaffolding questions/graphic organizer• Provisions/Problems with the
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Executive Branch and Powers of the President
What are the roles and responsibilities of the executive branch? Students will research and understand the structure of the executive branch, the roles, responsibilities and powers of the president, and the many "hats" the president often has to wear during his/her presidency. We use them as interactive notebooks!Included in this resource:• Title page• Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - What is the world's toughest job?• Structure of the executive branch diagram• The Executi
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Constitution UNIT BUNDLE
Bill of Rights Lessons and Activities for all the Amendments!
This resource includes one page for each of the first ten Amendments to the Bill of Rights, with a clear explanation of the bill and several critical thinking follow-up activities. I've also included a handout with Amendments 11-27 and a "Bill of Rights" vocabulary list. This is an excellent way to teach students the Bill of Rights!This product includes interactive templates with writing prompts and activities for each of the first ten amendments including the legal amendment definition. There a
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4th - 7th
Also included in: Government Projects, Constitution, 3 Branches of Government, BUNDLE!
Articles of Confederation
How did the Articles of Confederation govern the United States? Students will research and analyze the reasons for implementing the Articles of Confederation after the American Revolution and understand the structure, decision-making skills, money & finances, protection rights, and other powers of the Articles in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Devising A Plan reading passage with scaffolding questions• The Articles of Confederation reading
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
State Government Packet. Digital & Printable
State Government: Government Structure. 3 Branches of Government. Services. Laws.This resource includes Posters, Vocabulary Cards with Pictures and Definitions, Tabbed Book, Quiz, “My State” Report, and Answer Keys. Please download the Preview for more pictures of this resource. Here is what’s included:1) 8 Full Page Lesson Posters:- State Government Structure- 3 Branches of State Government (3 individual posters)- Services- LawsPosters provide an opportunity to pair visual learning with textboo
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Complete Government Bundle
Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan
How did Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan attempt to fix the economic problems of the new nation? Students will analyze Hamilton's Financial Plan to determine his plan for fixing the economic problems of the new nation in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page• Do Now student-centered situational question• Short close-reading Alexander Hamilton reading with critical thinking question• Hamilton's Financial Plan reading passage with vocabulary and corresponding
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
George Washington Precedents
How did President Washington set an example for other presidents to follow? Students will analyze documents to interpret and explain Washington's precedents he set as president - including a cabinet and a two-term presidency - in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now student-centered situation question: When you first started school, how did you learn the rules of your classroom? How did you discover what was important and how things work in the scho
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
3rd Grade Government Reading Passages and Activities
This resource includes government activities that match Ohio's Learning Standards for Third Grade. It contains introduction slides for each standard and activities for citizens' rights and responsibilities, solving problems for the common good, laws, enforcing laws, and local government. Nothing in the content is Ohio-specific, so it can work for other states if the standards are similar.The standards included are:9. Members of local communities have rights and responsibilities. (3 Activities)10
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2nd - 4th
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