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Government activities for SMART Notebook and for Gifted and Talented
Virginia Studies SMARTboard Lesson - VA in the Reconstruction Era - SOL VS.8
**Updated to the NEW Virginia SOLS (2017)**
This is a 13 page instructional SMARTboard lesson that covers Virginia Studies SOLs VS.8 - the ENTIRE Virginia during the Reconstruction Era Unit. This lesson is full of interactive activities, video clips, games, websites, and more! Use this to teach your entire Reconstruction Unit!
This SMARTboard usually takes me about 2 weeks to teach. It is aligned perfectly to my interactive notebook on this topic that is also listed here on TPT. You can find i
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Intro to Branches of Government (Smart Notebook)
A Smart Notebook presentation that I made for my 3rd grade class. It walks through the 3 branches of government with the kids. It also has opportunities to click on attached links to visit various government sites. I also tried to include some matching games for definitions, pictures of important government buildings, charts showing how government power "flows", and some fill in the blanks. It would be a good review (if you had already taught the 3 branches) or a good introduction.
For other f
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Three Branches of Government Jeopardy Smartslides
A Smart Notebook game that can be used as a formative or summative assessment, or as a fun way to review for an end of unit assessment!
This game has 5 categories with 5 questions in each ranging from 100-500 points.
The categories are:
-The Executive Branch
-The Legislative Branch
-The Judicial Branch
-Which Branch?
-Mix-It-Up!
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Power Grab Game: Separation of Powers
This activity reinforces and teaching the powers of the three branches of government. Students are broken up into teams and exposed to various situations where one branch steals the power of a another branch. Students need to use the US Constitution to prove that this is a power grab in order to earn a point. Simulation and answers are included in the SMART notebook.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Levels of Government SMARTBOARD files
Hey y'all!
Hopefully you found your way to this particular resource via my blog post on this topic or maybe from my main product here in my store called The Goods on Government-otherwise this download may not make much sense ;)
You can use this in conjunction with that resource to teach levels of government. It is aligned to the TEKS but does include the generic versions as well to accommodate teachers outside of TX.
Just pull in pictures of the correct officials you are studying on the indic
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Social Studies Smartboard Lesson: Branches of Government
This social studies lesson teaches students about the branches of government. It includes 8 slides, an essential question, graphic organizer, summarizing activity, and internet links. This lesson correlates with the 3rd grade Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) for social studies.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
"Proud To Be An American" Patriotic SMART Board Attendance w/ ANIMATION & SOUND
Show your pride in the USA!!! Students click on their balloons to release them and sound the party horn. What a fun way to start the day and celebrate being an American!
This attendance activity would be great for Memorial Day or the 4th of July and every other day of the school year!!
This activity comes with both a numbered page (if you assign students numbers) and a page where you can change student names. Directions for changing names are included!
*If you are concerned about student
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Grades:
PreK - 7th
Classroom Voting & Elections
This file is a great way to let students vote. It was made for teh 2008 elections, but could very easily be modified to use at a lower or higher level. Just change the background, and the pictures and you have a Kindergarten voting tool for their favorite fruit or lunch menu. The linking between pages is all done, and is very easy to use. The steps are all listed on the teacher note page. If you purchase this file, please read the directions before changing pages. This way you don't erase links
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Daily Brainteaser Activities - Week One
A Smart Notebook file with a daily word problem/brainteaser for your students to discuss and/or write about.
There is no right or wrong answer so all of your students will feel confident discussing their ideas. Extend your gifted and talented students.
I use this as the early morning activity as the students walk into class.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Creative Writing Prompts & Activities
This is a HUGE source of fun writing prompts, activities, and games. It's editable as a Notebook file so you can add your own! My kids LOVE these so much that I have had to promise that we'll do at least one a week!
Enjoy!
Grades:
5th - 8th
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North Carolina State Government Sort
This SMARTBoard file is used to sort statements onto the correct branch of government.
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Grades:
4th
Social Studies: Branches & Levels of Government Sort Activity
This is a SmartBoard I created to give my students additional practice with the responsibilities of the branches and levels of government. There are 2 slides in this Notebook file which consist of sorting activities. It meets the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) for 3rd grade social studies.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Thinking time (loads of cognitive reasoning slides)
I created 'Thinking Time' last year and now all the classes in my school are using it. There are over 100 slides. This is a brilliant tool to have in the class room. It can be used as an exciting early morning work, a time filler on any given day or as a way of really getting the kids into a thinking state of mind. There are slides appropriate to all ages and different cihldren will get different things from the activities. I use this every single day that I'm teaching and the children LOVE
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Ancient Greece Smartboard Charts
Charts created using Smartboard software to teach the influence of Ancient Greece on the US government and architecture, and the Olympic games. Includes engaging hands-on activities and linked websites for more information.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Mythology Jeopardy
A fun interactive SMART board jeopardy game to play as a cumulative assessment at the end of greek mythology unit.
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Jimmy Carter Smart Board Review
This Jimmy Carter review can be used on your Smart Board. There are 10 multiple choice review questions. Students can be called to the board to tap on the correct answer.
Sample Questions:
How did Jimmy Carter show compassion?
Why did Jimmy Carter work in goverment?
Enjoy!
Grades:
K - 5th
Ender's Game Unit (Smartboard)
This is a smartboard unit on the book "Ender's Game." It contains 42 slides including T-charts, compare/contrast, response questions for each chapter, 2 Venn Diagrams, 5 smart activities (including vocabulary and perception checks), 3 Kahoot links, animated gifs and activities. A great unit that is all ready to go! Use it with my Ender's Game Resources for all included worksheets and materials.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Branches of Government Notebook Presentation
**Note: Please see my store for activities and an assessment to go along with this Notebook presentation**
This is a Smart Notebook file exploring the branches of the government.
Includes:
- Two general/introductory slides
- A slide for each branch of government
- A slide for each level of government
- Links to appropriate BrainPops and BrainPop, Jrs.
- A closing slide with a link to an interactive game
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Socratic Discussion - How do you feel about soda? and The Case Against Soda
Socratic Discussion 1 - Students work in small socratic discussion groups with assigned jobs and discuss an issue that applies to them. How do you feel about soda?
Follow-up with Socratic Discussion 2 - The Case Against Soda
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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The Nation Breaking Apart: Civil War
This is a Smartboard Review. It contains games and other activites to give a review of key material throughout the chapter.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Ratification of the US Constitution
A simple SmartBoard Notebook file that starts off with a graphic of a Delaware license plate and the discussion prompt, "Does Delaware deserve to be called the First State?". This is meant to engender discussion of how exactly did the USA form, as a Union or a collection of sovereign states? The following slide lists the names of some of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and is meant as a research prompt with the objective of teaching students why the Federalists and the Federalist Papers wer
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Government tree
Use this tree for students to sort the jobs and people who belong in different branches of the government. This is a Smartboard slide.
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Grades:
4th
A Smart Interactive Activity on different types of governments
Aligns with Civics, Government, and History curriculum. Students can drag and drop the government types with the appropriate definition.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Building and people 3 branches
These Smartboard slides include the building, and people who are in the 3 branches of government. There is one slide per branch.
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Grades:
4th
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