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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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Citizenship - Rules and Laws, Good Citizenship Social Studies Activities & Craft
Are you looking for some fun activities to teach about being a good citizen? This citizenship unit is great to teach at the beginning of the year. This civics unit teaches about rules and laws, being a good citizen, and the leaders in their lives.This unit is appropriate to use at any time in the school year. It is geared towards kindergarten through second grade. Everything is included for you to print and use to teach this topic in your classroom!This unit is part of a money saving FIRST GRADE
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K - 2nd
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Legislative Branch Activity: Classroom Simulation on How a Bill Becomes a Law
Make civics practical and exciting for students using this Social Studies simulation that allows students to experience the Legislative Branch! Students will participate in writing bills for their school, community, or state while learning the various stages within the lawmaking process. All voices are heard as students become members of Congress, participate in committees, debate on the floor, and watch their President sign the bills that survive the entire process. Not only do students love
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6th - 12th
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Citizenship: Rights, Responsibilities, Rules, Laws, and MORE!
This unit contains eight EXPLICIT lessons that focus on the following concepts: 1. Citizens in their communities 2. Rights and responsibilities of citizens 3. Rules and laws citizens must follow in different settings 4. Citizens making responsible and irresponsible choices 5. Citizens communicating well with others 6. Citizens problem solving with others 7. Citizens showing respect and kindness with others. Each lesson provides an objective, student "I can statement," opportunities to build ba
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2nd - 4th
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Presidential Election 2024 | Political Parties Spectrum | Democrat & Republican
The two major Political Parties, Democratic and Republican, are debating their beliefs to influence voters! What is a political party anyway? What is the difference between Democrats and Republicans? Am I a Democrat or Republican? These are common questions that all students begin to ask themselves, and this lesson will help answer all their burning questions!I have been teaching for many years and have struggled to find a resource that helps students truly understand what the differences are
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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US History Civics Thematic Inquiry Activity Kit for First Day Back to School
Handed out your syllabus and completed a few icebreakers. Now what?Building a larger theme and relevant inquiry is crucial in the first week of your U.S. History or Civics class. These 6 tried-and-true activities will start your year strong and set you up to make meaningful real-world and personal connections throughout the year! So many ways to use these activities, including: Complete a few in your US History class and a few others in your American Government or Civics class Try out a few to k
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
Virginia Symbols Mini Unit
This mini unit is a great way to teach students about the state of Virginia and its symbols. Over a week-long period, students will learn what Virginia looks like and about the state flag, tree, and bird. Included in this unit:
-Unit Plan: The 5-day unit plan includes a detailed description of what will be taught each day. Within each lesson there is a materials list, an objective, and step-by-step lesson instructions.
-Activity: Each day students will create a page to go in their Virginia
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K - 2nd
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Leaders in Our Community and Government BUNDLE
Looking for an engaging way to teach your class about different leaders in our community and country? This unit includes information about elected and hired leaders that serve others. Local, state, and national leaders are included in this unit. Note: This now contains a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows for use in Google Classroom. This can be used in the classroom AND online - ideal for distance learning!!!•Fact Cards•Leaders include Mayor, Governor, Vice President, President, State
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1st - 4th
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Federalist Papers: Analysis of #10, 51, and 78 (Differentiated)
This resource provides a differentiated lesson on The Federalist Papers #10, 51, and 78. I have designed two lessons with varying supports to help both AP® Government classes and regular U.S. Government classes of varying abilities tackle this challenging primary source. This is also a great resource for U.S. History classes! I have included a brief 6-slide power point presentation (Google Slides version now included) to give students some context on The Federalist Papers and included two versio
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Foundations of American Democracy BUNDLE for AP® U.S. Government
Ancient Rome: Twelve Tables of Roman Law Using Classroom as Courtroom
This is my favorite lesson for teaching about Ancient Rome, and it's the favorite of many other teachers as well. You receive a four-six hour unit plan for studying ancient Roman law through engagement and interaction between the teacher and the class and classmates themselves.
More importantly, it is a complete set of plans for active and exciting learning that involves creating a mock Roman courtroom in your classroom (based on historical fact) and judging up to THREE real court trials from
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5th - 10th
Election Day Voting Activities on Voter Rights & Behavior - Civics Activities
Dive into voting rights, voter turnout, voter registration, and voting methods in this 7-activity Election Day prep kit.This kit works great as once-a-week stand-alone lessons or a two-week mini-unit leading to Election Day. Or save for super easy sub plans any time in your Civics or Government class. This resource comes in both printable PDF and paperless Google files. Get this and a bunch more activities in the complete 3-5 week Voting & Elections PBL Unit and make engaged citizens out of
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7th - 12th
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Three Branches of Government- Reading Passages, Lapbook, PowerPoint, and Test!
Teach about the three branches of government, checks & balances, civics, & more with this is a complete 4+ week, No-Prep unit. Included are complete lesson plans, a student workbook with informational text and reading comprehension tasks, an accompanying interactive notebook (activity lapbook), a PowerPoint for teacher-guided instruction, and an end-of-unit assessment.The student workbook and PowerPoint presentation are Google 1:1 compatible. Reading and literacy skill building activitie
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4th - 5th
Media Literacy: Logical Fallacies as Propaganda in Current Events
This engaging lesson takes a comical approach to examining the common use of logical fallacies as propagandistic techniques in product advertising, popular press news coverage, and political campaigns. Rest assured, your students will become much more savvy information consumers after they have purposefully used fallacies to mislead others in this active assignment. The lesson begins with a fictional news article that uses logical fallacies to prove that a visit to the doctor is deadly and to
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7th - 12th
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The Rights of Children Human Rights Digital Lesson Slides and Activities
Introduce students to the universal rights that every child is entitled to under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This Social Studies resource helps students examine the rights of the child, how the world protects children, and global organizations which provide aid to children in need. WHAT IS INCLUDED?⭐ 9 Sets of Lesson Slides! Each digital lesson slide set includes information, discussion questions, a story, and an activity. ⭐ Activities for Each Lesson! Each activity
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3rd - 5th
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Community Helpers Unit for PreK, Kindergarten, or First Grade
Community helpers lesson plans, activities, centers, and guided reading books!
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This 155 page unit will teach your PreK, Kindergarten, or 1st grade students about community helpers. It includes different leveled materials to help your meet your students' varying needs.
The unit begins by having students explore the differences between wants and needs. Students then begin to learn about people who help us meet our wants and needs (community helpers).
The lessons focus on the jobs, t
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PreK - 1st
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
What is Government? Elementary Unit
This unit will teach students about the purpose and need for government, how the government gains its power from the people, and it will introduce the concept of a written constitution.It is intended for 3rd Grade, but could be used with students in 2nd and 4th grade as well!The file includes 35 pages of detailed lesson plans and activities:1. Word Wall2. 5 lessons with detailed plans (see below)3. 12 student activities (including a mini simulation!)4. Answer Keys5. Images for key definitions an
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2nd - 4th
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1950s America Gallery Walk | Two Sides of the American Dream | No-Prep!
This full lesson plan includes everything you need for a no-prep gallery walk! All you need to do is print and post! (Or, use it online for distance learning!)This gallery walk takes students through 1950s post-war America. Students walk from station to station reading about different aspects of life that changed throughout the time period - for better or for worse. Students must evaluate the change and then categorize it as "growing prosperity" or "growing poverty."This download includes:A FULL
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: US History FULL LESSON PLANS Bundle
Limited vs Unlimited Governments 5-E Lesson and Classify WalkAround | Microsoft
This lesson challenges students to identify, classify & explain the differences between limited & unlimited government systems. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “List It” warm-up activity, then introduce limited vs. unlimited government systems. Fill-in notes & practice activities accompany the lesson. Next, students examine ways a government can affect the everyday lives of its citizens. They classify 15 real-
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5th - 12th
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Spanish Community Helpers Unit for Preschool, Kindergarten, or 1st Grade
Community helpers lesson plans, activities, centers, and guided reading books in Spanish!
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This 155 page unit will teach your PreK, Kindergarten, or 1st grade students about community helpers. It includes different leveled materials to help your meet your students' varying needs.
The unit begins by having students explore the differences between wants and needs. Students then begin to learn about people who help us meet our wants and needs (community helpers).
The lessons focus on t
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PreK - 1st
1st Grade Social Studies Curriculum Government Laws Unit
A full unit that includes nine different lessons about why we have rules, their importance, voting, citizenship, and patriotism. Follows the MC3 Curriculum. Suggested books for each lesson!GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEUnit is now digital and available via Google Drive!Want to view a lesson before you buy? CLICK HERE FOR A LESSON FREEBIE!Lesson Plan Titles:Lesson 1 – Why Do We Have Rules?Lesson 2 – It’s Important to Be FairLesson 3
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K - 3rd
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5th Grade Social Studies - Constitution - U.S. Government Unit with Google Apps
This 5th Grade Social Studies Constitution Unit is the perfect way to provide your students with instruction on the creating of our government and writing of the Constitution. The use of Google apps also makes this unit ideal for distance learning! No worries if your students do not have a social studies textbook. Informational texts for every lesson are included!This unit includes all of the following:Lesson plans for the Constitution unit11 interactive Google Slides (plus 11 printable slide
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Social Studies - Year Long Curriculum Bundle Using Google Apps
AP Government- UNIT 1 Bundle: PowerPoints, Assessments, Vocab, & More!
These resources are a great supplement to your Unit 1- Foundations of American Democracy lessons! I created them to accompany my in-depth class discussions and student textbook assignments. All resources in this bundle can be edited and adapted to fit your classroom and most are also Google compatible. Please read the descriptions of each product below before purchase:POWERPOINT & GUIDED NOTES:This resource was created to help you teach Unit 1- Foundations of American Democracy, and is ali
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10th - 12th
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Social Studies Journal- KINDERGARTEN, 1ST, AND 2ND GRADE (TEKS & CCSS Aligned)
K-2 Social Studies Interactive Journal- 34 pages of Comprehensive Social Studies Journal review entries covering various Social Studies topics. Entries are informational and can be easily used as review at the end of the week for each concept. They are also arranged two to a page to save paper from printing and copying.NO PREP is needed! Simply print as is and cut in half for distribution. They are the perfect size to be glued inside composition notebooks when completed.Engaging, interactive, an
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: 1st and 2nd Grade Journal Bundle (Math, Science, & Social Studies)
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