Read a few ideas for civics and government activities. There are free lessons and activities as well as other fun hands-on, engaging ideas.
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These interactive notebook pages are aligned to the following Florida 3rd Grade standards: SS.3.C.1.1 Explain the purpose and need for government SS.3.C.1.2 Describe how government gains its power from the people. SS.3.C.1.3 Explain how government was established through a written Constitution. SS.3.C..2.1 Identify group and individual actions of citizens that demonstrates civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues. SS.3.C.3.1 Identify the levels of government (local, state, federal) SS.3.C.3.2 Describe how government is organized at the local level. SS.3.C.3.3 Recognize that every state has a state constitution. SS.3.C.3.4 Recognize that the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land. Purchase the bundled set here: Social Studies Interactive Notebook Other Social Studies Interactive Notebooks:Geography & Regions Interactive Notebook Culture & Human Systems Interactive Notebook Economics Interactive Notebook Government & Civics Interactive Notebook
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Studying Famous Australian Explorers can be fun and engaging! With these lapbook activities that perfectly compliment the Australian Year 5 HASS curriculum, your students will explore the life contributions of Robert O'Hara Burke to Australia, as well as practise mapping and writing skills. This resource can also be found included in our Australian Explorers Lapbook Series Mega Bundle.
This amazing "escape room" lesson on the powers and roles of the president is an engaging and interactive activity for your Executive Branch Unit in your American Government or Civics classroom. The download is a simple "print-and-go" escape room lesson that doesn't require locks or anything besides the resource. There are 7 readings to use as stations where students learn about the different roles and powers of the president. These are: Chief Executive Chief Guardian of the Economy Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief Chief Legislator Chief of State Chief of Party The readings provide examples of how various presidents demonstrated their roles and powers, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and more. A set of questions goes along with each reading. Students record their answers on special worksheet. Once students complete each station, they unscramble the clues to learn the route they need to take to "escape the Oval Office". There's also printable and Google Slides instructions, Google Doc versions of the readings and clues worksheets, teacher notes, a complete answer key, and tips for the lesson. Your students will love this engaging style of escape lesson while learning about the Executive Branch. This resource can also be downloaded as part of my complete Executive Branch for American Government Unit Plan Bundle along with dozens of other great resources! Thanks so much for checking it out!
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US President Unit Study with Free Printable All United States of America Presidents included! Includes BOTH color and black and white worksheets. UPDATE: Joseph Biden has been added. ALSO: Now includes two versions of digital slides. These are great for distance learning or just to save on printing. Worksheets for each president has space for: […]
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We are learning a lot about US History. We are enjoying reading different books, watching videos and talking about the beginnings of our country. The next document our kids will be memorizing is a short form of the Bill of Rights. I had fun creating some materials to help them in this process. I typed [Read On]
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