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4th grade elections - voting resources for Microsoft Word
"Selma, Lord, Selma" Movie Comprehension
Need a great resource for Black History Month or your history units? Look no further! Here you'll find simple movie comprehension questions for Disney's "Selma, Lord, Selma." The film focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the events leading up to the day known as "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Most of the questions are multiple choice, with two short answer questions. Movie and document best suited for Upper Elementary. Please view the preview to
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3rd - 6th
Branches of Government Quiz
This short assessment is great to check the kiddos' general understanding of the 3 branches of government.
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3rd - 5th
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National, State, and Local Government Scavenger Hunt
Here is a way to get students up and moving while learning about government (a topic mine find boring). I used this as a test review for my class and it worked great! Students walk around and find someone who can answer the question provided. Essentially, the students are quizzing each other and taking turns both asking and answering questions.
I personally made it a competition, and the person with the most correct got a prize. Students had to make sure the person answering their question tol
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3rd - 5th
Electoral College interactive lesson
Why have your students just read about the Electoral College when they can experience it first hand?
Students will be simulating the actions of the Electoral College in class and see that America does not have a direct democracy.
This lesson can be used with higher elementary grades, middle school, or high school...all ages will enjoy the game!
All my colleagues that I've shared this with love this lesson.
Everything that you need to teach this lesson is included (except for dice).
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4th - 12th
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Direct vs. Representative Democracy Pros and Cons
This worksheet briefly introduces the history of democracy. It compares the Direct Democracy with Representative Democracy. It also has a chart at the bottom of the sheet for the children to list the Pros and Cons of each type of democracy.
11 questions, designed for the typical 3rd Grader.
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2nd - 5th
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Using Decimals in the Real World: Presidential Inauguration Activities
A good friend of mine shared this thought with me a few years ago. How can we get our students to use and understand decimals? Help them to apply what they are learning to real - world situations. Since the Presidential Election is quickly approaching, I thought I would put this practice into action.
In this activity, students will be given $1,000 in which they must use to pay for a three day - two night stay in Washington, DC in preparations for the Presidential Inauguration Activities.
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3rd - 12th
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Campaign Poster Project
Students will create a campaign poster for a fictional position they (or someone else) is running for. They will create their own slogan, symbol, and platforms among other things. A fun, personal way to connect students to the elections. Directions are set up for partners, but can be edited easily for individual work. A rubric is also included and can be edited.
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Elections and Voting Rights Mini Bundle (No Prep)
EDITABLE kids election ballot
This simple editable kids election ballot makes election night dinner fun for kids. Kids choose each part of dinner. Fully editable to customize your menu.
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K - 8th
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Current Events Presentation Rubric by Erica
Current Events Presentation Rubric by Erica
Get your class excited about current events happening both nationally and internationally. Have students present an article or articles and use this rubric to assess. The rubric assesses student presentations using the following categories: knowledge of the topic, presentation, voice projection, interest, and presenter response. Easy to edit for your students' needs.
Current Events Presentation Rubric by Erica by Erica is licensed under a Creativ
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1st - 5th
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Election Day Electoral College Math Strategy Guide
This is an interactive activity that can be used by students to learn that each candidate uses a lot of math to help win the election to become President of the United States of America. This includes an electoral college map and questions that will guide students to understanding why certain states are visited more by the candidates.
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4th - 8th
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Duck for President
Classroom worksheets and resources for the book Duck for President. The packet includes sequencing cards, vocabulary cards, comprehension questions, classroom jobs for a mock election, and a voter registration sheet. This is a great activity for helping students to understand the process and vocabulary of an election.
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1st - 4th
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Election 2012: Electoral College Lesson on Repeating Addition/Multiplication
You can use this product with my powerpoint presentation explaining the electoral college, and accompanying math worksheet. This worksheet allows students to practice repeated addition and multiplication. They look at a map of the electoral college, find how many states have, say 5 electoral votes, then express the quantity as 5 + 5 + 5 or 5 x 3. It also has a few review word problems at the end of the worksheet. You can use it for Social Studies or Math-- it is part of my integrated SS/Math
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3rd - 4th
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Student Council Handbook
Wanting to start a student council in your school? How about revamping yours with clear expectations? This handbook is a fairly comprehensive document to help you do just those things.
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3rd - 8th
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ELECTIONS DBQ
This DBQ is appropriate for grades 3-5. It includes all necessary primary and secondary documents(6), background essay, rubric, and document analysis sheets. It also includes the lesson plan and vocabulary. It allows students to explore the election process from campaign through inauguration.
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3rd - 5th
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Which political party do you belong to?
One of the most exciting topics to talk about in the classroom these days is political affiliation. This worksheet challenges students to take a position on twenty hot topics currently in the news and their results will help them understand if they are more left or right.“D’Amato is a bestselling author and Teacher of the Year. His work has been highlighted in magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. His vocabulary D’Amato Worksheets are a pedagogical breakthrough.” www.theclassroombook.c
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4th - 12th
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I, Too by Langston Hughes Close Reading Poetry Analysis for students
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "I, Too" by Langston Hughes. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.This poem pairs well with a using short stories/excerpts such as the novel, "A Long Walk to Water". As well with other poems such as "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman or other Hughes poems such as "The Negro Speaks o
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: America for All Paired Texts Thematic Unit
Canada's Parliamentary Democracy Reading with Questions
This product includes a short reading about the Parliamentary Democracy of Canada. It explains how Members of Parliament are elected and how the Prime Minister of Canada is chosen. There are 6 reading comprehension question and one opinion question. Answer key included. GA Standard: SS6CG2 Explain citizen participation in the Canadian government. a. Explain the role of citizens in choosing the leader of Canada (parliamentary democracy).
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4th - 7th
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Democrats and Republicans: An overview WORKSHEET
This is a free download to accompany the PPT titled, "Democrats and Republicans: An overview".
The PowerPoint is highly visual and allows students to investigate the differences in the two major political parties in our country. follow along with the slides as they complete this worksheet. Can be easily modified for various grade levels.
On the PPT, there is information and graphics to discuss:
1) platforms of both democrats and republicans,
2) a left-to-right historical political spectrum (
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
Election Day Quiz
A 2 page quiz with true and false, multiple choice, and short answer with a word bank about Election Day. An answer key is provided.
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2nd - 5th
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The Electoral College Social Studies Reading with Questions
This packet contains several paragraphs explaining the electoral college in student-friendly language, followed by open response questions. Great for test prep for social studies or ELA, or homework assignments.
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3rd - 5th
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Quiz Assessment for Separation of Powers or Checks and Balances
This is a short assessment that I use with my class after completing separation of powers in our Constitution Unit of Social Studies. It provides them with some real life examples of how the three branches of our government work together and provide checks and balances. This was created for a self contained middle school classroom and went over well in grades 6-8 with students functioning on reading levels from K-5. Could be used over multiple grade levels depending on the support being provi
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2nd - 8th
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Voting Pre-test
Before a brief unit on elections and voting, you can give this pre-test to see where the students are with this concept.
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1st - 5th
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Election project with debate scorecard,campaign ads...
HUGE Election Project!!!!! This project can go with any election, but is perfect for the Presidential Election in 2012. Extra resources included, such as Debate scorecard, campaign ads...
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4th - 12th
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A Fun Wordsearch on U.S. Politics and an associated extension activity
Students search the Wordsearch and highlight the listed words. The students then research the U.S. Political System and present their report in a poster, Powerpoint or essay. Randomly select students and have them present their findings to classmates. The teacher provides supportive feedback.
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3rd - 12th
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