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Free 7th grade government scaffolded notes
CNN 10 - Daily News Worksheet
Keep your students engaged during CNN 10 Daily News. CNN 10 is a wonderful resource for introducing current events to your classroom.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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FDRs New Deal Discussion Guide FREEBIE for Distance Learning
This guide is an intro to the New Deal in simple, accessible terms for 5th grade (or similar age) students. There is a PowerPoint presentation including text, pictures, and discussions. You'll also receive a 2-page student guide to use as scaffolded notes!Update March 2021: This product can now be used digitally with Google Slides™! You must have a Google Classroom™ account to use this feature. You will download a PDF with links and directions for assigning this to your class.Major topics includ
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: US History BUNDLE: PowerPoints PLUS Student Guides for Distance Learning
Types of Government - Graphic Organizer
Students will answer questions about power and the rights of citizens to understand each of the four major types of government.
Enjoy this FREEBIE, complete with sample answers!
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Taxes - Financial Literacy
I use this as guided notes while students watch a YouTube video introducing and explaining the concept of taxes in the United States. The video is linked on the document and is focused on teaching young adults about taxes.
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Grades:
6th - 11th
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Judicial Branch Guided Notes Key
This is the key that goes with the Guided Notes for my Judicial Branch Google Slides.
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Grades:
7th - 9th
27 Amendments: Guided Notes Worksheet
Use this template to help students keep track of each Constitutional Amendment! One possible use is to assign each student in the class an Amendment to present, and the other students use this to take notes during the presentation.
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
For Which We Stand: Types of Government
For Which We Stand: What Is Government Anyway? is a supplemental resource with the book, For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters. Fill in the blank activity to use as you read along. Great for small classroom setting or homeschool. In my class, after completing this assignment together, we played "Hot Seat". Similar to charades, one student sat in a chair, facing opposite of the board. On the board, I wrote a type of government, and the rest of the class had to silently a
Grades:
6th - 9th
Legislative Branch Powerpoint
You will need to update this for your own state and for the current year :) It's been a while since I taught AG! The outline is all ready for you!Powerpoint explaining the function of the legislative branch on the national level.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Free! American Revolution Guided Notes
These notes are designed to accompany the 4-part American Revolution PPT found here:http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/-AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-EPIC-4-part-60-slide-PPT-UNIT-VISUAL-TEXTUAL-ENGAGING-653147Enjoy!
Grades:
5th - 11th
Feudalism (Handout)
Handout showing the organization of society in Medieval Europe.
Keywords:
Nobles
Knights
Feudalism
Lords
Vassals
Hierarchy
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Parts of the Constitution - Guided Notes
These guided notes provide students with a general overview of how the Constitution of the United States is organized. It focuses on:
-The preamble
-The articles
-The amendments
The student worksheet has blank spaces, within the notes, for students to fill in as the teacher is instructing. The teacher notes are complete without blanks.
If you like this, check out these other products by 2nd Chance Works:
-George Washington Activities
-Legislative Branch Worksheets
-Executive Branch Work
Grades:
7th - 10th
Articles of Confederation Cornell Notes
Students struggling with taking cornell notes? Use this Articles of Confederation guided notes resource to help keep your students focused and on task. *This pairs great with the Articles of Confederation slideshow. Click here to find out more!
Grades:
5th - 8th
FREE Bill of Rights Foldable
This is a great foldable to place in an ISN for students to take notes about the Bill of Rights.This free resource can help students quiz themselves and study their notes, and looks great in their notebooks!
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Making Sense of Current Events
Go beyond a basic read and brief questioning of everyday news events. This current event categorization chart will drive students deeper by challenging them to consider the type of event and the motivations for the media to share the story. Although current events are primarily covered in the social studies classroom, these categories fit any type of current event, in any discipline (science, math, English, electives, etc.) The chart provides you as a teacher with a platform from which to guide
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Federalism Notes
Students will use this slideshow to take notes of Federalism. Teachers will then lead students on a simple white board practice activity to see if the students understand the content. Feel free to add/edit as needed Florida 7th grade civics benchmark SS.7.C.3.14
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Systems of Government Reading
Brief reading for students covering Federal, Confederal, and Unitary Systems of Government.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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US Government - Types of Governments
In this lesson, students will learn about the three main types of government – autocracy, democracy, and oligarchy. This lesson accompanies our lesson video on Youtube! https://youtu.be/EfcNP7mMiZ4
Grades:
5th - 8th
SS.7.CG.1.1 ELL Toolkit Preview
Bienvenidos! Civics en Espanol is here to provide you and your English Language Learner the tools to tackle Florida's new Civics and Government benchmarks! This toolkit includes a detailed explanation of the benchmark, in Spanish, followed by sample activities that break the benchmark and its clarifications apart for students to adequately grasp each part that they are required to understand. Instructions are displayed in English and presented in Spanish for students. The following activities a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
US Presidents Handbook
This packet is meant to help students comprehend the timeline of US History through our first 18 presidents. Each page asks students for a picture, important events, and a rating.
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
The History of the Constitution book to be illustrated by students
This is a book that can be printed that tells the history of the constitution in basic language. Each step is on a different page and there is space for students to illustrate each step.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Listen Lesson: Contact Tracing
This Listen Lesson contains a guided notetaking exercise for an episode of NPR's Planet Money podcast, "The Cost of Contact Tracing." The podcast looks at the importance of contact tracing to combat global pandemics and the benefits and drawbacks of traditional contract tracing (which dates back to the Black Plague) and new technologies that automate the process.Enclosed in the lesson is a detailed description of the podcast, including themes, challenging vocabulary, and links to a transcript f
Grades:
7th - 12th
Magna Carta ESL Social Studies Lesson
Magna Carta ESL Lesson from Tennessee State social studies standards
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Grades:
7th
Executive Branch Scavenger Hunt PowerPoint
I have another resource on my page which has a worksheet that goes with this powerpoint. It allows students to be more independent in their note taking over the Executive Branch.
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Grades:
7th - 8th
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United States Elections: Notes
This PowerPoint presentation covers the election process in the United States. The notes are designed for 7th grade students as part of an American Government unit. The PowerPoint slides have information underlined that students should write in their notebooks and notes are set up Cornell style.
Grades:
6th - 7th
Also included in: American Revolution & Government
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