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2nd grade government thematic unit plan pdfs
Election Day: A Mini-Packet for Voting, Presidents, and Elections!
Get ready to celebrate Election day with this BEST SELLER!!Completely Updated with 25 pages added! (March 23, 2020)In this completely revised packet, you will find the following activities:Book ideas to include in your unitVocabulary cards about presidents and elections/voting.Anchor chart cards for:- Elections and the voting process- Presidents (KWL, and can,have,are}Duck for President;- voting picture cards- graphing/results- ballot box pictures- Ballot cards {2 versions - words and pictures}M
Grades:
K - 2nd
3rd 4th Grade Social Studies Bundle Curriculum Full Year American History Units
Social Studies Full Year Curriculum Bundle! Make teaching American History with these engaging activities fun and done! This MEGA bundle has passages and activities about Native Americans, Early Explorers, 13 Colonies, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Westward Expansion, the War of 1812, U.S. Constitution, and more! It includes 25 of my BEST SELLING Social Studies units for the entire year! These units are geared for 2-5th-grade students.The following activity units are included:Geography A
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Social Studies Interactive Notebook Tab-Its® | Distance Learning
Social Studies: Social Studies Interactive Notebook - Social Studies Interactive activities - Social Studies Interactive NotebooksThese Social Studies Tab-Its® are engaging, fun, rigorous and fit beautifully in your Interactive Notebooks! Each page of these Tab-Its® Booklets incorporates reading, writing, art, and research skills. DIGITAL OPTIONS NOW INCLUDED:We have now added Google Slide activities to accompany each unit. You can click on the Google Slides link, make a copy, and now begin usin
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens | Social Studies Mini Unit
Teaching students about rights and responsibilities of citizens can be tough! Let this week-long unit plan make it easy for you! This unit was built from a need for primary Social Studies resources. This Social Studies curriculum can be used with or without a Social Studies textbook. All activities are designed to cover important Social Studies topics in a grade-appropriate and timely manner. What topics are covered in this week-long lesson?- I can identify examples of good citizenship.- I can i
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
American Government & Citizenship Unit
This unit is perfect for introducing the concept of government and teaching students that we are each contributing citizens in our communities and country! In this unit you will find:-17 Vocabulary Cards: citizen, cooperate, responsibility, government, laws, consequences, government services, tax, volunteer, petition, council, election, vote, mayor, governor, judge, and president-Vocabulary interactive notebook flaps, with cut and paste definitions.-9 Instructional pages covering:What is a Citiz
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Social Studies BUNDLE: Map skills and Government
3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Michigan Government Unit
The fifth unit in 3rd grade Michigan Social Studies is themed in Michigan Government. Unit correlates to concepts in the MC3 curriculum and meets Michigan Social Studies standards. Lessons are typically taught over a two day span.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEUnit has been updated to include links to copy files from Google Drive which can be used in distance learning, virtual learning, Google classroom, etc.Check out a Michigan Soci
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Michigan YEAR LONG Units
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
Three Branches of Government Brochure Project & Editable Rubric
This resource is an engaging project for teaching the branches of our government. Students can create a brochure with a cover illustrating how the three branches are rooted to the Constitution and open the fist fold to read The Preamble. Inside the brochure the students will list characteristics of each branch as a trifold. As an extension students can use the illustration to observe and sketch the buildings ( The White House, The Capitol, and The Supreme Court) where each branch is housed. Sco
Grades:
2nd - 5th
State, Local Government and Class Elections Technology Integration
This unit was designed to meet Colorado Content Standards for Third Grade.
This 35 page unit is designed to be taught over 20 days of class time. It integrates technology for several lessons. It introduces students to state and local government positions:
Senator
State Representatives
Governor
Mayor/ City Manager
City Council
It teaches the process of elections, voting, political parties and how a bill becomes a law. There is a unit assessment and a class election as a culminating act
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Branches of Government 2nd and 3rd Grade
Six pages of informative text focusing on the three branches of government. Simple text and diagrams explain how each branch works alone and with the other branches. A diagram gives a simple explanation of how an idea becomes a law.
The text is followed by “What did you Learn?” activities and a short writing exercise where students choose the branch of government and job that they might be suited for.
Included: 15 Student Pages; 7 Answer Keys
Text and Diagrams:
Our Government, the Three Br
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Branches of Government | Distance Learning
Branches of Government: The Branches of Government - Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches This Branches of Government Tab-Its® booklet is engaging, fun, rigorous and fits beautifully in your Interactive Notebooks! Each page of this Tab-Its® Booklet incorporates writing and the ability to research each branch of the government.DIGITAL OPTIONS NOW INCLUDED:We have now added Google Slide activities to accompany each unit. You can click on the Google Slides link, make a copy, and now begin
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Presidents' Day Activity - United States Coins
Presidents' Day U.S. coin activity. You can also use this to spice up your elementary United States history or government lessons. Your students will create an 8 page picture book, fill in the blanks, color and glue in the pictures, all while learning about the history of U.S. coins. Find out when coin production started, which coin was introduced much later than the others, when the presidents first appeared on the coins, and which coin was even smaller than the dime!
This also includes a shor
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Presidential Election Unit: Class Mascot Theme
The 2016 Presidential election is under way! Prepare your students for Decision 2016 with this 130-page resource. This 130-page unit is designed to make the election process real and relevant to elementary aged children. Students will learn about the process of electing a president and will experience this process themselves through the election of a class mascot (a stuffed animal ordered through one of several suggested charity organizations’ websites). Government and election concepts and vo
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2nd - 5th
A Unit Study: Three Branches of Government
This resource is designed to teach the basics of the three branches of government in a 7 day unit. Because everything you need is included, this resource is perfect for classrooms or homeschoolers. Resource includes:Unit Overview7 days of detailed, easy-to-read lesson plansAll of the handouts for the unit Technology resources and book ideas End of unit assessmentEnrichment ideasPlease email me with any questions before you purchase this product! Emily Perringardensandgradeschool@gmail.com*******
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1st - 4th
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Presidential Election | Election Activities and Mock Election
Are you looking for a fun and creative way to introduce your students to the election process? This product will allow you to teach your students about the process our country uses to choose the President. We used fictional characters from high quality children's literature instead of real-life candidates so that you could use this product again in the future. You will need the following books for this unit:Duck for President by Doreen CroninGrace for President by Kelly DiPucchioPresident Pennyb
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Constitution Day Activities
Constitution Day Activities will help your students learn about Constitution Day with this mini lesson and activity packet! They will discover the meaning of the constitution, who the framers were, what the Constitution governs, and how the Constitution protects the people. This can also work for K-2!Included in Constitution Day Activities:-Cover-Terms of Use-Standards-Suggestions-Readable Posters to teach the Constitution (Can be read from Smart Board to save paper/ink) 15 pages-Student reader
Grades:
1st - 2nd
I am a Good Citizen- Rules, Voting, Golden Rule, Sportsmanship
A California State standard for First Grade includes teaching about citizenship. I have made my own booklet and a few activities to go along with this standard. Included are:
**Cover page if you want to put the pages into a book.
**Page for writing class rules.
**Page for labeling pictures for good sportsmanship.
**Sorting activity for following rules in a game. ( I took problems my own students were having on the playground.)
**Voting activity using "secret" ballots.
**Page giving examples f
Grades:
K - 2nd
Election Process, Branches of Government, 3 Branches of Government, Government
Updated to for the 2020 Election! This unit is packed full to help you get through teaching a GOVERNMENT UNIT or the 2020 ELECTION PROCESS. It covers all THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT and THE ELECTION PROCESS! Please see preview before purchasing.Here is what is included in this 63 page set: ● Reading Comprehension Printables Covering All Three Branches of Government with Discussion Questions (Answer Keys Included)● Three Branches of Government Tree Writing Craftivity (Everything you will ne
Grades:
2nd - 5th
American Symbols
This United States symbols unit is complete with wonderful activities to add to your curriculum. Included are anchor charts, thinking maps, pieces that could be added to an interactive notebook or simply used as a hands on activities.
Included:
Anchor charts
American symbols bubble maps
My US symbols flip book
Main Idea and details flag (Reading informational text)
Symbols 3 tab foldable
I hope your students enjoy this unit as much as mine did!
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Social Studies Curriculum Bundle
Election 2020
Elections 2020 - This election pack is the perfect introduction to the Presidential Election 2020 process. These are all simplified for K-2 students. Activities that explain group voting are included as well as slogan writing. In the election packet, you will get:2 informational slides with simple facts to discuss Donald Trump and Joe BidenDonald Trump and Joe Biden coloring pageSlogan Writing - students make their own slogan on a hat and t-shirtTrump writing craftBiden writing craftWho Can b
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Community Government Unit: An Independent Packet
This independent work packet was originally written as a companion piece for the second grade MC3 social studies unit 3, "How Do Citizens Live Together in a Community?" but can also be used as a stand-alone unit! 8 lessons each include 3 independent work activities and a vocabulary page. Topics include: branches of government (mayor, council, courts), laws, and community helpers.
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2nd
U.S. Government Laws, Rules, and Citizenship Social Studies Lessons
Here's everything you need to teach social studies lessons on why we have rules, citizenship, rights and responsibilities, and branches of the U.S. Government. There are 5 lessons that include exit slips and task card assessments. Each lesson includes discussion for students to engage in speaking and listening.Day 1: Why do we have rules? Included is an informational reading and worksheet practice, discussion cards, speaking bubble sentence starters for discussion, and an exit slip.Day 2: Laws i
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Grades:
2nd
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Duck for President- Election Fun Resources
It's election season again, and the kids are asking political and election type questions. If you're looking for an election fun resource, this is just for you! Duck for President is a book written by Doreen Cornin. With this companion resource you will find:
-14 Vocabulary cards to discuss before the reading.
-Election Interactive Bar Graph and worksheet where students can vote for Duck or Farmer Brown.
-Beginning, Middle, End and Comparison Venn Digram worksheets
-Opinion Writing Craftiv
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
SOCIAL STUDIES: The Pledge of Allegiance Book for Kids
This book breaks the pledge down, line by line, and puts it in kid terms. It has key words underlined and the definitions are bolded within the text.
There is a glossary that provides a 'cloze' activity, where students go back to the words in the text and fill in key definition words.
I have provided this book in color and B and W.
I use it by printing 2 to a page to make it a 1/2 sized book.
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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