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Government thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
Three Branches of Government Jigsaw Project
This Jigsaw Activity is designed for researching the Three Branches of US Government. First, students work in 3 large groups, each researching a different branch. Then, you re-group the children into groups of 3. Now, the kids teach each other about all the branches of government. The direction sheet (page 2) spells out the steps and the following 3 pages provide graphic organizers for each branch of governmnet.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Mock Trials for 4th grade
Transform your classroom into a courtroom with a Mock Trial. Bring government to life with this real world experience.
This unit will show you how to use actual social studies standards to create a trial in your class.
Students will become attorneys, witnesses, defendants and bailiffs.
Everything you need is right here in this file. Three cases: Native American Tribe vs. European Explorer, White Star Line (Titanic) vs. USA, East India Tea Company vs. Sons of Liberty.
I do this every year and w
Grades:
4th
Contacting Congress - A Powerful, Personal Writing Project
Connect your government students to the legislative process in a way they will never forget. This project challenges students to research active legislation using government websites such as the Library of Congress and Open Congress, select a topic of personal interest that directly affects their lives and propose a course of legislative action to address the issue through a letter to the corresponding Congressional committee. The project combines what students have learned about how a bill be
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Three Branches of Government: A Unit Plan
This bundle package includes every activity that I use throughout an 13 day (90 minute block) or 26 day (50 minute periods) Three Branches of Government unit.Most of of the days include:Bell Ringer Activity (Introduction activity with questions)Main Activity (Notes, Group Project, Activity, Simulation, etc)HomeworkA few activities worth highlighting:14 days of notes!Choose Your President PaperHow a Bill Becomes a Law SimulationExpressed Powers SkitCreate a Court ActivitySpecial Court Presentatio
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Grades:
7th - 12th
UTAH GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, GOVERNMENT FUN PACK
This begins with an easy reading section about the state with each English paragraph followed by the Spanish translation of it so that ESL/ELL students of Spanish backgrounds, whom you have or may have later, aren’t left out. Then come the following.
1. Utah Word Search;
Answers Key For 1. Utah Word Search;
2. Utah Word Search;
Answers Key For 2. Utah Word Search;
Test Study Material;
Multiple Choice Test;
Pictures Show About Utah (22 large size pictures each with large fonts for text in Eng
Grades:
2nd - 5th
LEARNING PACK TO HELP WITH KANSAS SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
This is great for the state day each January 29 or anytime. It begins with Reading About Kansas which is a reader or reading component first in English then in Spanish and which helps teach Kansas’ geography, history and government; then, as seen below, come printable practice activities and tests with answer keys, supplements that tie the study of Kansas of various subject areas across-the-curriculum etc:
Kansas Divide The Words Activity (example: Kansasbecamethe) and this has with it the re
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
OHIO READING AND SOCIAL STUDIES PACK WITH HELP FOR COMMON CORE ALIGNMENT
THIS HAS A READING SECTION ABOUT OHIO’S GEOGRAPHY. NEXT COME:
A. WORD SEARCH ACTIVITY OVER OHIO’S GEOGRAPHY with Answers Key
B. WORD SEARCH ACTIVITY OVER OHIO’S GEOGRAPHY with Answers Key
C. WORD SEARCH ACTIVITY OVER OHIO’S GEOGRAPHY with Answers Key
OHIO TRUE-FALSE TEST (50 Questions) with Answers Key
READING OVERVIEW ABOUT OHIO’S GOVERNMENT
D. WORD SEARCH ACTIVITY OVER OHIO’S GOVERNMENT with Answers Key
FILL-IN TEST OVER OHIO’S GOVERNMENT
READING OVERVIEW ABOUT OHIO’S HISTORY
E. WORD SEA
Grades:
6th - 12th
"Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?" by Patricia Brennan Demuth Unit
This book is a perfect way to cover both U.S. government, U.S. history, and language arts. It's a recounting of the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and what she accomplished during her life.Included in this unit are: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions for each chapter, vocabulary test, modified vocabulary/spelling tests, writing assignments, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys.This unit would also be ideal for homeschool instruction, indep
Grades:
4th - 6th
Civics Unit 6 Plan - The Amendments
Covers These Topics and Vocabulary: > In Depth look at each Amendment in the Bill of Rights and their limitations> Civil Rights and Suffrage Amendments (13, 14, 15, 19, 24, 26)> Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968> Voting Rights Act of 1965> Equal Rights AmendmentThis Plan includes: > Objectives based off the FL EOC Civics Standards> Vocabulary required in those FL EOC Civics Standards> List of materials necessary that includes the links to the free resources or my own cre
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7th - 8th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle Units 3-11
3 branches of government word sort
Here is a great way to help kids with the powers of the three branches of US government and who belongs where. Students cut out the powers and people and glue them to the correct area.
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2nd - 8th
Civics Unit 11 Plan - Federalism: State and Local Governments
Covers These Topics and Vocabulary: - Federalism- State vs Federal Powers- Local Governments- Supremacy Clause- Popular Sovereignty- Comparing Constitutions (US + FL)- Amending Constitutions (US + FL)This Plan includes: > Objectives based off the FL EOC Civics Standards> Vocabulary required in those FL EOC Civics Standards> List of materials necessary that includes the links to the free resources or my own creations. Some resources are not free, but if a free option is available, it’s i
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7th - 8th
Also included in:Â Civics: Federalism: State and Local Government Bundle
Writing to Local Politicians bundle
This bundle prepares learners for writing to their local politicians about various common city issues, such as transportation, health, education, roads and more. 1) community places and city infrastructure vocabulary 2) introducing city problems (fill in the blanks with images); for example: "There is a _______ of city parks." -lack 3) brainstorm consequences of city problems 4) example emails to city politicians about various problems, such as: education, rodents, pollution, drinking water, po
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Not Grade Specific
Voting Campaign Cooperative Learning Project
This project is AMAZING for High School students. I currently teach Senior Government and they had a blast with this. Not only does it give each student a different "role" and "job" to complete individually every day, it also requires group cooperation in order to complete the end goal, WINNING! Honestly, one of the most amazing and fun weeks while teaching! The "scandal" day was by far my favorite, hearing their presentations on how they made their scandal work for them and their campaign. Incl
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Grades:
11th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar - Are Wars Necessary?
This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for more breadth than a typical Socratic Seminar, but still give teachers the option of selecting specific text excerpts for inclusion in the seminar as well. In this way, the discussion works more as a Thematic Seminar.
The thematic seminar outlined in
Grades:
7th - 12th
Interdisciplinary Unit: Role of Government in Society, Novel: The Giver
This 4 1/2 week interdisciplinary enrichment unit provides students with the opportunity to deepen their thinking around the topic of the role of government in society as related to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and other national standards. With Social Studies as the primary discipline, students connect English Language Arts (ELA), Writing and Technology to make central claims based on these essential questions: Is there one best form of government? Can one country have multiple forms of
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6th - 8th
"What Is the Constitution?" by Patricia Brennan Demuth Unit
This book gives the reason why our young country needed a new form of government and tells the history surrounding the creation of the Constitution. This unit is a great way to combine language arts, history, and government.Included in this unit are: vocabulary/spelling words and activities, discussion questions for each chapter, vocabulary tests, modified vocabulary and spelling tests, writing assignments, activities/worksheets, reading comprehension test, and answer keys.This unit would also
Grades:
4th - 7th
1 - Amendments, Parties, Bias, and Interest Groups Unit Plan
This bundle package includes every activity that I use throughout an 6 day (90 minute block) or 12 day (50 minute periods) Amendments, Parties, Bias, and Interest Groups unit.
Most of the days include:
Bell Ringer Activity (Introduction activity with questions)
Main Activity (Notes, Group Project, Activity, Simulation, etc)
Homework
A few activities worth highlighting:
5 days of notes!
Bill of Rights Visual Map
Political Spectrum Quiz
Create a Political Party
Recognizing Bias Paper
You can ge
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Canadian government politics UNIT PLAN
Entire unit plan for basics of the Canadian Government/ Canadian politics unit for Social Studies 10. Using the British Columbia (Canada) curriculum for social studies 10. Focusing on Canada. Does not include PPTs/ documents etc. it is only the unit plan, includes only some links for videos/ resources
Grades:
10th
Our Country, Our Constitution
Overview: The importance of understanding the basis of our government is important to every citizen of the United States. This unit provides a condensed and understandable interpretation of the Constitution using terms that young people can comprehend. It provides a task for creating a brochure on the government; graphic organizers to record data, web sites, a rubric, and a teacher guide all following the Standards for the English Arts, endorsed by both the NCTE and the IRA. Students discove
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5th - 8th
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Election Results Map
Students will enjoy filling in this U.S. map to show which candidates won which states on the day after the Presidential election. There is a KEY included with blue for the Democratic candidate and red for the Republican. There is also a box for other because you never know what might happen. This will be a great eye opener to have on students' desks on the morning after the election (November 5th). Of course, you will have to provide them with the results from the internet or the newspaper
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Civics Unit 12 Plan - Foreign Policy and Comparative Government
Covers These Topics and Vocabulary: - Types of Government - Autocracy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Democracy - Direct and Representative, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Anarchy- Systems of Government - Unitary, Confederal, Federal, Parliamentary- International Organizations- Foreign Policy- International Conflicts WWI - Gulf War IIThis Plan includes: > Objectives based off the FL EOC Civics Standards> Vocabulary required in those FL EOC Civics Standards> List of materials necessary that includes the
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Also included in:Â Civics: Foreign Policy and Comparative Government Bundle
Civics Unit 9 Plan - The Judicial Branch
Covers These Topics and Vocabulary: - Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities of Supreme Court- Powers of the Supreme Court as stated in Article III of the U.S. Constitution- Judicial Review and Marbury v Madison- Types of Courts - Supreme, Appeal, Trial- Appellate vs Original Jurisdiction- Types of Court Cases: Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Military, Juvenile- In Re Gault- Court Room Vocabulary and SimulationThis Plan includes: > Objectives based off the FL EOC Civics Standards> Vocabul
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle Units 3-11
Civics Unit 8 Plan - The Executive Plan
Covers These Topics and Vocabulary: - Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities of President- Powers of the President as stated in Article II of the U.S. Constitution- Executive Departments- Electoral College- Executive OrdersThis Plan includes: > Objectives based off the FL EOC Civics Standards> Vocabulary required in those FL EOC Civics Standards> List of materials necessary that includes the links to the free resources or my own creations. Some resources are not free, but if a free opti
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle Units 3-11
Civics Unit 7 Plan - The Legislative Branch
Covers These Topics and Vocabulary: - Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities of Congress- Powers of Congress as stated in Article I of the U.S. Constitution- Factors that Impact a Congressperson's Vote- How a Bill Becomes a LawThis Plan includes: > Objectives based off the FL EOC Civics Standards> Vocabulary required in those FL EOC Civics Standards> List of materials necessary that includes the links to the free resources or my own creations. Some resources are not free, but if a free
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle Units 3-11
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