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, 3rd GRADE
Civics/Government
Essential Question: Why will it be a problem if one person has all the power in a Government?
Ways to show mastery:
1.Think-write-share-pair: This will be done in the beginning of the week to assess students knowledge.
2. Passing out note cards: This will be completed towards to middle of the week to check the students progression of understanding
3. Poster board presentation: This will be completed
Concept 2: Structure of Government
PO 1. Discuss the three branches of state and national government:
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
Required Resources and Materials
Day 1: hangers, construction paper, glue, scissors, markers, computer to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt5K4ZK0ILY,
Day 2: ipads to use the website: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/page404 (if there is no access to iPads students will computers or laptops), Students will take the Judicial quiz from: http://www.mcwdn.org/GOVERNMENT/JudicialQuiz.html
Day 3: Print out worksheets from: http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/three-levels-of-government/view/, Three forms of government from: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Three-Levels-of-Government-Sort-878120, the book: "State and Local Government" By: Lawrence Santrey (Mahwah
Day 4: Watch the video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdh9xo47OWM and as watching it the students will complete the form from:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Types-of-Governments-Web-874155, gummy bears, different colored construction paper, scissors. For differentiation: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/171347960799827105/
Day 5: Jepordy game from: http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=%22government%22&subject=All+subjects&grade=Grade+3®ion=en_USLocal
Government worksheet from: http://www.education.com/download/worksheet/98822/local-government.pdf
Students will also be able to review vocabulary words by playing Jeopardy.
Strategies for integrating language arts:
Day 1: "How the U.S. Government Works" By: Betty Debnam.
A comic-book-like approach to understanding the workings of Congress, the Constitution, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Very basic information with lots of drawings and photos.
Day 2: "Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse: A Tail of the U.S. Supreme Court" By: Peter W. Barnes and Cheryl Shaw Barnes.
Explains the role of the judicial branch through Chief Justice Marshall Mouse and his fellow justices on the Supreme Court of the United Mice of America. Shows how Court cases arise, how they are argued, and how the justices make a decision.
Day 3: "Freedom Summer" By: Deborah Wiles
Day 4: "Kid in Chief" By: Paul Maguire.
When third-grader Bobby Barton visits Washington, D.C. on a class trip, he doesn't know he will walk away with a chance to become the leader of our nation. It's on that trip that Bobby finds a missing part of the United States Constitution telling him how he could become President! Soon after making this discovery, Bobby moves into the White House as the youngest American President in history. With his friends Maria Cagney (Bobby's Vice-President) and Kevin Sawyer (his Chief of Staff), Bobby is faced with many important decisions, confusing situations, and exciting adventures. Bobby quickly finds out that being President is a very tough job. Join him as he and his friends learn all about how the government works, having loads of fun along the way!
Day 5: "How the U.S. Government Works" By: Syl Sobel.
Explains why government is necessary ("Can you imagine what your school would be like if each class had rules that were different from the rules in other classes? . . . And what if the school had no principal?"). Then goes on to describe what the three branches of government do. Readers learn how officials are elected or appointed and how government agencies work for the benefit of the people. Contains a glossary and index.
Strategies for teaching applicable social studies vocabulary
**All new vocabulary words will be added to the students Social Studies notebook in the back half labeled "Vocab Words".
Day 1: Vocabulary words: Executive, Judicial, Legislative. Show a youtube video of the 3 branches.
Day 2: Students will see the definition of the vocabulary words on the website...http://bensguide.gpo.gov/page404. They will add it to their notebooks.
Day 3: Students will add the vocabulary words (Local, State, and Federal) to their Social Studies journal and as a class write the definitions of the words.
Day 4: Vocabulary words to learn from the video=Anarchy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Democracy, and Republic, students will be able to review vocabulary words from: http://mocomi.com/types-of-government/.
Day 5: Students will use all of the vocabulary words they learned the previous days and place them on their websites. This worksheet will help brush up the students vocabulary words: http://www.education.com/download/worksheet/108695/government-crossword.pdf.
They will be able to refer back to their notebooks for help on any words.
Hands-on Learning experiences (activities)
Day 1: This will be an introductory to the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches. Students will watch a video of the 3 branches of Governments. By using a hanger students will create a 3D representation of the 3 Branches of Government. Underneath each title students will say who heads each category. Executive: President. Judicial: Supreme Court. Legislative: Congress, House of Representatives, Senate. (See photo below)
Day 2: Pass out ipads/ laptops for the students and have them explore the website written on the board. Have them play the game Branch Mania and record the high score on the board.Students will learn how the Judiciary Branch writes an idea as a law. They will take the Judicial quiz from the USA Government website.
Day 3: Students will learn the three levels of Government (local, state, federal). In groups students will construct a poster representation of the three different types of Government learned from reading and completing their worksheet. They will cut out pictures and present their posters to their class. (See picture below of example).
Day 4: Students will learn about different forms of Government around the world by watching a youtube video and filling out a worksheet as they watch. They will cut out pieces and write the definition of what different forms of Government are (Anarchy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Democracy, and Republic). Once they have constructed their definitions they will use gummy bears to reenact their "Government". (See photo below)
Day 5: Taking all the information learned throughout the week, students will review what they learned by playing a Jepordy game. After playing and reviewing students will create a website explaining the three different types of Government. They will create a Weebly account that has different tabs for the 3 Branches of Governments, different kinds of Government in the world (Anarchy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Democracy, and Republic), the three levels of Government. They will be able to use all of their completed worksheets throughout the week to transfer the information learned.
Differentiated Instruction
Day 1: Students with disabilities who are not able to use scissors will be given pre-cut out pieces of papers.
Day 2: Students with a vision disability will use a computer with a bigger screen rather than using an ipad.
Day 3: Students will be given access to the website and worksheets already completed from: http://study.com/academy/lesson/local-state-federal-ordinances-definitions-and-differences.html
Day 4: Students will be given a hand out with the definitions already written out for them. From this site.... (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/171347960799827105/). They will have help cutting out the pieces of paper if needed.
Day 5: Students who do not have access to the internet at home will be given an extension on the due date and will be able to use the classrooms laptop/computer. Students who are not able to create a site with all of the information will be able to focus on just one part and expand on that. Example: Only describe what the Judicial system does.
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