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Constitution Day Activities | Preamble | U.S. Constitution
Looking for Constitution Day activities like kid-friendly texts and skill pages to use while teaching about the Preamble or U.S. Constitution? This resource provides days of Constitution learning that can be used whole group, for small group teaching, reading center independent work, early finisher extended learning, with a substitute, etc. These engaging pages are print-and-go ready, making it super easy to use in your classroom. Includes information about Constitution Day, The U.S. Constitutio
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3rd - 4th
Also included in: U.S. Constitution Bundle | Constitution Day Activities
Constitution, Federalists vs Anti-Federalists Activity Primary Source Analysis
In this Federalists v Anti-Federalists and Constitution primary source activity, students examine 8 total primary source excerpts to understand the Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on the failures of the Articles of Confederation and the new Constitution. Students examine four major questions surrounding the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Rights of the States, and the View of the People by investigating a response to each question from both a Federalist and an Anti-Federalist. ☆ ☆ Get this e
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6th - 10th
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The Declaration of Independence: BREAK-UP LETTER Activity
The Declaration of Independence: Break-up Letter and Rewrite Activity! Good for any ELA or Social Studies classroom!
The Declaration of Independence is modernized! In this product you will get TWO different activities that will help your students better understand our nations most important document! The lesson includes an activity of a re-write- taking passages from the document and putting them in your own words. Also there is a two-worksheet activity on writing a break-up letter to King Geor
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Civil War Battles PowerPoint Notes + Map Activity
In this Civil War Battles Powerpoint and map notes resource, students complete a map graphic organizer where they detail 11 major events of the American Civil War, including the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), Bull Run, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, and much more! ☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Civil War activities unit bundle here!Students complete a map organizer that shows each learner where, geographically, the war is be
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5th - 8th
American Revolution - War Battles PowerPoint, Notes, and Foldable Set
This mini bundle includes a PowerPoint and corresponding notes sheets for the major battles fought in the American Revolution. Battles Included:- Battle of Lexington and Concord- Battle of Bunker Hill- Battle of Trenton- Battle of Saratoga- Valley Forge- Battle of YorktownBundle Includes: - 11 slide PowerPoint detailing the important events in each battle- Fill in the blank notes that go along with each battle in PowerPoint (great as a study tool!)- Answer KeyThis PowerPoint and Notes Set cover
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: American Revolution Unit Bundle
Declaration of Independence: Mini-Book & Printables
This is a fun little packet I made for my 3rd grade classroom. At the end of the lesson(s) students should be able to "state the main purposes of the Declaration of Independence". Download includes: pg. 2-6 Mini Anchor Charts (Perfect for whole group instruction)pg. 8 KWL Chartpg. 9-10 Flip-Flap Pages (including one for an interactive notebook or journal)pg. 11-18 Mini Book (Book is black and white to save on ink)pg. 20 "Find Someone Who..." about the Declarationpg. 21 Writing Promptpg. 22-23 Fa
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2nd - 5th
Checks and Balances Chart and Activities
Checks and Balances – Graphic Organizers and handoutsDigital version now included!This lesson covers the system of checks and balances. Checks and Balances is an important concept to understating how American government works. Included in this resource:You can decide how much practice your students need or which style of activities fit the learning styles of the group you have. • Checks and Balances graphic organizer: Explain how to read the graphic organizer and explain how each branch checks t
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3rd - 12th
Comparing Presidential Policies Chart: Modern America Presidents Activity
This fantastic lesson plan on comparing Presidential Policies is perfect for a lesson on the Executive Branch or for modern US History!The download features a full lesson plan in which students compare various aspects of presidential policies and agendas for every president since World War 2! Your students will look to compare foreign and domestic policies along with significant social events of the era. The included presidents are: Harry TrumanDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. Kennedy Lyndon JohnsonR
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7th - 10th
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U.S. Constitution Preamble Worksheet DBQ: Students Write Preamble in Own Words
With this worksheet, students will learn about the history and purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America. They will also learn to engage with the language of primary documents.
For this activity, the Preamble is broken down into manageable sections. Students will begin by answering guiding questions that help them to develop a deeper understanding of each section. They will then deconstruct the original language, section by section, and determine what the Pream
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5th - 10th
CNN 10 (CNN Student News) Current Events, 17 Different Common Core Worksheets
Keep your students focused and engaged while watching CNN 10 or any other news program! These 17 different current event response sheets will help your students engage with the news like never before as they grow in their ability to describe, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create on a daily basis. The 17 response sheets offer a wide variety of choice and are aligned with Common Core Standards. They strengthen ELA and social studies skills through cross-curricular activities and promot
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4th - 12th
AP® Government: 15 Landmark Supreme Court Cases- Chart, Quiz, and Keys
This resource is perfect for AP® U.S. Government teachers looking to teach the 15 required landmark Supreme Court cases for the updated exam. This product includes a student court chart handout, a key for the teacher, two versions of a review quiz, and an answer key. Students will research each of the 15 cases and discover the facts, constitutional issue(s), decision, and opinion/reasoning of the Court for each one. The handout provides directions, an example, and online resources students can a
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9th - 12th
Also included in: AP® Government and Politics Course Bundle
Letter from a Birmingham Jail- Activity and Graphic Organizer (AP® Government)
This resource provides an engaging lesson about Martin Luther King Jr.'s, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." The lesson includes an intro activity that will get your students thinking and moving, a 3-page graphic organizer that divides the letter into four section themes, a video clip to provide historical context, three discussion questions that will connect the letter to present day, and an answer key for the graphic organizer! Students will leave with a comprehensive understanding of this prima
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Unit BUNDLE: AP® U.S. Government
Levels of Government Interactive Flipbook- National, State, Local Government
This is a brand new addition to my family of interactive flipbooks! This one is designed to have your students record their learning in a fun way during a unit on our government. With this product, students will work their way through facts about the levels of government--state, local, and national government. Each flap has students record notes on the leaders, duties, and responsibilities held at each level.
These are super easy to put together. Students simply cut out five rectangles, stack
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3rd - 7th
Local & National Government Lapbook Unit
Are you looking for a way to make Social Studies Reading more fun and still teach Common Core Informational Standards? Lapbooks and fold-its are a great way to do just that! With these fold-its, you can create a complete Government lapbook or add the fold-its to your student's social studies notebooks!
This file includes:
-9 reading selections (one for each fold-it). Each are full page or half page, so you can turn them into student books.
Lapbook Cover
Reasons for a Government T-Book
Governm
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2nd - 4th
Alexander Hamilton, the Financial Plan, DC Compromise, and Whiskey Rebellion!
In this Alexander Hamilton, the Bank Plan, and the deal that created the Washington D.C. capital resource, students complete guided notes in a graphic-organizer type format from the included teacher PowerPoint! Students are guided through Alexander Hamilton's signature financial plan to pull the nation out of debt from the Revolutionary War, the debate over the national bank, the compromise that moved our nation's capital to Washington D.C., and President Washington's role in the Whiskey Rebelli
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5th - 8th
Three Branches of Government Activity
This activity includes a cut and paste activity on the three branches of government.The first page includes labels for the three branches with pictures, duties and jobs of each branch, and a title label. The second page includes parts of a tree. The students will cut along the dotted lines provided and paste on construction paper. The students will match the job/duty to the correct branch of government.
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2nd - 7th
Primary Sources: The Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights
As part of an overall discussion of the influences upon American government, this resource consists of a graphic organizer that divides excerpts from both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights into sections that students can then paraphrase, either individually or in groups. Doing so makes the speech more accessible to all learners.The resource also includes a series of questions based on each document. The questions, which progress in complexity, also establish connections with speci
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundled Mini-Lesson: Influences on American Government
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Guided Reading
The 1948 Declaration of Human Rights has guided world politics since its inception, and thus should be taught in school.
To help students break down the information, I have created a guided reading sheet. To model the sheet, I completed the introduction with them, and then had students work in pair to reword a chosen article. Before allowing students to jigsaw the remaining source, I checked their work and then allowed them to share responses. As a class we came back together to discuss the thr
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8th - 11th
Government Types Stations Activity | Monarchy Democracy Republic Theocracy
In this government, democracy, republic, and Constitution stations activity, students learn the major differences between a Monarchy, Direct Democracy, Representative Democracy (Republic), Theocracy, Anarchy, and Authoritarian systems. Students work individually or in groups to complete an analysis of SIX different types of governments (Direct and Representative Democracies, Theocracy, Anarchy, Authoritarian, and Monarchy). ☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase
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5th - 8th
Articles of Confederation Worksheet - description and comparison to Constitution
Articles of Confederation Worksheet - description and comparison to Constitution
one page description of Articles of Confederation and back is a worksheet with discussion questions and a chart to compare the Articles to the US Constitution
Also includes info on John Hanson - first US president
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8th - 12th
Summary (Organizer) on the Seven Articles of the Constitution UPDATED
UPDATED WITH KEY. This activity is a graphic organizer for each of the seven articles of the Constitution. It is not especially detailed being one sheet, but it does contain what I feel are the condensed, key parts of each Article- such as major powers and topics. I use it as a review study guide activity or an introduction. Students use a Constitution, either online or in their textbook to fill out the missing parts. It took my students about 30-40 minutes and provided a nice visual for them to
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8th - 12th
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Reconstruction Era and its Competing Plans: Whose Should Be Followed?
In this primary source analysis activity on the Plans for Reconstruction. students engage with three different speeches and approaches to the Reconstruction Era - from President Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Thaddeus Stevens from the Radical Republicans of Congress. In this very Common Core focused lesson, students analyze how Reconstruction should move forward after the Civil War.☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Reconstruction unit located here!S
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7th - 10th
Jefferson's Justifications: Barbary War, Louisiana Purchase, and Embargo Act!
In this resource on Thomas Jefferson's presidency, Louisiana Territory, Barbary Wars, and Embargo Act, students work individually or in pairs to complete a graphic organizer from included focused text on each event. First, students will read "Jefferson's Justifications" which details three separate events - The Purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the Embargo Act, and War with the Barbary States. For each event, students will understand the policies set forth by the Jefferson administration.
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5th - 8th
Executive Branch | Role of the President | Job of President | Gallery Walk
In this Executive Branch activity your students will participate in a FUN Gallery Walk to examine the many jobs that the president of the U.S. performs while completing his/her job. What are the jobs or roles of a U.S. President?The roles/ jobs of a president covered are: Commander in Chief, Chief Diplomat, Chief of State, Chief of Party, Chief Citizen, Chief Executive, Chief Legislator, and Chief Administrator. A Gallery Walk is an activity in which your students will examine museum-like exhibi
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8th - 12th
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