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Government/Civic
Understandings
SS5CG1
The student will explain how a citizen’s rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution.
a.
Explain the responsibilities of a citizen.
b.
Explain the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights.
c.
Explain the concept of due process of law.
d.
Describe how the Constitution protects a citizen’s rights by due process.
SS5CG2
The student will explain the process by which amendments to the U.S. Constitution are made.
a.
Explain the amendment process outlined in the Constitution.
b.
Describe the purpose for the amendment process.
SS5CG3
The student will explain how amendments to the U. S. Constitution have
maintained a representative democracy.
a.
Explain the purpose of the 12th and 17th amendments.
b.
Explain how voting rights were protected by the 15th, 19th
, 23rd, 24th , and 26th amendments.
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Badge: I Voted
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Bookmarks: Elections
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Bar Graph (create):
Election
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Chart: Compare the
Candidates Use this chart to list the
similarities and differences between any two candidates.
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Coloring Book: Elections theme
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Coloring Page: Election - Symbols Elephant
and donkey symbols.
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Comprehension: Elections (upper elem/middle) A reading comprehension for the United States Presidential election.
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Crossword: Elections (interactive) 1 DOWN: symbol of the Democratic Party
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Crossword: Elections (upper elem/middle) 3 across: symbol of the Democratic Party
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Fiction: Election Day
(upper elem/middle) A four page realistic fiction
reading comprehension about a (class) presidential election. Questions are
formatted for short essay or discussion questions, rather than multiple choice.
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Form: Ballot for Mock
Election
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KWL: Candidate Use this form to organize Know, Want to know, and
Learned material about a candidate.
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Project: Current Events Instructions for a project to make a poster about a
current event.
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Project: Make a Voting Booth How to
make a voting booth for your classroom.
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Research and Report: Elections Report
planner, KWL and a lined page for writing a report on the theme of
elections.
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Teaching Ideas: Election Lots of election-themed ideas for the classroom.
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Word Problems: Elections (elem/upper elem) These
problems are about elections. Read each of them carefully. Look for
keywords to help you know how to work the problem.
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Word Search: Election (elem) [member-created with abctools]
Find the words from "booth" to "speech" in this puzzle
shaped like the continental United States.
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Writing Prompt: Issues (upper elem/middle) Defines what an "issue" is, and asks students
to write briefly about the issues important to them.
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Writing Prompt: Presidential Qualities"In your opinion, what are the most
important qualities that a person running for President of the United States should have?"
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Journal template: http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/MyAmericanJournal.pdf
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Lesson plans: http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/PresElec.html
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