Less than $5 5th Grade Civics Activities (by date, latest first)

Today in History Daily Warm-Up Instructions:

Image Observation:

Display a historical image related to the day's date or a significant event in history.

Instruct students to carefully observe the details in the image without providing any background information.

Individual Inference:

Ask students to individually jot down their inferences about what they think might be happening in the image.

Encourage them to consider details such as clothing, setting, facial expressions, and any other relevant visual cues.

Partner Discussion:

Pair up students and have them share their individual inferences with their partners.

Prompt partners to discuss and compare their interpretations, encouraging them to consider different perspectives.

Collaborative Inference:

Bring the class back together and facilitate a collaborative discussion.

Select a few pairs to share their inferences with the entire class.

Encourage students to consider diverse interpretations and discuss any common themes or differences in their observations.

Historical Context:

After the collaborative discussion, provide some historical context or information about the image.

Discuss how the actual events align or differ from the students' inferences.

Benefits for Students:

Critical Thinking Skills:

Analyzing historical images promotes critical thinking as students must observe details, make connections, and draw conclusions.

Inference and Interpretation:

Making inferences based on visual cues enhances students' ability to interpret information and think beyond the surface.

Collaborative Learning:

Partner and class discussions foster collaborative learning, allowing students to share and refine their ideas through dialogue.

Engagement with History:

Connecting historical events to visual stimuli makes history more tangible and relatable for students, increasing their interest and engagement.

Communication Skills:

Sharing inferences with partners and the class improves communication skills and helps students articulate their thoughts effectively.

Diverse Perspectives:

Encouraging students to consider different interpretations promotes an appreciation for diverse perspectives and helps them understand that history can be viewed from various angles.

Contextual Learning:

Providing historical context after the activity solidifies students' understanding, reinforcing the connection between visual stimuli and historical events.

By incorporating this activity into the daily warm-up routine, students can develop a deeper appreciation for history, enhance their analytical skills, and actively engage with the learning process.

Learn about scenarios to do with the Bill of Rights (the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution) and match them to the correct amendment.

Students struggle with understanding the Bill of Rights and how it applies to their life. This bundle has:

* A self-grading interactive BOOM CARD game

* A digital Fill-In-The-Blank activity where the students break down the Bill of Rights into "common language" and I CAN statements

* 28 slide PPT presentation covering, in detail, each amendment PLUS 2 scenarios per amendment

*28 slide Google Slides Presentation covering, in detail, each amendment PLUS 2 scenarios per amendment

* Bill of Rights Anchor Poster

These activities lead to a GREAT synchronous or asynchronous discussion!

BONUS: Included in the Bundle are directions to access a FREE Kahoots review game with your students.

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Students often can/will recite the basics of SOME of the Bill of Rights but often do not know how they apply to their personal life. They believe that it was written years ago and does not have any relevant meaning to the HERE and NOW. With this interactive activity, my US History and Government classes dived into the Bill of Rights and learned how to apply each of the Amendments to their personal life. This brought about outstanding debates in class (and online) about civil rights and liberties.

This was created as a PDF document to use in the classroom. There is also a Digital Learning Format where it can be assigned to students to complete in a virtual setting such as Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.

I hope your students enjoy this as much as mine did!

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Ready to get young students thinking about college, careers, and roles/responsibilities? Try these 41 pages of printable, coloring occupation sheets with Lesson Plan suggestions that include discussion guidelines, activity ideas, and media connection. Fun and educational way for students to discuss and learn about careers. Excellent for building coordination and communication skills.

Are you looking for an engaging way for your students to learn about Aboriginal people and their culture? Look no further than this Indigenous Australians project to have your students investigate bush tucker, aboriginal art, Dreamtime stories and take part in a research project where they can investigate for themselves.

Includes

• Brainstorm page with questions they have about Indigenous Australians
• Aboriginal art reflection sheet
• Aboriginal symbols investigation
• Bush Tucker research page
• Dreamtime story reflection
• Boomerang decoration
• A research project about Indigenous Australians
• A rubric for assessment of their research project

This project is perfect to accompany your Indigenous Australians unit of inquiry and you can take it as far as you would like. Giving students autonomy over the research will keep them engaged as well as present a range of different information in a more interesting way.

The research project would be a great ‘celebration’ at the end of the unit where students can present their findings.

Easily print this Indigenous Australians project and go!

This comprehensive bundle of resources is designed to engage and educate students about Election Day, offering a perfect blend of learning and fun.
The bundle includes:

• 3 Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions: Each passage is designed to challenge students’ reading and comprehension skills. The passages are followed by multiple-choice questions that test the student’s understanding of the text.
• 2 Word Search Puzzles: These puzzles feature key terms related to Election Day, providing a fun way for students to familiarize themselves with important concepts.
• 1 Word Scramble: This activity features key terms related to Election Day, encouraging students to enhance their vocabulary and problem-solving skills.
• 1 Crossword Puzzle: This puzzle is designed around Election Day themes, helping students reinforce their understanding of key concepts.
• 1 Vocabulary Activity: This activity is designed to help students learn and understand key terms related to Election Day. It can be used as a standalone activity or as a supplement to the other resources in the bundle.

All activities come with answer keys, allowing for easy marking and feedback.

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Engage your students with this comprehensive set of fun and educational Election Day activities.

This resource includes

• 2 Word Search puzzles
• 1 Crossword Puzzle
• 1 Word Scramble
• Vocabulary activity

Each activity is designed to enhance vocabulary and critical thinking skills, making learning about Election Day an enjoyable experience.

For your convenience, answer keys are provided for all activities, allowing for easy checking or self-assessment.

Ideal for individual or group work, these activities promise to make Election Day both informative and entertaining for your students.

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• Election Day Reading Comprehension Passages with multiple choice questions

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90 Seconds Social Studies assignments introduce students to a large amount of information in a relatively short amount of time. The one minute time limit serves as both a way to keep students on task, and to promote the idea of summarizing key details. This particular assignment, the 90 Seconds Social Studies - Amendments, contains the following:

• Teacher Quick Reference Guide
• Student Sign-up Sheet for Amendments
• 10 and 25 Point Rubric for a presentation on the Amendments

This listing also includes free access to the Google Slides:

• Student Note Taking Guide (with designated space for notes and comprehension questions)
• 90 Second Social Studies Amendments

The Amendments to the US Constitution are an integral part of American History and Civics courses. This pdf Amendments to the Constitution cut and paste activity can be used in American History, Civics, and Government classes!

Specifically, this set includes:

· Two pages of Bill of Rights Cut and Paste

· Three pages of Amendments 11-27 Cut and Paste

· A printer friendly (no border) copy of all resources

The Cut and Paste Amendments to the Constitution can be used for:

· Formative assessment

· Extension activities

· Centers activity

· Review

· Homework

· Subplans

· Anywhere you are teaching about the Constitutional Amendments!

The Amendments to the US Constitution are an integral part of American History and Civics courses. This pdf set of three Amendment Mazes requires students to choose the correct amendment number before progressing through the maze.

Specifically, this set includes:

· Bill of Rights Amendment Maze (maze 1)

· Two mazes for amendments 11-27 (mazes 2 and 3)

· Teacher Answer sheets

· A printer friendly (no border) copy of all resources

The Amendments Maze Sheets can be used for:

· Formative assessment

· Extension activities

· Centers activity

· Review

· Homework

· Subplans

· Anywhere you are teaching about the Constitutional Amendments!

The Amendments to the US Constitution are an integral part of American History and Civics courses. This pdf set asks students to explain each of the Bill of Rights in their own words, and to explain the importance of each. This can be used in American History, Civics, Government, and English classes!

Specifically, this set includes:

· The Bill of Rights split among 4 worksheet pages

· A printer friendly (no border) copy of all resources

The Bill of Rights In My Own Words Worksheets can be used for:

· Formative assessment

· Extension activities

· Centers activity

· Review

· Homework

· Subplans

· Anywhere you are teaching about the Constitutional Amendments!

The Amendments to the US Constitution are an integral part of American History and Civics courses. This pdf set of eight writing prompt pages can be used in American History, Civics, Government, and English classes!

Specifically, this set includes:

· Three creative writing prompts

· Three research based prompts

· Two opinion prompts

· A printer friendly (no border) copy of all resources

The Amendments Writing Prompts can be used for:

· Formative assessment

· Extension activities

· Centers activity

· Review

· Homework

· Subplans

· Anywhere you are teaching about the Constitutional Amendments!

This is a Government Lesson with 3 Main Parts

1. What is Government Notes

• Types of Government and United States Government
• Government Notes - Use the attached Graphic Organizer to fill in What is Government Notes

2. Government Gallery Walk

• Use attached Graphic Organizer and Descriptions
• View 24 different Descriptions of Government - 12 over Types of Government and 12 on United States Government

3. Government Matching Cards

• 2 Sets of Matching Cards
• Types of Government and United States Government

Election Day Presidential Election 2024. Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris are candidates for election to the office of President of the United States in the 2024 national vote (Republican and Democratic parties only).

This resource has two biographical crossword puzzles, telling the two presidential candidates' stories from childhood to the present:

• Who is Donald Trump? Former President of the United States
• Who is Kamala Harris? Current Vice President of the United States

Students will LOVE this resource!

Elections and voting. Find and circle dozens of election, voting and campaign vocabulary words in this Word Search Puzzle!

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Elections, voting, and political parties. Enjoy an election season-themed Two-Page Activity Set and Word Search Puzzle.

Includes :

• "Elections: A Party of Parties" Two-Page Activity Set: includes large election facts crossword puzzle, major parties word search puzzle, and campaign communications match-up puzzle.
• "Elections and Voting" Word Search Puzzle: with 50 vocabulary words used on the Activity Set.

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