Second Grade Civics “Being a Citizen” Unit Guide Amy ...

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Second Grade Civics "Being a Citizen" Unit Guide

Amy Garrison SST30901 Fall 2014

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Table of Contents

Page 3.....................Overview/Rationale/Introduction Page 4.....................KUDs and I can statements Page 9 ....................Sequence of Instruction, including Vocabulary Page 15 ..................Lesson Plan #1 Page 18...................Lesson Plan #2 Page 21...................Lesson Plan #3 Page 24 ..................Lesson Plan #4

Attachments: Page 27 ...................Vocab Resource A Page 28....................Vocab Resource B Page 32.....................Lesson Plan Resources Page 44....................Citation Page

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Overview This Second Grade Civics Unit Plan is designed to help students explore American government. According to the GLCE's used within the Unit's lesson plans, students will learn about the role of government and why it is used locally. Students will learn about their role as citizens and the many important ways that they can get involved in their local governments. Through this, students will also be able to distinguish the roles of personal and government responsibilities and the ways that these affect the communities in which we live. Through the exploration of these GLCE's, students will be able to connect government action with their personal lives and begin to see why and how their involvement can make a difference in their communities.

Rationale Teaching Civics to young students is a critical step in becoming active, responsive citizens. This is a great introductory unit about American Democracy and it helps build students prior knowledge for more challenging concepts later on. It provides a basic understanding of government, democracy, citizenship, and communities, all of which are important concepts to students both in and out of the classroom. I chose this unit because I want to make social studies accessible to students. I want students to realize that they have power in their local government and communities, and to see that the decisions they make can impact themselves and those around them.

Introduction This unit is about the ways in which citizens form and participate in American Democracy. Students will be exploring the following GLCE's through various graphic organizers, concept journals, and handson activities.

2C1.0.1 Explain why people form governments.

2C1.0.3 Distinguish between government action and private action.

2C5.0.1 Identify ways citizens participate in community decisions.

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2C5.0.2 Distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life.

SST30901: Unit Plan KUDs and "I Can" Statements

GLCE (coding and wording)

2C1.0.1 Explain why people form governments. Type of learning: Reasoning

Knowledge (K) Understand (U)

DO: Demonstration of Learning (DOL)

Vocabulary

A government is a group of people that lead a community (local) or country (national). We live in a democracy, a government that requires citizens to participate. Governments write laws (rules for the community) to protect citizens

Students will understand that governments are important for keeping citizens safe and protecting their rights.

Students will be asked to draw a picture showing why we need the government. They will be asked to write 12 sentences explaining their drawing.

Government Democracy Rights Law

Background words: Citizen Participation Community Local National

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I Can I can tell why the government is important.

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