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Content Area: Social Studies
Index: 6.2C Grade 4 CPI 2
Standard: 6.2 - Civics
Strand: C - The Constitution and American Democracy
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 - The student will discuss how governmental bodies make decisions and explain the impact of those decisions on school and community life.
Grade: 4
Sample Activities:
· A government policy (new concept) may be a law, an executive order from the president or the governor, or an action of the mayor or city council. It may be a major policy like a change in the way we are taxed or a decision to declare war. Work with the library media specialist to decide what policy decision or other historical event the students will study. The library media specialist then obtains resources relating to that policy or event for presentation to the class. Students read a minimum of two resources (at least one primary and one secondary source) to determine the facts of the situation. They learn to infer the biases and values of the authors of these materials. Alternately, the class may focus on a minor policy issue, such as the decision to increase the basic rate for a postage stamp or to have a federally mandated speed limit on all highways. Ask the students how the decision affects what they do every day.
Kidspiration Activities:
· Brainstorm ideas in picture view · Go to writing view to organize ideas and add details.
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