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Social Studies Update - Grades 3,4,5
During the month of
October we will be studying the values and principles of
American democracy and the role of the citizen in American
democracy. We will culminate the study with a U.S.
Presidential student mock election on Thursday, Nov.
1.
Goals for 4th
and 5th graders will be to:
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Describe the
purposes of government as identified in the Preamble of
the Constitution
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Describe the
organizational structure of the federal government
(legislative, judicial, and executive)
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Explain and
identify the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Goals for 3rd graders will be to:
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Explain why
people from governments
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Distinguish
between government action and private action
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Identify ways
in which citizens can participate in government.
Good Websites to
explore the 2012 election and the purpose of our U.S.
Government are:
www.pbskids.org/democracy
www.nationalmockelection.org
Please visit Ms.
Eichberger’s classroom webpage or contact me if you have
questions regarding this curriculum.
geichberger@manistee.org 231-889-4421 ext 432
We the people
of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union,
establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the
blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity, do
ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States
of America.
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