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Free civics graphic organizers
U.S. Government -Civics FREEBIE -3 Branches -Checks & Balances -Bill Becomes Law
U.S. Government Activities - 3 Branches of Government - Checks & Balances - How a Bill Becomes a Law
This is a set of 3 graphic organizers on the U.S. government and civics. These activities can be used in an interactive notebook or as a worksheet. Each activity has a complete answer key.
No text is included for the activities. Teachers should use their class text or have students research the information.
The graphic organizers include:
1. The Three Branches of Government
2. How
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5th - 8th
~Investigating Fingerprints Freebie~Community Helpers - Police Officers
I created this activity for my students to do during our study of community helpers. Students will "become" police officers and investigate their fingerprints. I have students dab their fingers on washable ink pads and place each corresponding fingerprint on this sheet. We then get magnifying glasses and make observations. Students collaborate with their peers and observe their fingerprints and discuss any similarities/differences. You could even have students fingerprint each other. What
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PreK - 2nd
Three Branches of Government Graphic Organizer- FREE!!
This freebie features a brief introduction of the three branches of government- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. The product includes a graphic organizer and an 8-slide power point that covers the roles, powers, terms, etc. of each branch/official. There are two graphic organizers- one that is open-ended and another that provides guided note.In addition, check out these other great U.S. Government resources, available in my store:1st Day of U.S. Government Class ActivitiesConstitutional or
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6th - 12th
Transportation: Land, Air, and Water Sort
This is a great activity for students to work on in centers or when they have finished their work early. If students cannot yet read, instruct the students in finding the beginning sound of each label or use the pictures of land, air, and water instead of the labels.
• Cut out and laminate these pictures and labels. Have students sort the pictures by land, air, and water.
• Put a magnet on the back of each cut-out. Do the activity as a class on the whiteboard.
• You can also print a cop
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PreK - 2nd
{Freebie} Productive Resources Cut and Paste (Natural, Capital, Human Resources)
Use this fun cut and paste activity to assess or review three of the productive resources!
Glue these into your Social Studies journals for reference at a later date. Send these home for homework, or use it as a cumulative assessment!
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2nd - 5th
How to Analyze Political Cartoons - Civics Bell Ringer Activity
Easily weave political cartoons into your U.S. History or Civics/Government class with the effective POPES method. The best part is this kit works for both historical and current-day cartoons.Perfect for unit assignments or daily bell ringers! Comes in both printable PDF and digital for Google Slides.Greatness is being an active and critical constituent. Included in this FREEBIE Activity: Teacher overview with links to online historical and current-day cartoon databasesPOPES Political Cartoon A
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
3 Branches of Government Activity - Checks and Balances Worksheet
Reframe the checks and balances of the three branches of government with this twist on the typical graphic organizer It's the perfect addition to your 3 Branches unit or discussion about checks and balances. This activity comes in both printable PDF and digital for Google Slides!If you like this, be sure to check out the full Three Branches PBL Unit this comes from.Greatness is being an active participant in ones' democracy. What if you up-ended the dated triangle diagram that's included in eve
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9th - 12th
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The Bill of Rights Interactive Notebook Page - Google Compatible
The Bill of Rights Interactive Notebook Page - Google CompatibleThis is a great resource to include in your unit about the Constitution or the Bill of Rights! In this activity, students will read the first ten amendments to the Constitution and then summarize each of the amendments in their own words. Using Google classroom to teach this resource? No problem! A link to the Google Slides version of this product is available for this product - just look at the Terms of Use page for the link.The r
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5th - 12th
Bill of Rights and Principles of Government Mini-Book
Create a mini-book with your students over the Bill of Rights and the Principles of Government. Your students can make this book in under 10 minutes, and then you can use it for review with a variety of games.A video link will be provided in the resource with directions for how to make the mini-book. ➬Customer Tips:How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simpl
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Government Activities for 5th Grade Social Studies
ColorCode Map & Table: Different Forms of Governments Around the World
I use these worksheets as a round-robin activity. Every student receives a worksheet with a table showing different government systems, locations around the world, definition of each system, pros/cons of each system...etc. All students also receive a world map to color code the government systems they learn about.Put desks into six groups in the classroom. Tape the handout of one government system per desk group. After 5 minutes of filling out the table worksheet from the designated governme
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6th - 9th
Types of Communities Chart
This document is a chart for students to record details about three different types of communities: urban, suburban, and rural. Students will record information in two categories: looks like... and sounds like...This document is part of a larger Community and Citizenship PackThis product, once purchased, is licensed to be used in one classroom. Additional classrooms must purchase additional licenses. You may also be interested in: Government PackCelebrate Martin Luther KingFeedback and/or a rati
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2nd - 3rd
Debate Preparation Graphic Organizer - Tool for forming a balanced argument
This is a graphic organizer for students to prepare for a class debate or any argumentative writing. Students will: Take a position (it can even be a position they don't hold to) on any assigned issue and use this to organize their research. For each main argument the student is prompted to state a claim, collect evidence that supports the claim, anticipate a possible rebuttal from an opposing side, and counter back. The debate materials are titled "Debate to Relate" because we place strong emph
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Not Grade Specific
Inquiry Process Creating Driving/Compelling Questions C3
My students had been having trouble creating compelling questions until I came up with this resource to help them do it in a structured way! Now, with practice, they are working towards mastering this key inquiry skill. This worksheet provides students with structure and guided practice when they are learning how to create a compelling question. It helps them by identifying the three pieces of any compelling question in a formula; they then practice this skill and use the inquiry frames to creat
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Not Grade Specific
Branches of the Government Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer can be used to help students gather information about each of the three branches of the government as well as how each branch helps keep the other two branches in check. The organizer can be modified for a number of grade levels, based on how much detail you require students to include about each branch.
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3rd - 12th
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Three Branches of Government Graphic Organizer
This is a great little resource to either introduce the idea of the three branches of government to your students or give them a little refresher! If you want students to research their own answers, this accompanies any US government textbook or online resource. Students will be able to determine who is in power in each branch and their responsibilities. Then, they will draw a picture to represent each branch.This is a printable pdf. There are FOUR documents in this zip file.1. Terms of Use2. Co
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K - 12th
Articles of Confederation
This product consists of a one-page poster with questions about the Articles of confederation. Students are to use resources to answer the questions and then color the poster. The poster contains surface-level questions that serve to help the student become familiar with basic information about the Articles of Confederation before they analyze it.
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5th - 9th
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The U.S. Constitution {Conflicts and Compromises}
This is a graphic organizer of three major compromises of the Constitutional Convention: the New Jersey and Virginia plans leading to the Great Compromise, the 3/5 Compromise, and the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise. Answer key included!
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7th - 10th
Detailed Bill to Law Flowchart
This item presents a detailed flowchart of the bill to law process. While many charts only list the basic steps, this one adds additional information students will need to know about the process. For instance, it lists the options committees have when they they receive a bill and explains the purpose of conference committees. Great reference sheet for both regular U.S. Government and Advanced Government students and may be used across multiple grade levels. Please note: this handout is legal siz
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7th - 12th
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Reasons I Am a Good Citizen- Graphic Organizer
After teaching about what it means to be a good citizen, students will brainstorm ways in which they are good citizens and will fill in the graphic organizer.
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Kristen Zadina
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1st - 5th
Three Branches of Government Tree
Simple handout with the three branches of government listed on branches of a cartoon tree. This handout could be used to list the purposes of each branch, the people who are members of each branch, or any other way you see fit.
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4th - 12th
CNN 10 Guided Worksheet
Use this worksheet in conjunction with CNN10.CNN 10 is a daily news show for students over 13 and other viewers who want to learn about current events and global issues in 10 minutes or less. The mission of CNN 10 is to break down complicated news stories with easy to understand explanations. This one pager is printable so you can create a packet for your students. This one pager works for all grade levels. With younger grades you can focus on whole class discussion and group work.
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Human Rights Word Wall and Vocabulary Activities | Digital and Printable
Teach your students human rights vocabulary!Includes 16 vocabulary words and 4 activities to get your students thinking about human rights!You will receive a download link to Google Drive as well as a printable version on PowerPoint.I hope this helps you and your students to have important discussions in the classroom!✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿✿ Reach out anytime by emailing me! sunflowerscaffolds@gmail.com ✿F
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2nd - 8th
Amendment Cheat Sheet with Mnemonic Devices!
All 27 amendments of the US Constitution with brief descriptions and mnemonic devices for each! This is perfect if you need a single page study guide for all of the amendments with ways for your students or yourself to memorize them!* I used this as a study guide for the state tests and our final exam.What's included?PDF file of all 27 amendments Description of each amendmentMnemonic device for each of the amendments (to help your students memorize them)*Single page if printed double sided
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4th - 12th
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists Comparison Chart- FREE!!
This resource includes a comparison chart between the arguments of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists during ratification. It is designed to be used after teaching through the content and primary sources relating to the ratification debate. This resource includes a key and features arguments highlighted in the Federalist Papers and Brutus 1. This was designed as a way to break down some of the required foundational documents of AP® U.S. Government, but it can be used for any U.S. Governmen
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Foundations of American Democracy BUNDLE for AP® U.S. Government
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