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Quick Facts

Subject: Social Studies

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

  • Students will be able to describe how a community is run and the roles that helps to establish rules within the community.

Materials Needed: pencil & crayons/colored pencils

Printable Resources:

  • Printable Student Resources:
    • “Exit Slip” (1 copy per student)
  • Printable Teacher Resources:
    • “Break Up Your Day” (used for movement breaks during the lesson)

CCSS: CCSS.W.2.6, CCSS.RI.2.9, CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Lesson Plan Description

This is a 1 hour, lightly scripted, Social Studies lesson, is perfect for your second graders or even third graders. It answers the Essential Question: What are the functions of a governing society?

Students will:

  • Learn what makes a community run with a focus on economy, people and laws.
  • Create their own communities with established rules and infrastructure.

Addresses the Civics K-2 subject: Describe how communities work to accomplish common tasks, establish responsibilities, and fulfill roles of authority.

***Optional Cross Curricular Extension Activities for Reading, Math, and Writing included.