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Subject: Social Studies

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

  • Distinguish between the branches of government.
  • Explain the different responsibilities and powers of each branch.

Materials Needed: pencil & crayons/colored pencils, scissors and glue

Printable Resources:

  • “Exit Slip” (1 copy per student)
  •  “Branches of Government Graphic Organizer” (1 copy per student)
  • “Branches of Government Graphic Organizer” Teacher Copy (1 for teacher)
  • “Vocabulary Cards” (1 copy for display)
  • “Branches of Government” craft (1 copy per student)
  • “Branches of Government” craft EXAMPLE (1 copy per student)
  • “Break Up Your Day” (used for movement breaks during the lesson)

CCSS: CCSS.W.4.2, CCSS.RI.4.1, CCSS.4.MD.B.4

Lesson Plan Description

This is a 1 hour, lightly scripted, Social Studies lesson is geared towards 4th grade or 5th grade students. It answers the Essential Question: What are the functions of a governing society?

Students will:

  • Learn about the branches of government.
  • Create a “tree” of government craft with the corresponding branches and their descriptions.

Addresses the Civics 3-5 subject: Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.

***Optional Cross Curricular Extension Activities for Reading, Math, and Writing.  Includes the arts by having students create a rap about the branches of government during a brain break.