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Materials Needed: Image of your city hall, images of your town, image of your state capitol building, images of your state, images of the United States, map of your town, map of your state, map of the United States Graphic organizer Levels of Our Government
Online Related Media: Image: “Map of the United States” Extended Reading Articles: N/A
Article 2: Voting Word Count: 23 Vocabulary: voting: a fair way to make group choices High Impact Teaching Strategies: Structuring Lessons, Explicit Teaching, Multiple Exposures Lesson Plan: 1. Write three color options on the board. Have the students think about which of the three colors is their favorite. a. Take a class vote (raise hands, thumbs-up). b. Tally the results. c. Explain to the students that they just took a vote. Discuss the result of the votes and explain how they count to decide which option got the most votes. 2. Read the article together as the students follow along. Discuss the article. a. Explain: Voting is a way to solve problems. It is also a fair way to make decisions. Talk about how voting is a way to make decisions as a group. Voting is also a fair way to solve problems. When you are in a group and can’t make a decision, you can vote to decide.
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