Teaching Resources
Worksheets
Theme: Government
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Our First President
- Description:
- Give your students practice reading for details with this reproducible story of George Washington's life.
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The Secretary of State
- Description:
- Teach your students about the secretary of state's job with this reproducible chart.
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Government Branches
- Description:
- Read about the jobs and powers of the three branches of government
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The U.S. Government
- Description:
- Learn about the three branches of government and answer questions
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Running Strong
- Description:
- Use this page to have students preview the cover story.
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Do You Want to Be President?
- Description:
- Read a chart about the President's job and answer questions.
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Class Vote
- Description:
- Analyze the results of a classroom election
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The Path to the White House
- Description:
- A reproducible game that shows the steps some candidates take on their journey to the White House
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If I Were President
- Description:
- Challenge students to take a walk in the President's shoes with this reflective-writing reproducible
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A Special Symbol
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- Give students practice following directions with this reproducible that teaches about the Presidential Seal.
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Tell It to the President!
- Description:
- Give students practice writing a friendly letter.
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Our National Government
- Description:
- A chart-reading activity on our three branches of government.
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Teacher's Guide: Ready to Lead
- Description:
- Students read a street map of the Inauguration parade route in Washington, D.C.
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The U.S. Government
- Description:
- Teach students about the three branches of the U.S. government.
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Every Vote Counts
- Description:
- Give students practice constructing a graph.
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Questions for Candidates
- Description:
- Have students reflect on the issues most important to them.
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Do You Want to Run for President?
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- Students design their own campaign button and imagine what life would be like if they were running for President.
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The Race Is On!
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- Students use transition words to sequence early steps of the Presidential election process.
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Do You Want to Be President?
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- Have students reflect on and write about what they would do to help the country.
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A Busy Schedule
- Description:
- Students read a schedule to learn about the job of the Secretary of State.




