04+Civics+and+Government

=Teaching Civics and Government =

=Website = Description: This website is really great to help students find valuable information about our government. There is information on the Declaration of Independance, the Bill of Rights, The FBI, the branches of government, etc. There are even biographies about important people to the U.S. government. This site could be used for reports on careers, influential leaders, the constitution, etc. [|Kids Government K-5]

=Worksheet =

Description: This site is full of different graphic organizers. The following link is linked to all kinds of different graphic organizers that are targeted for President's day. [|Civics Graphic Organizers]

=Video = Description: This is a cool video that deomonstrates the three branches of government. This is a video for upper grades only. There is a good bit of text in the video which would make it difficult for younger students to follow. [|Three Branches of Government] 

=Game = Description: This site has a couple of games that relate to the U.S. Government. One game inparticular is where students must place the fifty states in their accurate location. There are other things like "Ben is lost" students have to find their way through a maze to get "Ben" to his lcoation. [|Ben's Guide (3-5)] 

=Quiz = Description: This website is all related to the constitution. There are many great resources here but the quizzes could be usefull for teachers to model or even have students do for practice. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Constitution] <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">

=<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lesson Plan = <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Description: This site has tons of lesson plans for different grades and different aspects of the government. This is a good resource for teaching civics and government. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|U.S. Government Printables] <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">