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1st Grade
Standard 1-5: The student will demonstrate
an understanding of the role of citizens in the American democracy.
Suggested Vocabulary:
- citizen
- elect
- election
- vote
- common good
- direct democracy
- representative
democracy
- responsibility
- citizenship
- representative
- role
- citizens
- democracy
- public officials
- election process
Suggested Literature:
- Blos, Joan W. Old Henry. Kerala, India: Mulberry, 1987. Henry’s
neighbors cannot stand the fact the he ignores them and lets his
property get run down until they drive him away and find themselves
missing
him. (AD570L)
- Christlow, Eileen. Vote! New York: Clarion Books, 2003. This lively
introduction to voting covers every step of the process. (420L)
- Cronin, Doreen. Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. New York: Simon
and Schuster, 2000. Understated text and expressive illustrations
tell
the story of cows who band together to change their working conditions.
(AD160L)
- Cronin, Doreen Duck for President. New York: Scholastic, 2004.
Duck decides to run the farm and graduates to elected office. (AD680L)
- DiSalvo, DyAnne. City Green. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. People
join together to turn a vacant lot into a beautiful garden. (AD480L)
- Randall, Ronne. Presidents of the USA. London: Brimax, 2002. Presidents
are depicted in the role they played as a leader. Elections of
some presidents are examined as well. (NA)
- Surat, Michelle Maria. Angel Child, Dragon Child. New York: Scholastic,
1983. Ut, a Vietnamese girl attending school in the United States,
is lonely for the mother she left behind in Vietnam. She makes
a new friend who gives her a wonderful gift. (420L)
- Wallner, Alexandra. Sergio and the Hurricane. New York: Holt, 2003.
Sergio’s wish for a hurricane brings too much excitement
to San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is a tale of family and community
preparation
for, and recovery, a natural disaster. (600L)
- Wiles, Deborah. Freedom Summer. New York: Anne Schwartz/Atheneum,
2001. This book highlights racism in the 1960s through the eyes
of two nine-year-old boys, one white and one black. (AD460L)
- Winters, Kay. My Teacher for President. New York: Scholastic.2004.
A student relates the virtues of his teacher and tells why she
would make a good president. (NA)
- Wood, Leigh Hope The Race for President. Chicago: Kids Books, 2000.
Elections are covered from a myriad of angles in this book based
upon the 2000 Election. (NA)
- Wooldridge, Connie Nordhielm. When Esther Morris Headed West:
Women, Wyoming, and the Right to Vote. New York: Holiday House, 2001. Testing
newly-won women’s suffrage, spunky Morris not only voted but
also ran for office – and won! (AD940L)
- Wyeth, Sharon Dennis. Something Beautiful. New York: Dragonfly
Books, 1998. A little girl does her part to improve life in an urban
area
where problems abound. (AD410L)
- Barnes, Peter Woodrow, the White
House Mouse. New York: Scholastic, 1998. Through a story about
a mouse in the White House, students
are led to understand the election process and the role the president
plays.
(Non-Prose)
Suggested DataStreaming Video:
**Important Notes:
The video clips from United Streaming should not be relied on to teach
the indicators, they are offered here as additions to your instruction
as they often touch on one part of the indicator, not the whole indicator.
Type the underlined phrase or title in the keyword search to bring
up the video, and then select the parts you want to use.
- 1-5.1 – Miss Rumphius
- 1-5.2 – no videos for this indicator
Pacing Suggestion:
8 - 10 days
Assessment Suggestions:
- Assessment should be created through checklist, observation, journal
reflections, and authentic activities graded by a rubric.
- Sample rubrics
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