The United States Essential Activities for Grade 1
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Laws, Rights, and Responsibilities
Your kid should know that a law is basically a code of conduct that a country follows and every citizen is supposed to follow that code of conduct. Your kid should know that he has certain responsibilities towards his nation and he should also know his rights as a citizen. Teaching your kids all of this is imperative if you really want him to grow into a responsible person.
As a parent or a teacher, you can use different examples to teach the children what voting is. The two most important things that will work in this case are Youtube videos and your examples. So, make sure to build some great an easy to understand scenarios for your child so that he can learn what voting is and why it’s imperative.
You can start by telling your little one, how a vote works. In this case, you can put an example in front of him of a situation in which no one can decide what to eat for dinner. In this case, people usually vote and the majority of the people who are willing to eat let’s say “pizza”, they win.
If your kid is at that stage of his life when he should start learning about the government, what it does and what do the sectors in the government do then it is an undeniable fact that you first need to teach them about the different departments of the local government of the US.For starters, the local government is divided into sectors and each sector is assigned a particular duty. For example, when we talk about the state and city governments, they are divided into different departments like the department of water, the department of fire, police, sanitation, recreation, and transportation.Long story short, these departments take care of the basis on which a state or country runs.
There is a total of three branches of the government and kids are supposed to know what these branches are in detail and how they work because this is a part of the basic knowledge about a country that everyone must know.The three parts are:
• The Executive
• The Legislative
• The Judiciary
The Executive:The executive part of the government is based on the President of the country and 5000,000 workers. All the laws that are made by the Legislative branch are enforced by the President. On the other the President is elected by the citizens of the United States, the age of the President must be 18 or above.The Legislative:There are a lot of educational videos for toddlers on the internet where you can learn about the Legislative easily. The Legislative is also known as the Congress and the Congress is further divided into two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives.The Judiciary:The 9 Justices and the Supreme court are together called the Judiciary. There are judges in this case who interpret the laws as per the Constitution.
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Cities and States: Matching Worksheet
Before you begin this exercise, can you ask your child if they can mention some of the states in your country? If they are able to mention at least a few, then, congratulations to you and them. If they are unable to name some, after this worksheet, they would have added some states to their vocabulary. Look at the map of cities and states with your little ones. Ask them to carefully observe the shape and color of each state pictured. Then, ask them to answer the questions by checking the state where each city is located.
There are many departments in both the city and state governments. The state government in charge of all matters concerning the state, while the city government takes matters of the city into its hands. This means that the city government is more or less under the state government. And, each department has a special job. Ask your kids if they know some local government departments and what they do there. Then, look at the picture with them and help them check the box next to the correct department.
Use this worksheet to teach your kids some more about the people in charge in your country. First, ask your little ones if they can tell you your mayor’s name, or the name of the governor of your state. A mayor is the leader of a city, and a governor is the leader of a state. Now, help your kids read the descriptions out loud, and check whether the words are describing a mayor or a governor.
Give your children a math assessment without them even knowing they're doing math! This engaging and colorful worksheet shares information about the United States and its regions. Your child won't even know you're looking at her number sense and comparison skills as she compares the number of states in each region and checks the appropriate boxes showing the ability to identify numbers both greater than and less than another.
What do police officers do for the community? Does your child know some of their duties and how they help keep the community safe? Ask your child if they can name some of the duties of a police officer, and how they help and protect the community. Then, look through this worksheet and ask them to name what the police officers are doing in each picture. Check the pictures that correctly depict the duties of a police officer.
The United States is geographically broken up into five major regions. Each region has its own location and states, and each region is known for different things it produces and offers to our country. Let your young statesmen and stateswomen enjoy coloring the different regions: the Southeast, the Southwest, the West, the Midwest, and the Northeast and gain better understanding of where each region is on a map.
Laws are put in place in every place, community or society so that there can be order. A law is a rule that citizens of a place must follow. Ask your students if they can tell you some of the rules that guide them in their own homes, school, or the playground. Teach them that these laws are important as they keep people safe. Ask them to check the box next to the pictures that show laws in this simple worksheet.
Ask your students what they understand by the term ‘society’. Can they give you an accurate definition? Now, ask them to tell you some of the buildings and people you find in a society. If there are still some confusions as to what a society is, tell them that a society is a large group of people who share the same laws, rights and resources. Now, help them check the box next to the pictures that show members of society.
Your students get the chance to better understand what habits and acts make a good citizen, and which ones make a bad citizen. Before you start the exercise, ask your children if they can list some of the things a good citizen would do. Then, look through the worksheet and ask them if any of the pictures show the actions of a good citizen. Check the boxes that show what a good citizen would do.
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Parks & Recreation: Identify Common People and Places
Students will review the characteristics of local and national parks.
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