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    This lesson plan is for a 3rd grade social studies class about local government. It will take 90 minutes and involve students distinguishing between state and local governments, creating an election to vote for local officials, and listing roles of local government. Students will facilitate a review of the three branches of government, watch a video on local Arizona governments, run in a mock election for a local office, give campaign speeches, and vote. They will then play Jeopardy to assess their understanding of state and local governments.

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    This lesson plan is for a 3rd grade social studies class about local government. It will take 90 minutes and involve students distinguishing between state and local governments, creating an election to vote for local officials, and listing roles of local government. Students will facilitate a review of the three branches of government, watch a video on local Arizona governments, run in a mock election for a local office, give campaign speeches, and vote. They will then play Jeopardy to assess their understanding of state and local governments.

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    This lesson plan is for a 3rd grade social studies class about local government. It will take 90 minutes and involve students distinguishing between state and local governments, creating an election to vote for local officials, and listing roles of local government. Students will facilitate a review of the three branches of government, watch a video on local Arizona governments, run in a mock election for a local office, give campaign speeches, and vote. They will then play Jeopardy to assess their understanding of state and local governments.

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    TITLE: Local Government

    SUBJECT/ GRADE: Social Studies/ 3rd Grade

    TIME REQUIRED: 90 minutes

    MATERIALS LIST:
    -video link
    -giant poster paper
    -writing journals
    -voter registration cards
    -voting ballots
    -jeopardy

    TYPE OF LESSON:
    -Whole group
    -Cooperative

    STANDARDS:
    3.C1.1 Describe civic virtues and democratic principles within a variety of government
    structures, societies, and/or communities within Arizona.
    ▪ Key concepts include but are not limited to respecting the rights of others, helping to
    promote the common good, and participating in government

    3.C1.2 Use listening, consensus-building, and voting procedures to decide on and act in their
    classrooms.

    3.C3.1 Describe the origins, functions, and structure of the Arizona Constitution, local
    governments, and tribal governments
    ▪Key concepts for local governments include but are not limited to distinguishing between
    state and local governments, knowing services local governments provide such as public
    safety, public transportation, education, recreation, explain how local government services are
    provided and paid for, describing how local government officials are chosen and who they are,
    explaining how people can participate in their local government, and explaining why it is
    important to participate in their local government

    INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
    -SWBAT distinguish the difference between state and local government
    -SWBAT create an election and vote for local officials
    -SWBAT list and define local government roles

    ACTIVITE INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING:


    • ANTICIPATORY SET: (10 min)
    Students will facilitate a review of the three branches of government they had
    learned about the day before. To transition from state government to local
    government I will show a 5-minute video on local governments in Arizona. Then I will
    assign students which office of local government they will be running for in out class
    election.
    • QUESTIONS:
    -Who is in head of the local government?
    -What is the local government responsible for?
    -If you have a concern about safety in your neighborhood do you contact the local or
    state government?
    -Does local government have the same branches as the state and national
    government?

    • MODELING:
    -Break down local government official roles in comparison to state official roles
    -Break down the layout of an office candidate’s platform and key topics that should
    be discussed

    • GUIDED PRACTICE:
    -To show what is expected for the local election taking place in the class, the students
    and I will create an example of a candidate running for Mayor, what his platform will
    be and why that person wants us to vote for them.

    • INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
    -Students will fill out their voter registration card
    -Knowing the assigned office they are running for students will create their platform
    and a short speech on why they should be elected.
    • CLOSURE:
    -Students will give their platform to the class and reasons why they should be elected
    -Students will independent vote

    ASSESSMENTS/ EVALUATION:
    Students will be placed into groups and play Jeopardy answering questions related to state and
    local governments

    MODIFICATION/ DIFFERENTIATION:
    - Those who do not want to run for office will discuss with each other what they are looking
    for in an office official
    -Chart showing the different local offices and their roles
    -Chart/ graph showing the hierarchy of federal, state, and local government
    -List of key term

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