U.S. Government
Learn about the United States government with this collection.
These informative books explore the U.S. Constitution and the checks and balances that exist
between the three branches of the federal government.
Each topic represented in the collection has books of varying text complexities.
This series is accompanied by an engaging poster along with Comprehension Quizzes and
Activity Sheets to aid student learning.
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Why Use U.S. Government
These highly-informative texts explore the three branches of the federal government,
the history and contents of the U.S. Constitution, and the federal departments that help run the country.
Each topic represented in the collection has books of varying text complexities. Support resources and activities accompany each grade range and individual title.
The books and ancillary resources will help students meet ELA standards and various social studies standards.
At each grade range you will find support resources for the collection:
- Teaching Tips
- Activity Cards
- Checks and Balances Posters
Each title is accompanied by book-specific support resources as well:
- A Focus Question to engage students in the reading process
- Connections activities to extend learning with writing, art, science, math, or social studies
- Comprehension Quiz
How to Use U.S. Government
The variety of resources available in the series allows for flexibility in your instructional approach.
- Follow suggestions in the Teaching Tips for classroom activities.
- Use Comprehension Quizzes to check for understanding.
- Teach students about the interdependencies between the three branches of government using the Checks and Balances Poster.
- Have students complete the Connections activities in each book to extend learning with writing, art, science, math, or social studies.
- Have students write about the topic of the collection, using the books from the collection as models.
- Assign a research project related to one of the books in the collection.
