Branches of Government

Young historians climb through the three branches of the US government in the third lesson of this five-part series. While reading the first three Articles of the Constitution in small groups, children write facts on paper leaves that...

Set down the basics of the three branches of government with the reading passage included here. After reading, class members answer five questions related to the passage.

Focusing on the judicial branch of government, the fourth lesson in this series explores the structure of the US courts system. Beginning with an engaging activity based on the short story The Lady or the Tiger, students go on to examine...

Develop a system of classroom rules created by the kids, for the kids with this three-part lesson plan series on the US Constitution. After learning about the structure of the Constitution and the government it established, young...

Fourth graders discuss the services government provides and how it affects our everyday lives. They develop a Constitution for their class, depict the branches of government in artwork and write about how a bill becomes of law.

Young scholars explore the three branches of government. In this government and U.S. history lesson plan, students listen to a story about a boy who attempts to sponsor a bill to ban cartoons. Young scholars interview three teachers who...

Fourth graders work in groups to research the branches of government and create a presentation to share with the class.  In this branches of government lesson, 4th graders choose one of nine activities related issue of the banning of...

In this history worksheet, students list the duties and jobs of each branch of government and then write facts about the branches of government in complete sentences on the lines provided.

Learners write about working in one branch of government.  For this branches of government lesson, students read about the three levels of government using various websites and then work in groups to discuss, illustrate and write about...

Students investigate the branches of government. For this government lesson, students get into groups and choose a branch of government to research. Students create "treehouses" to represent the branches of government and write their...