5th Grade Government and Civics Lesson Plans

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Social Studies and History

Government and Civics

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Who Are My Representatives?

Students learn who their state and U.S. representatives are, discuss major political issues, and write letters to…

Subjects

U.S. Government

U.S. Elections

Government and Civics

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Borrowed Words Game

Discover a game that will help students learn the origins of some words in the English language.

Subjects:

Immigration

Government and Civics

Social Studies and History

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Inaugural Poetry

Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…

Subjects

Reading Comprehension

Literature

Poetry

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The Rights of Bike Riders

Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in reaction to the bicycle helmet safety issue. This is an…

Subjects

U.S. Government

Safety

Government and Civics

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Election Vocabulary Bingo

Play bingo with election vocabulary to have fun and assess your students' knowledge of the words. This is a great game…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

U.S. Government

U.S. Elections

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Today's Pilgrim Worksheet

Use this worksheet with the "Today's Pilgrims" lesson plan.

Subjects

Pilgrims

Immigration

Colonial America

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Election Vocabulary Brainstorm

In this lesson students will be asked to generate vocabulary related to elections. They will find these words in the…

Subjects

U.S. Government

U.S. Elections

Government and Civics

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Strides for Women Posters

Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the information. This is a great lesson…

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Suffrage and Women's Rights

Writing

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Muckraker's Cake

Identify who the Progressives were and recognize one industry they wanted regulated.

Subjects:

Twentieth Century

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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Hands Off!

Explain what the Monroe Doctrine said, and why President Monroe wrote it.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Government and Civics

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