Additional+Resources+and+Websites

 Additional Resources & Websites

Danielle Donohue: //D is for Democracy// By Elissa Grodin Red and blue crayons Red and blue markers Pledge of Allegiance poster Flag worksheet- Bens Guide to U.S. Government Three Branches of Government Game- []
 * "Ben's Guide: Grades K-2."** **//Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids//****. 03 Feb. 2009.** ** Web. 09 Apr. 2010. <[]>.** 

Michelle Aippersbach: //We the Kids- The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America by David Catrow// //Houghton Mifflin’s second grade textbook: Social Studies-Neighborhoods, “Unit 6-America’s Government” 2005// //School House Rock video “The Preamble” on DVD// //School House Rock video “The Preamble” on YouTube website:// [|//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNb9AoY5XXE&feature=related//] //Lyrics of “The Preamble” reproduced from website:// [|//http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Preamble.html//] //Copies of the Cluster Graphic Organizers reproduced from Houghton Mifflin’s Graphic Organizers website:// [|//http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer///] //Pictures/reproductions of the Constitution of the United States of America provided in classroom on wall. If not, then the pictures can be taken from the U.S. Constitution Online website:// [|//http://www.usconstitution.net/constpix.html//] //Primary lined paper worksheet for Post-Assessment reproduced from Notebooking Pages website:// [|//http://www.notebookingpages.com/index.php?page=free-lined-paper-pages//] //The Constitution for Kids website:// [|//http://www.usconstitution.net/constkidsK.html//] //Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids website:// [|//http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html//] //Congress for Kids website:// [|//http://www.congressforkids.net///] //Our Documents website:// [|//http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&//] //Our Classroom Constitution template found on website:// [|//http://www.theholidayzone.com/constitution/printable.html//] //Constitution Word Search found on website:// [|//http://www.theholidayzone.com///] //Activ Board software or overhead projector// //Marker board and markers //
 * School Clip Art for Teachers and Kids: []**

Alyson Lipensky: -[] -[] -__Duck for President__ by: Doreen Cronin -Government Web poster: 1 poster board Pictures of President and Vice President Pictures explaining the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Congress, House of Representative, Senate, and Supreme Court Have the three branches on top of the poster Under each branch include all people and groups that belong under them and connect them like a web Have Velcro pieces of the different roles that go with each category -Voter card: Show a real voter’s card Cut out template (attached) Glue a colored backing to the template cut out Fill in the information with a pencil -Ballots: cut them out (attached) -Matching worksheet (attached) with answer key (attached)

Lauren Alonso: Passport, Census envelope, identification card, citizenship role-playing activity questions via [|www.educationworld.com], 1 sheet of blue construction paper per student, three sheets of white construction paper per student, stapler, staples, markers, pencils, one Questions for Reflection worksheet per student and teacher answer key via [|www.lessonsnips.com]

Kayla Castillo: Inauguration Day Events website [] Pull the president’s “sworn statement” “Grace for President” by Kelly DiPucchio Clicker software Free download of “Hail to the Chief” [] iPod with traveling speakers Refreshments Shakers and tambourines