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The President

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Title:

 The President

URL:

 http://www.c3teachers.org/inquiries/the-president/

Content Source:

 Other
College Career & Civic Life (C3)
Type: Learning Activity

Overview:

This activity is recommended for first grade and allows students the opportunity to identify with local leaders in their community and state and discover their roles in their community. Students can begin to understand how problems are solved within their own community and who is responsible for solving them.

Content Standard(s):
Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 1
Living and Working Together in Family and Community and State
3 ) Recognize leaders and their roles in the local community and state. (Alabama)

•  Describing roles of public officials, including mayor and governor (Alabama)
•  Identifying on a map Montgomery as the capital of the state of Alabama (Alabama)
Unpacked Content
Strand: Geography, Civics and Government
Course Title: Living and Working Together in Family and Community and State
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • Describe the roles of community helpers, mayor, city council, and governor.
  • Recognize current leaders in these roles.
  • Understand that Montgomery is the capital of the state of Alabama.
  • Identify Montgomery on a state map.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • recognize
  • describe
  • understand
  • identify
  • community helpers
  • mayor
  • city council
  • governor
  • capital
  • state
  • map
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • The roles of leaders in the community and state including the governor and mayor.
  • The purpose of state map and that Alabama's capital is Montgomery.
  • Vocabulary: community helpers, mayor, city council, governor, capital, state, map
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • Describe the roles of public officials in the state of Alabama and leaders in the local community.
  • Use a map to find location of Alabama and its capital Montgomery.
  • Describe and list examples of community helpers.
  • Recognize the role of a leader. Identify the capital on a state map.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • Leaders in the local community and state, including mayor and governor, have certain roles.
  • The capital of Alabama is Montgomery.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.1.3- Identify leaders in the local community and state; identify Montgomery as the capital of the state of Alabama on a state map.
Tags: community, leaders, politicians, president, public officials, state
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Author: Ginger Boyd
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