3rd+grade+unit


 * __Beginning the Unit__**

Look at a series of different communities and have a discussion about what you notice in terms of how people are organized / living.

Use images from the web Use pictures from google earth Find books to support images

What types of rules do you think people need in this setting? How do you think they get along?

Here are some vocabulary words.. “government” “fair” “equal” etc. CREATE A LIST OF VOCABULARY HERE

Which community do you think you’d rather live in? Why?

Now that you know a bit about government, let’s plan a government for our classroom. What kind of “rules” do you think would be most important to have “fair” classroom / school? LET’S CREATE SOME OF THE TEMPLATES / RUBRICS THAT CAN HELP STRUCTURE THIS.

How does our country “run”? Is it similar to some of the ideas for government that you have described in our classrooms? How so?

USE MATERIALS THAT DON’T CENTER ON SOLELY WESTERN NOTIONS OF DEMOCRACY AS WE FIND STORIES AND OTHER VIDEOS.