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California Government & Economy is a Common Core and State Standard-aligned Resource with NINE COMPLETE lessons of Nonfiction Informational Text. We've packed this Unit with a balanced mix of engaging higher and lower level hands-on activities that students need to learn about California's Government and Economy:
Questions after each lesson to assess Informational Text Comprehension
Thought-Provoking Discussion Questions that encourage Critical Thinking
Thematic Map Skills utilizing colors and patterns
Reference Map Skills utilizing Cardinal and Intermediate Directions
Reference Map Skills using number pairs on a Coordinate Grid
Scale Mapping using scale rulers to trace the railroad routes through the West
Mystery Puzzle using information learned about California's People
Morse Code activity to learn more about Telegraph Communication
Differentiate between Primary and Secondary Sources
Walt Disney and Franklin D. Roosevelt Biographies
Persuasive Writing assignment (pre-writing questions and outline included)
Vocabulary activities and quizzes
Students will practice comprehending Functional Text by following written directions to build a model of a World War II P-47 Thunderbolt. All patterns and step-by-step directions included!
Lesson 1: The United States Constitution
Lesson 2: California's Government
Lesson 3: Citizenship
Lesson 4: California's Tribal Governments
Lesson 5: California's People
Lesson 6: California's Economy
Lesson 7: California's Transportation
Lesson 8: The Great Depression
Lesson 9: World War II
We've included a context-appropriate California Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the higher level activities.
Questions after each lesson to assess Informational Text Comprehension
Thought-Provoking Discussion Questions that encourage Critical Thinking
Thematic Map Skills utilizing colors and patterns
Reference Map Skills utilizing Cardinal and Intermediate Directions
Reference Map Skills using number pairs on a Coordinate Grid
Scale Mapping using scale rulers to trace the railroad routes through the West
Mystery Puzzle using information learned about California's People
Morse Code activity to learn more about Telegraph Communication
Differentiate between Primary and Secondary Sources
Walt Disney and Franklin D. Roosevelt Biographies
Persuasive Writing assignment (pre-writing questions and outline included)
Vocabulary activities and quizzes
Students will practice comprehending Functional Text by following written directions to build a model of a World War II P-47 Thunderbolt. All patterns and step-by-step directions included!
Lesson 1: The United States Constitution
Lesson 2: California's Government
Lesson 3: Citizenship
Lesson 4: California's Tribal Governments
Lesson 5: California's People
Lesson 6: California's Economy
Lesson 7: California's Transportation
Lesson 8: The Great Depression
Lesson 9: World War II
We've included a context-appropriate California Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the higher level activities.
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Authors Victoria Smith and Amy Headley are veteran teachers in Arizona with more than 40 years of teaching experience between them. They formed Splash! Publications with a very simple goal: provide teachers with resources that can be used immediately. No lessons to plan, vocabulary words to define, or activities to create. Simply open these teacher resources and start teaching.
Each of their 60 + teacher-created resources has been classroom tested and contains complete lessons with measurable objectives and a balanced mix of lower and higher level activities that keep students asking for more! Created by Teachers. It Just Makes Sense.
Each of their 60 + teacher-created resources has been classroom tested and contains complete lessons with measurable objectives and a balanced mix of lower and higher level activities that keep students asking for more! Created by Teachers. It Just Makes Sense.
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- PublisherSplash! Publications
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1935255134
- ISBN 13 9781935255130
- BindingPerfect Paperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages120
- IllustratorVictoria Smith
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