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Peer reviewedSocial Education, 2005
Designed for Grades 3-5, this lesson plan aims to let the students learn how the Constitution of the United States provided the framework for the country's democratic form of government. Students will learn how the Constitution provided for representation within the government. A short story about the Boston Tea Party gives the background related…
Descriptors: Democracy, Elementary Education, Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods
Direct linkBeck, Terence A. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2003
This study examines student engagement in elementary civics deliberation. Civics problem-solving steps and audience roles were introduced to two suburban fourth-grade classes to increase student engagement. Lessons were adapted from the "We The People" curriculum. Student engagement increased dramatically as students appropriated the…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Learner Engagement, Elementary School Curriculum, Constitutional Law
