SUPER CIVICS TOOLBOX
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Super Civics Toolbox Tutorial
Video instructions on how to read and navigate this resource,
What is Super Civics?
Super Civics recognizes the opportunity presented to elementary teachers and their students to start building their toolboxes for civic learning. The reasons why and the how’s of each building block are essential to prepare a young person for full participation in the American experiment in democracy.
You maybe never saw yourself as a civics teacher, but you are. Every day. In many ways.
Our goal
Inspire and help prepare you to seek out civic education opportunities for your students, to unpack lessons and grab each chance to add a layer of civic learning.
You are key.
Imagine five-year-olds cutting a cake into pieces to share. Why do they watch so closely? When they pick games and activities, why do they take turns? Why are they outraged when someone doesn’t wait their turn? Ever tried to change rules in the middle of the game?
Each one of these situations is a display of a principle of democracy: Fairness. Participation. Equality. Due Process.
Super Civics will connect you with tested lessons and strategies in the toolbox, deepen your own knowledge of our system of government and the rights and responsibilities of the people who are charged with running it, and provide professional development for you and others in the same boat.
MORE SPECIAL FOCUS SUPER CIVICS RESOURCES
SUPER CIVICS 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION LESSONS GRADES K-6
The 2022 midterm elections are around the corner! The Super Civics K – 6 Team from Learning Law and Democracy has prepared easy to follow lessons with coordinating slides and anchor texts that are designed to help children better understand the midterm elections and also strengthen both their social studies and literacy skills.
Go to the Super Civics Toolbox where you will find the 2022 Midterm Elections Challenges for each grade level (K – 6) beginning on page 2.
Midterm-election-anchor-text-descriptions.pdf
2022 Super Civics Midterm Election Challenge Letter to Teachers Fall 2022
SUPER CIVICS 2020 ELECTION CHALLENGES GRADES K-6
We know that teaching 2020 elections might not be top on your list so our Super Civics teacher team has created quick grade-level lessons we call Election Challenges.
Election Challenges support the MN Academic Standards for Social Studies.
Election Challenges
- include both slide versions and video presentation versions for grades K – 6. Also fun Tic Tac Toe 2020 and Election Bingo.
- may be used with remote, hybrid or face to face learning situations.
- include a challenge task sheet with a certificate of completion so students may track their progress.
- provide opportunities for literacy integration. For each grade level Election Challenge, a specific picture book title has been carefully chosen and vetted to use as an anchor text for learning.
- include a guide to help determine how to best use these anchor texts with your students. 2020 Election Challenge Book Guide
The Election Challenges are available in the Super Civics Toolbox.
The Super Civics Toolbox is a fast growing collection of additional resources and lessons for teaching citizenship and government in grades K-6.
DISTANCE LEARNING 2020
SUPER CIVICS CHALLENGES SPRING 2020 (appropriate for distance and in-class learning)
Super Civics Challenge letter to teachers April 2020
Grades K-1 Challenges
Grades 2-3 Challenges
Grade 4 Challenges
Grade 5 Challenges
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