Social Studies

Our next unit in Social Studies will be the Formation of Government and The Growth of the Republic. This begins with lessons 14 and 15 in the TCI textbook which can be accessed online.

I have also put some video links below that will give students some background knowledge on the topic.

The Articles of Confederation:

Articles of Confederation 

The Articles of Confederation:  "The Constitution Before the Constitution"

Articles of Confederation Song

The Constitutional Convention:

Constitutional Convention

Liberty Kids: Constitutional Convention

The Constitution & Branches of Government:

Constitution

The Constitution for Kids

The Constitution Song

Branches of Government

The Bill of Rights:

Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights by Kristina Edgar

Our Role in Government:

BrainPop:  What Does it Mean to be a Citizen?

BrainPop:  Why is Voting So Important?

BrainPop:  What is the Census For?