Your Government, Your Voice!

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"This president has inherited the most difficult first 100 days of any president." That's Vice President Joe Biden's opinion. What do your students think?

Supplementing your subscription to Scholastic Classroom Magazines, "Your Government, Your Voice!" is here to help meet curricular civics requirements with current events. In this update, you'll find prompts, lesson plans, printables, and multimedia activities to help teach your students how to analyze President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office.

PRINTABLES FOR THE FIRST 100 DAYS (PDFs):

• GRADES 1-2
  First Dog (SKILL: Creative Writing)
  The President's Hats (SKILL: Understanding Government)
  
• GRADES 3-4
  Dear President Obama (SKILL: Letter Writing)
  Health Care: Just the Facts (SKILL: Reading Comprehension)
  Web Hunt at the White House (SKILL: Research)
• GRADES 5-8
  Health Watch (SKILL: Reading Comprehension)
  Presidential Progress Report (SKILL: Details Analysis)
  White House Web Quest (SKILL: Research)

Articles

Grades 1-2: Lessons and Printables
Scholastic News Edition 1 | What does a President do? Use these lesson plans and printables to help your young scholars find out! Then help students compose a letter to President Obama.

Grades 3-4: Lessons and Printables
Scholastic News Edition 4 | These word puzzles, vocab hunts, and lesson plans will help introduce your students to our new President.

Grades 5-8: Lessons and Printables
Junior Scholastic | Usher in the new administration with lesson plans, printables, and multimedia resources.