Scope & Sequence: Social Studies (Grade 4)

Unit: E is for Elections 3 weeks

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Introduction Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4
(60 mins.) What is living in a The U.S. Constitution Government Presidential powers
1 An early Democracy? (60 mins.) Structure and roles
understanding of what (60 mins.) By Samantha Elsing (60 mins.) (60 mins.)
is to be taught in the By Brittany Kazmierski By Jessica Pregis By Lindsay Brown
upcoming unit, E is for Introduce the Understandin Three The president
Election. core values of g the United branches of has many
3/27- Election components living in a powers and
States government
3/31 An introduction to democratic Constitution Why there are roles outlined
democracy nation and what is three branches in the
included in it of government constitution
the Preamble, Responsibilitie
Articles, Bill of s and roles of The president
Rights, and each branch is the head of
Amendments. the executive
Members of branch
each branch
 Scope & Sequence: Social Studies (Grade 4)
Unit: E is for Elections 3 weeks

Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9

History of Elections Voting and Polling Presidential Debates Political Parties
2 History of the Presidents (70 mins.) (70 mins.) (60 mins.) (60 mins.)
By Aleah Costello By Amy Ramson By Tess Reilly By Rebecca Preston
(60 mins.) First Presidential How to vote Presidential What the
Election Where to vote debates are Democratic
By Emily Barry Who was The used to help and
4/3-4/7 the public Republican
allowed to vote importance of
and when voting every understand party are
Learning facts about
Voting then vs vote counts! where the What the two
Presidents of the past
Voting now candidates parties believe
United States up to
stand on in
our current President. The
specific topics Information on
How voting has importance of
changed and being an other smaller
how voting educated Presidential political parties
machines have voter debate rules
changed and What political
procedures parties do
 Scope & Sequence: Social Studies (Grade 4)
Unit: E is for Elections 3 weeks

Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Culminating Activity

Primaries and Conventions Electoral College Inauguration (60 mins.)
3 By Steve Resnick By Lucia Corradetti By Christina Review
(60 mins.) (60 mins.) Reinhard knowledge of
The process by Process of (80 mins.) unit content.
which our voting Develop
4/10- presidential Electoral understanding Create their
candidates are of the current own
4/13 college votes Presidential
chosen vs popular Election
D is for
Primaries vs. democracy
votes Develop
Caucuses understanding
book.
Difference between compromise changes to
Open and Closed presidential Portfolio
between
Primaries elections. checklist to
allowing the
Create show
people if the comprehensive
National active citizens
USA to elect who vote in knowledge of
Conventions and the president elections unit plan
political platforms and allowing content.
Congress to Create students
choose who understand
the govt and
voting process.