Being a Good Citizen · Civics & Government
Voting & Decision-Making
Children practice voting on classroom choices and learn that voting is one fair way groups make decisions together.
Key Questions
- 1How does our class make decisions?
- 2Why is voting a fair way to choose?
- 3What happens when you do not get your first choice?
Common Core State Standards
C3: D2.Civ.9.K-2C3: D2.Civ.14.K-2
Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: Families & Neighborhoods
Unit: Being a Good Citizen
Period: Civics & Government
Suggested Methodologies
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