Students engage in activities that illustrate the importance of every person contributing their voice in a democratic community/society. They explore the connection between rights, laws, and voting in a democracy. They learn about their local government structure and visit a public office to collect data through interviews and observations. Students create a final project tying together their knowledge of voting, rights, laws, and public office.

Collaboration with generationOn

Service Experience

Student can advocate for the importance of using one's voice and tell them how easy it is to fill out the registration form. Students make up a children’s bill of rights based on the rights they learned in class. Students create a bookmark or brochure listing key rights of children and contact information of local agencies that provide assistance to children and families. They plan and carry out a project to demonstrate the process and importance of civic engagement.

Lessons in This Unit

The Power of One

Unit:

Be the Change: Democracy

Lesson 1 of 3

Grades:

Students engage in activities that illustrate the importance of every person contributing his or her voice in a democratic community/society.

Subjects

Unit:

Be the Change: Democracy

Lesson 2 of 3

Grades:

Students explore the connection between rights, laws, and voting in a democracy. They learn about their local government structure and visit a public office to collect data through interviews and observations.

Subjects

Language Arts

Social Studies

E Pluribus Unum

Unit:

Be the Change: Democracy

Lesson 3 of 3

Grades:

Students create a final project tying together their knowledge of voting, rights, laws, and public office.

Subjects

Arts Education

Language Arts