Teacher: Alexa Vetnar

Subject/Grade: 3rd Grade Social Studies: Government, Day 3

Standard: Concept 2: Structure of Government PO ! Discuss t"e t"ree #ranc"es of state and national $overnment: a! %xecutive #! &e$islative c! 'udicial Objective (Explicit): (or students to #e a#le to differentiate #et)een t"e le$islative, *udicial, and executive #ranc"es of $overnment #y creatin$ t"e +#ranc"es, of t"e $overnment on a tree Sub-objectives, SW !T (Se"uenced #ro$ basic to co$plex): Distin$uis" #et)een t"e t"ree #ranc"es of t"e $overnment #y )atc"in$ videos explainin$ t"e differences -nderstand specific details a#out eac" #ranc" of t"e $overnment #y creatin$ a tree )it" +#ranc"es, of t"e $overnment Evidence o# %aster& (%easurable, include variet& o# $ethods o# chec'in( #or understandin(): .astery )ill #e s"o)n )"en students "ave successfully and accurately created t"eir tree )e& vocabular&: %aterials: ! 5ou6u#e video 1 *e(islative: made up of t"e /ouse of 0epresentatives http://www.flocabulary.com/3-branches-ofand t"e Senate1 ma2es la)s government/ +udicial: enforces t"e la)s 3*ud$es4 Supreme Court 2! 5ou6u#e video 21 Executive: responsi#le for t"e daily activities of t"e http://www.youtube.com/watch? country1 t"e president, vice president, and ca#inet v=pyqEAP nh!" ,hec's and alances: all t"ree #ranc"es of t"e 3! Stencils $overnment "ave t"e same po)er #ut in different )ays 7! Green, #ro)n, #lue, and )"ite so t"at no one #ranc" of $overnment "as all of t"e construction paper po)er 8! Glue ranch: a section 9! Scissors Govern$ent: a $roup of people t"at run somet"in$ :! .ar2ers, pencils, etc! 3country, state, city, etc!4 ;! Pictures for t"e different #ranc"es of *a-: a rule t"at must #e o#eyed $overnment +ud(e: a person t"at enforces rules and punis"es a person if t"ey #rea2 t"em Openin(/!nticipator& Set: http://www.flocabulary.com/3-branches-of-government/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyqEAP nh!"

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Teacher Will: 0evie) t"e 3 #ranc"es of t"e $overnment

Student Will: Participate in ans)erin$ <uestions as2ed #y teac"er to promote understandin$

Teacher Will: .onitor students and "elp students )"en needed

Student Will: =or2 individually to complete t"eir #ranc"es of t"e $overnment trees

,losure/*esson Su$$ar&: Students )ill tell a classmate or teac"er )"at t"e 3 #ranc"es of t"e $overnment are on t"eir )ay out t"e door to specials