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How government works and what citizens do — Take-Home — 4th Grade Names the branches of government, what each does, and how an ordinary person can influence a decision. This one-page 4th Grade take-home carries the two-minute check that tells you whether the skill is wobbly, then "Write a Real Letter" — 30 minutes with paper or email, the name of your local…
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How government works and what citizens do LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Social Studies · 4th Grade 30 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Names the branches of government, what each does, and how an ordinary person can influence a decision. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK "Who makes the laws, who enforces them, and who decides what they mean?" A SOLID ANSWER The three functions correctly separated. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 WRITE A REAL LETTER You need: Paper or email, The name of your local representative Find something they'd genuinely change locally — a crossing, a park, a bin. Work out which level of government is responsible. That research is the lesson. Write a short letter: what, why it matters, what they want done. Send it for real. A real reply changes how a child sees the whole system. Talk about what else citizens can do: vote, petition, attend a meeting, campaign. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Who actually decides that — the council, the state, or the country? Let's find out before we write." Draft the letter verbally and you write it. Research how a bill actually becomes law and map their issue onto that process. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/grade-4 www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
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How government works and what citizens do LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Social Studies · 4th Grade 30 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Names the branches of government, what each does, and how an ordinary person can influence a decision. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK "Who makes the laws, who enforces them, and who decides what they mean?" A SOLID ANSWER The three functions correctly separated. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 WRITE A REAL LETTER You need: Paper or email, The name of your local representative Find something they'd genuinely change locally — a crossing, a park, a bin. Work out which level of government is responsible. That research is the lesson. Write a short letter: what, why it matters, what they want done. Send it for real. A real reply changes how a child sees the whole system. Talk about what else citizens can do: vote, petition, attend a meeting, campaign. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Who actually decides that — the council, the state, or the country? Let's find out before we write." Draft the letter verbally and you write it. Research how a bill actually becomes law and map their issue onto that process. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/grade-4 www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
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Classifying Emotions LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Emotions are the feelings inside you, and giving them a name makes them easier to handle. Some feel good, like happy, proud, and excited. Some feel hard, like angry, worried, or disappointed. Hard feelings are not bad; everyone has them, and they usually pass. Being disappointed is different from being angry, and saying which one you feel helps other people help you. Questions: 1 Name two feelings that feel good and two that feel hard. 2 Are hard feelings bad? 3 Why does naming a feeling help? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
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Feelings LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Find and circle these hidden words in the grid. Q G A W X C S N K S R D N N A T W D K W V U S L G T P S X Q W O M S Y R Q W A C D R K Y H Q Y J G D M P X P S L Z F B A T N J P M T Y J X A P J I A Z A J A B R H P Y H Z M N S Z F I I S O A S L I Y R Words to find: HAPPY SAD ANGRY CALM PROUD SHY www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Goals for Next Year LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Plan it first, then write. Use the word bank. Write about: Goals for Next Year Plan it: How do the characters feel at the end? What happens first? Who is in your story? Word bank whisper howling glimmer peaceful shiny eager stubborn gloomy Now write: stuck? start with “At first…” www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
