Description

Discover the captivating world of governments through the use of Classroom Complete Press Governments workbooks! These workbooks are designed to meet the Common Core State Standards for literacy in the Social Studies curriculum, and the activities provided are both high-interest and low-vocabulary, making them the perfect choice for struggling readers.

Student handouts consist of reading passages and activities. The passages include before you read activities, which help stimulate background knowledge and guide students to make connections, as well as after you read activities, which include comprehension/content questions, creative tasks, and evaluative short answer questions. The workbook also contains writing tasks, fun activities, a comprehension quiz, and five full-color mini posters.

The answer key is designed for easy grading, with columns of answers that allow teachers to line up the worksheet with the key to quickly check the correct answers. An assessment rubric is also included to aid in grading.

This particular workbook, American Governments, covers a wide range of topics, including different types of governments, the Constitution, the three branches of the Federal Government, checks and balances, how a bill becomes law, electing a government, and more. It contains 60 classroom-reproducible pages, making it perfect for students in grades 5-8 with a reading level of 3-4.