Government and the People

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote by Bonnie Worth
• How the U.S. Government Works by Syl Sobel

Materials

Common Materials

• card stock paper or poster board
• markers
• scissors
• journal
• colored pencils or markers

Lesson 4

• short biography of a famous politician

Lesson 5

• paper

Lesson 6

• short biography of current president or websites about the president

Lesson 7

• map of your state

Lesson 8

• patriotic stickers* (8.3 - optional)
• red, blue, and white construction paper* (8.3 - Option 1)
• ruler* (8.3 - Option 2)
• clear packing tape* (8.1 - optional)

Final Project

• poster board
• markers or crayons

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used