Favorite Government Text?

[LauraBeth475]

Finally getting back to the lesson planning I abandoned to read three different pandemic books.  

Anyone have a favorite book, textbook, program, etc. for teaching middle school American Government.  I want to devote a class period or two each week to this alongside our Early Modern History for a sixth and seventh grader.

[Lori D.]

individual book
How the U.S. Government Works (Sobel) -- gr. 4-7 level

textbooks -- high school level, but very clean and simple in layout and explanation, could possibly do with middle school
Everything American Government Book (Ragone)
Walsh Power Basics: American Government

workbooks -- info on one page, then either fill-in-the-blank questions or work page activity on the next page:
Interactive Notebook: United States Government (gr. 5-8) -- 64 pages
American Government Student Workbook (separate Teacher's Guide for answers) (gr. 5-8) -- 76 pages

 

Don't forget to watch Schoolhouse Rock: America Rock -- Colonial History/Government videos!
1. No More Kings -- History - pilgrims up to Revolutionary War
2. Shot Heard Round the World - History - start of the Revolutionary War
3. The Preamble - Gov't - Constitutional Convention and the Constitution
4. Sufferin' Suffrage - Gov't - women's suffrage
5. I'm Just a Bill - Gov't - legislative process
6. Great American Melting Pot - History - immigration
7. Elbow Room - History - History - westward expansion
8. Fireworks - History - Declaration of Independence
9. Mother Necessity - History - American inventors
10. Three Ring Government - Gov't - 3 branches of gov't
11. I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College - Gov't - the elections/electoral college
12. Presidential Minute - Gov't - voting for President

[LauraBeth475]

Thanks Lori!  You are the queen of book answers.

[Lori D.]

Oh! Forgot these websites for lesson plans and activities:

We the Civics Kids
iCivics