4th Grade Social Studies Curriculum – Citizenship and Civics in Texas

Description

Are you an upper elementary teacher looking to find a quality TEKS-aligned resource that covers Citizenship in Texas? Looking for minimal-prep and engaging lessons and activities to teach social studies concepts to your 4th-grade students? Look no further!

Unit 11 of the Smart and Simple Social Studies Texas History Guided Curriculum is about the Citizenship in Texas. The unit covers the basics of citizenship and civic responsibility in a community. Students will also learn famous historical and modern individuals from Texas who have shown characteristics of good citizenship and have actively participated in civic affairs to help their communities.

This 3-week unit includes lesson plans, guided notes, practice activities, exit tickets, a project, unit assessment, and more. Each lesson includes slideshows in both PowerPoint and Google Slides, as well as student digital activities of the notes, practice activities, exit tickets, project, and unit assessment.

This unit primarily correlates to the current TEKS 4th Grade Social Studies standards (adopted in 2024). It includes EVERYTHING you need to teach Citizenship in Texas – just print & go!

This unit covers the following topics:

• Lesson 1: Introduction to Citizenship
• Lesson 2: Civic Participation
• Lesson 3: Voting in Elections
• Lesson 4: Contacting Government Leaders
• Lesson 5: Historical Figures in Civics
• Lesson 6: Important Individuals in Civics
• Lesson 7: State and Local Leadership in Government
• Lesson 8: National Leadership in Government
• Lesson 9: Leadership Qualities
• Lesson 10: Citizenship in Texas Review

What’s included in this resource?

• 3-week pacing guide and overview
• Scope and Sequence
• 10 teacher lesson plan guides
• 9 non-editable slideshows (Google Drive & PPT versions)
• 1 editable slideshow review game with student recording sheet and QR code
• Guided notes for Lessons 1-9 (2 versions: fill-in-the-blank and highlighted words) – 2 size options – full-page size for binder and smaller size for notebooks
• 9 practice activities
• 10 exit tickets
• Digital and full-color versions of student activities
• Unit Project
• Unit Assessment
• Answer keys for all student activities

What makes this Guided Social Studies Curriculum Smart and Simple?

✅ The social studies daily lessons and activities are bite-sized and can easily be implemented in 30-45 minutes.

✅ The social studies curriculum is TEKS-aligned (for Texas) but is still flexible enough to use in any order.

✅ Each social studies unit has everything you need to simply teach social studies – easy-to-follow lesson plans, guided notes, practice activities, exit tickets, and more!

It’s everything you need to implement engaging social studies lessons that students love and teachers enjoy (because it’s comprehensive and easy to prep)!