In this module second grade students will identify the Preamble of the United States Constitution as the introductory statement of the Constitution. Students will define the key words from the Preamble, and understand that the founders created the Constitution to guide the United States government. They will be able to understand that the Preamble states the reasons why the founders formed our government.
This module is adapted from The Florida Civics Project Collection, a comprehensive and sequenced group of modules aimed at providing a foundation for students to master the essential concepts of civic education. The entire collection of nineteen modules addresses all of the Florida Standards/Benchmarks in civics in grades K-6.
Each module covers one to three weeks of classroom instruction. The modules can be successfully implemented as a schoolwide progression, with each grade’s instruction building and deepening students’ knowledge and skill. Or modules can stand alone, and teachers can implement modules that address particular standards/benchmarks, as needed. Some teachers use these modules as part of their reading/language arts block. Others teach the modules during the time allocated for social studies.
The modules in The Florida Civics Project Collection cover all of the benchmarks in civics (listed as Focus Standards) which are addressed in either the teaching task or a mini-task. Essential literacy standards (LAFS) are also addressed in each module. In addition, the modules are designed to reinforce the instructional shifts needed for college and career readiness:
- Building knowledge through content-rich texts
- Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text
- Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary
