Alabama Social Studies SS24.1.2

Social Studies1st GradeCivics

The Standard

Identify public offices in the community and state and the duties associated with them.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name a mayor, a city council member, and a governor. They tell what each person does and whether the job serves a city or a state.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student matches the mayor with leading a city, council members with making city rules, and the governor with leading a state. They can explain which jobs serve one city and which serves the whole state.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think the mayor runs the state and the governor runs the city. They may also confuse city hall, a building, with the people who work there.
How to Assess It: Give students three job names and three duty cards: leads a city, makes city rules, and leads a state. Ask them to draw lines to make the matches.

Lesson moves

Give pairs mayor, city council, and governor cards to sort into two envelopes labeled city and state.
Ask: Who should make a rule for the city park, the city council or the governor? Have students explain their choice.
Play role bingo with mayor, council member, and governor squares; read duty clues and have students cover the matching job.
Show photos from a nearby city's mayor page and your state's governor page; ask students which place each person serves.

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