Idaho Social Studies 3.SS.4.5

Social Studies3rd GradeCivics and Government

The Standard

Describe services commonly and primarily provided by governments for the community.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name services governments often provide, such as fire protection, road repair, and public schools. They explain what each service does and how it helps people in the community.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can explain how firefighters respond to emergencies and why governments repair roads. They can tell a government service from a store’s product.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think every place that helps people, including a grocery store, is run by the government. They may also think every community has the same government services.
How to Assess It: On an exit ticket, ask: Name two services your local government provides. For each, write what it does and who uses it.

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards of firefighters, road crews, grocery stores, and pizza shops to sort as government services or businesses.
Ask: What might happen on our street if the government stopped fixing potholes? Have students write two effects.
Play a matching game with cards showing fire protection, road repair, and public schools, plus cards showing the needs each meets.
Use a map of the route to school; have students mark one public road and explain who maintains it.

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