Idaho Social Studies 5.SS.4.8
The Standard
Identify the President and Vice President of the United States and the U.S. Senators and Representatives to Congress from Idaho.
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name the U.S. president and vice president. They name Idaho’s two senators and two U.S. House members, and match each person to the right office.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can name Donald Trump as president and JD Vance as vice president. They can name Mike Crapo and Jim Risch as Idaho’s senators, and Russ Fulcher and Mike Simpson as its House members.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may mix up senators and House members, or name Idaho’s governor as a member of Congress. Some think House members represent the whole state, rather than separate districts.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name the president, vice president, Idaho’s two senators, and Idaho’s two U.S. House members. Label each person’s office.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs six name cards and a chart labeled President, Vice President, Idaho Senators, and Idaho House Members; have them sort the cards.
Ask, “Which of these six people represent Idaho in Congress?” Have students write the four names and explain why the other two do not.
Read an office aloud and have students hold up the matching name card; repeat until everyone has answered.
Use the White House, Senate, and House websites to check all six names, then have students record the date beside their list.
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