Connecticut's Kid Governor Civics Kit: Government
Kit contains a variety of titles on the topic of Government from Connecticut's Kids Governor Library. Included is a discussion guide with questions specific to three of the titles (starred titles below) as well as general discussion questions for the topic. Books in this kit are appropriate for elementary school aged children and may be used in the classroom or loaned to your students or library patrons.
If a kit you'd like is unavailable consider requesting a book bundle on the topic! Titles will vary.
Contents:
1 guide with questions
11 books:
- A Bright Day at the State Capital There Ought to be a Law by Portia Bright Pittman and Dr. Calvin Mercer
- The Class Election from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
- Class President by Johanna Hurwitz
- *D is for Democracy: A Citizen’s Alphabet by Elissa Grodin
- *E is for Election Day by Gloria M. Gavris (2 copies)
- *Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America by Deborah Diesen
- For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters by Jeff Foster
- How Do We Elect Our Leaders? by William Thomas
- The Voice that Won the Vote: How One Woman’s Words Made History by Elisa Boxer
- Vote! By Eileen Christelow
The Connecticut's Kid Governor Civics Kits were created in partnership with the Connecticut Democracy Center.
Kid Governor® is a national award-winning civics program created by The Connecticut Democracy Center at Connecticut’s Old State House with major partnership and funding support from CT Humanities. Learn more about Connecticut's Kid Governor program here.