Government Services and Volunteering Google Slides Activities

Description

Engage Students with Interactive Government Services Digital Activities, Community Helpers, and Volunteering Google Slides!

Teach your students the importance of government services, community helpers, and volunteering with this dynamic, ready-to-use set of Google Slides activities. Perfect for digital classrooms, these activities help students explore how local, state, and federal government services function and the role volunteering plays in building strong communities.

This Resource Will Teach Your Students About:

• Different government services and how they help
• The importance of volunteering in your community

Government Services Covered:

• Police Department
• Fire Department
• Education
• Parks and Wildlife
• Waste Management
• Library
• Water Services
• Post Office

Here’s What’s Included:

• Student-friendly links to explore various government services
• Digital Vocabulary Cards for flexible classroom use
• Vocabulary Match It and sentence writing to reinforce government terms
• Government Services reading slides introducing key concepts
• Comprehension questions for Government Services to assess student understanding
• Volunteering reading slides to introduce the importance of community involvement
• Volunteering comprehension questions to ensure comprehension
• Digital poster/slide: Government, Services, and Volunteering overview
• KWL charts for both Government Services and Volunteering
• Critical thinking activities like “Let’s Think About It” for deeper analysis of government services and volunteering
• Government Services cards that can be used as digital posters or printed to introduce various services
• Recording sheet activity for students to document their learning on government services
• Government Services facts and writing activity for content reinforcement
• Bubble maps to help students visually organize ideas
• “I Can Volunteer” activity to encourage students to reflect on volunteerism
• True or False activities to test knowledge of government services and volunteering
• Word search to reinforce key terms
• 4.3.2 Activity pages for structured review and reflection
• Fun writing prompts (4) to encourage creative thinking
• End-of-unit quiz to assess overall understanding

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

• No-prep, time-saving materials — just assign and go!
• Engages students with real-world connections and interactive activities
• Perfect for meeting 2nd and 3rd grade social studies standards
• Great for remote learning, independent activities, or for any classroom looking to add technology to their curriculum
• Ideal for teachers, substitute teachers, and homeschoolers

Please Note: For students to be able to complete this, they must have access to the internet and a Google account. Students will need to know simple computer skills, such as how to type in a text box and drag/drop image boxes.

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TEKS Covered:

• 2.8 Government. The student understands the purpose of governments. The student is expected to:
• 2.8 A Identify functions of governments such as establishing order, providing security, and managing conflict; and
• 2.8 B Identify governmental services in the community, such as police and fire protection, libraries, schools, and parks, and explain their value to the community.
• 1.11 Government. The student understands the role of authority figures and public officials. The student is expected to:
• 1.11 A Identify the responsibilities of authority figures in the home, school, and community and
• 3.7 Government. The student understands the basic structure and functions of various levels of government. The student is expected to
• 3.7 C Identify services commonly provided by local, state, and national governments.

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