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The New-York Historical Society and ReadWorks have teamed up to help you learn about the history of democracy as a family.
Watch videos, read, and follow the prompts to guide your family discussion.
Watch videos, read, and follow the prompts to guide your family discussion.
1. Watch this video on civic engagement together as a family:
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Keep watching on YouTube for more videos on topics like public spaces, activist art and more or move onto reading.
2. Have each member of the family pick and read 1-3 passages on a topic or person that interests them:
5-7 year olds:
8-10 year olds:
11 years old and above:
3. Use these prompts to guide a family conversation about participation in democracy:
• What did you learn from the passage that you found interesting?
• From the video, what did you learn about the history of democracy?
• Did anything you learned in the video help you understand the person or topic you read about?
• What actions could you take, even without voting, to engage more deeply in our democracy?
• What did you learn from the passage that you found interesting?
• From the video, what did you learn about the history of democracy?
• Did anything you learned in the video help you understand the person or topic you read about?
• What actions could you take, even without voting, to engage more deeply in our democracy?
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FREE Democracy Online Class for Middle Grades (5th-9th grades) The Academy for American Democracy is a FREE online class focusing on history and civics education. In this class, students consider how the American founders adapted the system of government in the new United States from ancient Athens, and then trace how and why American democracy has changed since. Throughout the residency, students are tasked to make digital art such as podcasts and online zines to creatively reflect their newly gained knowledge and to help them understand the value of active civic participation. Online residencies take place via distance learning on Zoom or Google Meet and consist of 10 one-hour long synchronous sessions that fit your schedule. For more information, visit us here or email us at [email protected]. |
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