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Helping Students Extract Key Information From a Scenario

The school year may end soon, but learning doesn’t have to take a break. No matter the state or school, the executive branch is a must-teach in every civics classroom. But the topic isn’t confined to classroom lessons—it’s in the headlines. From new legislation to executive orders, current events can be utilized as stimulus-based questions and are a powerful teaching tool to keep students thinking about what they’ve learned, not just through summer, but for life. 

That’s where Britannica Expedition: Learn! comes in. When students connect classroom lessons to what’s happening in the world, those complex ideas become more meaningful, more relevant, and much easier to remember. 

Explore how our experts use the featured lesson, The Executive Branch, to help students practice how to extract key information from a scenario. Plus, get the bonus matching game!

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Help Students Understand Why It Matters

Understanding how the executive branch operates helps students recognize their rights and the importance of their voice as informed members of society and future voters. They can understand how government decisions affect them and gain a foundation for forming their own opinions. This knowledge empowers students to engage with the world around them.

Understanding Stimulus-Based Questions

The Question Pyramid strategy enhances students’ question-formulation skills using the essential interrogatives: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. This strategy enhances critical thinking by guiding students to explore topics from various angles using different types of questions. Use the Teach Britannia Question Pyramid instructional strategy to help students extract key information from a scenario. 

Bonus! Presidential Pets Matching Game

Wrap up the year with a little help from the White House V.I.Ps (Very Important Pets). Included in the download!

Expedition: Learn! is grounded in decades of research and evidence-based practice. Lessons can be used for whole-class instruction, small-group reteaching, or independent practice. Expedition: Learn! helps students develop meaningful skills that they can use in and out of the classroom, all year long! Book a demo of Expedition: Learn!

Expedition: Learn! in the Classroom

Explore how our experts use the featured lesson, The Executive Branch, to help students practice how to extract key information from a scenario. Plus, get the bonus matching game!