Three Branches of Government Virtual Field Trip Activity President Inauguration

$5.50

Students practice reading and writing skills while learning all about the three branches of government.

Grades: 2–5 | Format: MagiCore WebLink + Google Slides + Seesaw

Description

Build background knowledge about 3 Branches of Government while students practice reading and writing. Videos, images, and response tasks support the lesson.

  • Grades: 2–5
  • Format: MagiCore WebLink + Google Slides + Seesaw

Printable activities included! Extend learning with:

  • Travel passport and adventure map
  • Postcard and discovery logs
  • Reflection pages and travel guide

Pick and choose the printable activities that fit your students and lesson. There’s no need to complete them all! Teacher directions are included.

Learning Objective

Students practice reading and writing skills while learning all about the three branches of government.

What’s Included

  • History of the White House
  • Where Is the White House?
  • Before You Go: What’s a Democracy?
  • Let’s Take a Tour of Washington D.C.
  • The Three Branches of Government
  • Stop #1: The White House
  • The Executive Branch at the White House
  • The Executive Branch: The President
  • The Executive Branch: True or False
  • Let’s Explore: The White House
  • Stop #2: The U.S. Capitol Building
  • The Legislative Branch at the U.S. Capitol
  • What Does the Legislative Branch do?
  • Let’s Recap: The Powers of Congress
  • Stop #3: The Supreme Court Building
  • The Judicial Branch at Supreme Court
  • Let’s Learn: What Can the Justices Do?
  • Checks and Balances
  • Let’s Review: The 3 Branches of Government
  • Compare & Contrast: The 3 Branches
  • Stop #4: The Washington Monument
  • The Washington Monument Timeline
  • Stop #5: The Lincoln Memorial
  • Reflection
  • Answer key

Ways to Use

Whole-class exploration, small groups, centers, or cross-curricular enrichment.

Preparation

Preview the content and links, check device and internet access, and assign your preferred version. YouTube access is required for linked videos. Video-embedding instructions are included.

Standards & Skills

Reading comprehension, written responses, and interpreting multimedia sources.

53 reviews for Three Branches of Government Virtual Field Trip Activity President Inauguration

  1. Amanda B. –

    Went along great with our Government Unit. Students were really engaged and they enjoy doing them for centers

  2. Megan Salter –

    This is a great engaging activity that students can do independently or you can project for the whole class.

  3. Amy W. –

    This was a great supplement to our social studies unit.

  4. Jennifer R. –

    This was very helpful to have for my students. Thank you

  5. Rebecca D. –

    This is an AMAZING resource! My students loved doing this. It was a great supplemental resource.

  6. Andria C. –

    This resource was perfect for reviewing social studies content and preparing students for assessments. It clearly reinforced important skills needed to understand government and civics. My students felt confident using it, and it led to meaningful discussions.

  7. Emily C. –

    We loved this activity! My classes went on the “field trip” in partners as an end of unit review.

  8. Tina K. –

    My feedback is that this is a great resource for 4th grade.

  9. Holly W. –

    My students love the Virtual Field Trips-fun and interactive-great to leave when you have to be out of the classroom.

  10. Pam J. –

    This is a great resource to take the students on a field trip without going anywhere.

  11. The Teachery Girl –

    I cannot begin to describe how well thought out and engaging this resource is. I am using this as a review for our Government Unit. Students have enjoyed the resource. This is my first Magicore “experience” resource I have purchased, and I’m hooked.

  12. Kelly G. –

    Made my life much easier! Activity looks great! Easy to use.

  13. Karen S. –

    Students gained an understanding about the three branches of government

  14. Renee S. –

    This was AWESOME! I will absolutely be getting more of these. Between the engagement of the kids and the differentiation, it was amazing!

  15. Rachael K. –

    Not impossible, but a good challenge for second grade students.

  16. Leading the Learners –

    Wonderful, no prep resource used in my 5th grade classroom!

  17. Stephanie T. –

    So engaging for my fifth grade class. they loved being able to apply this to what they know

  18. Boost Learning & Educational Resources –

    Great Resource! I loved using this with all of my students!

  19. Beth R. –

    These virtual field trips are great. The students are engaged and learn so much. It allows those of us in very rural areas to experience other things!

  20. Sarah Lucas –

    This was a great resource! It helped my students learn about the branches and it was so easy to use!

  21. Mehgan Forkel –

    A well put together and engaging resource for my fourth graders to reflect back on history!

  22. Katherine K. –

    Love this! Can’t wait to use it in my classroom next year!

  23. Kelsey L. –

    This resource was great for teaching my class about the branches of government. It aligned perfectly with our 3rd grade standards.

  24. Miss O’Hara’s Tidbits –

    Another fun and helpful virtual field trip! My kiddos really enjoy the interactive components of these activities!

  25. Mrs McGinnis Class –

    I was teaching civics to my third graders and found this. We did it over Presidents Day and the kids loved it!

  26. Mariah P. –

    When I say this resource brought my students learning about the branches of government to life! They learned a lot of new things that they didn’t know before and we had fun doing it!

  27. Emily P. –

    This was a great “early finisher” activity while my kiddos were working on a project over the three branches! Very interactive and the kids loved seeing what these government locations looked like in real-life! Fabulous resource!

  28. Regina H. –

    A great engaging resource that is on a dull subject.

  29. Lynn McKinney –

    My students loved using this resource. They were engaged in the content and it was wonderfully planned and made! Thank you!

  30. Teaching Curmudgeon –

    These virtual field trips are engaging and really stretch my students. Thank you

  31. Kimberly P. –

    This is a great resource filled with lots of engaging, hands on activities. The videos are informative and easy for students to understand. Thanks so much!

  32. Generation Thrivers –

    A wonderful resource that was very useful and helpful for my students in 4th grade. Thank you for creating this!

  33. Teaching with Mrs. TJ –

    My students love this resource! They were fully engaged! Thank you so much for creating!

  34. Ginger H. –

    My students loved this resource. It was fun and easy to use.

  35. Rachel Marie –

    Great resource! Thank you for creating this! My 5th graders loved it!

  36. alyssa S. –

    This resource is perfection! My kids are currently working on this unit and loving it! Super engaging! They like all the videos

  37. Sara Schear –

    This is a good supplemental materials to go along with this unit of study. Thank you for your hard work and creativity.

  38. The Male 3rd Grade Teacher –

    This was a great resource and my kids loved it! Thanks!

  39. Paige Bolling –

    We loved this activity! We liked exploring and learning extra information about the branches of government.

  40. Jennifer K. –

    Will not download or add to google drive. please advise

  41. heather davis –

    Great resource! My students were engaged and matched our standards! Fun way to see inside some of these buildings!

  42. Billi W. –

    Great addition to our daily learning. Cannot wait to use it all

  43. Amanda Grisham –

    My students always love Magicore virtual field trips! They are highly interactive, super engaging, and low prep.

  44. Mary Katherine Duvall –

    This was super fun for the kids, they loved the videos and it was a fun way for them to learn.

  45. Kaite Q. –

    This was a highly engaging way to learn about the branches of government.

  46. Nicole B. –

    My students’ enjoyed learning about Branches of Government through this virtual field trip.

  47. Kimberly R. –

    I love many of MagiCore’s virtual field trip, but this one was my students’ least favorite. I think MagiCore did a great job putting it all together and had wonderful resources, but it was too hard for my students to understand and do on their own. I have a third grade class and I think next year I will do present the slides on Seesaw and teach as I go.

  48. Jennifer R. –

    This is a great resource for my special education students!

  49. Beatriz B. –

    This is an engaging resource and intend to use it with third-grade students.

  50. christine regal –

    This resource was very useful for the students in my class.

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