Leaders and the Nested Place Map - representative democracy + scaling outward

Greeting + Calendar Circle + share homework world-neighbor choices. Teacher: 'Today we meet LEADERS at 4 levels - and we'll learn the second kind of democracy: REPRESENTATIVE.'

• Display 4 leader portraits
• Connect to MG-3 nested rings
• Affirm 'leaders represent US'

At every level of our nested place-map, there are LEADERS. (1) In our SCHOOL, the PRINCIPAL leads. (2) In our TOWN or CITY, the MAYOR leads. (3) In our STATE, the GOVERNOR leads. (4) In our COUNTRY, the PRESIDENT leads. ALL of these leaders are CHOSEN by VOTING. When we elect a leader who votes for us, we call that REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY - 'representative' because the leader REPRESENTS us. (Direct democracy = everyone votes; representative democracy = we elect a leader who votes.) Today we'll ELECT 3 class committee chairs (Library, Calendar, Welcome) using representative democracy.

• Each ring has a LEADER. Each leader is chosen by VOTING.

  model Teacher places PRINCIPAL portrait at SCHOOL ring; MAYOR at TOWN; GOVERNOR at STATE; PRESIDENT at COUNTRY. Teacher names the actual current leaders.

  prompt Identify the leaders at each nested level. Add portrait cards to MG-3 at SCHOOL, TOWN, STATE, COUNTRY rings.
• Both are democracies. Both are FAIR. Different scale.

  model Teacher draws on MG-3: 'Direct = lesson 9 when WE ALL voted on our Constitution. Representative = today when we elect 3 leaders who will make small decisions FOR us this term.'

  prompt Compare DIRECT and REPRESENTATIVE democracy.
• NOW we have representative democracy in our own class.

  model 3 committees: LIBRARY chair (manages class library), CALENDAR chair (leads Calendar Circle), WELCOME chair (greets visitors). Each committee gets 1-3 nominees. Each candidate gives 1-sentence platform. Class votes by secret ballot. Winners announced.

  prompt Conduct the 3-committee-chair election. Children nominate, candidates propose 1-sentence platform, class votes.

• Name the 4 leader levels.
• What is the difference between direct and representative democracy?

M-1-S-CIV-17-A Chart

MG-3 with all 7 rings + leader portrait cards placed at each ring level. PRINCIPAL at SCHOOL ring; MAYOR at TOWN; GOVERNOR at STATE; PRESIDENT at COUNTRY. Each leader portrait has source line (current photo + name + year).

MG-3 Chart

Mounted on classroom wall at child-eye-height (24-36 inches) with laminated surface; used as reference during every class vote (lessons 4, 5, 7, 13, 17).

M-1-S-CIV-17-B Manipulative Physical / non-image

4 portrait cards (4x6 each): (1) school principal (current school year photo); (2) town/city mayor (current official photo); (3) state governor (current official photo); (4) US president (current White House photo). Each card has name + title + source line. Stored in labeled tray on materials shelf.

M-1-S-CIV-17-C Chart

36x18 inch side-by-side chart. LEFT 'DIRECT DEMOCRACY: EVERYONE VOTES' with 20-children-raising-hands illustration + example 'Our Classroom Constitution lesson 9.' RIGHT 'REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: WE ELECT LEADERS WHO VOTE FOR US' with 4-elected-children + example 'Today's committee-chair election.'

• Each child completes their personal Nested Place-Map by placing themselves in ALL 7 rings and identifying the leader at each level.

  scaffold Pre-printed leader portrait stickers
• Cast votes in the 3-committee-chair election.

  scaffold Secret-ballot paper option; bilingual ballot

• Name 3 of 4 leader levels AND tell me what representative democracy means.

• Announce 3 elected committee chairs
• Display completed Nested Place-Maps
• Preview: tomorrow is the World Neighbors & Citizens Fair!

M-1-S-CIV-17-D Photograph

Photo of 3 newly-elected committee chairs holding their committee-chair sash or sticker, with class behind them. Mounted on Wall of Civic Actions as second class election archived.

• Tonight, ask a family member: 'Who is the leader of OUR town (mayor)?' Bring their answer tomorrow.