- Author:
- Barbara Soots, Washington OSPI OER Project, Jerry Price
- Subject:
- U.S. History, Political Science
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Level:
- Upper Primary
- Tags:
- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
- Language:
- English
- Media Formats:
- Downloadable docs, Text/HTML
Education Standards
2. Video Overview of State We're In: Washington Textbook and Teacher Guide (Loom)
3. Teacher Guide for The State We're In: Washington (Grade 3-5 Edition)
4. The State We're In: Latino History in Washington
5. El estado en quevivimos: La historia de los latinos en Washington
The State We're In: Washington (Grades 3-5 Edition)
Overview
This edition of The State We’re In: Washington is a civics/history textbook designed for elementary grades 3-5. It’s many colorful images, descriptive pictures and graphics not only enhance the text but demonstrate the ethnic and geographic diversity of our state.
The book was produced by the League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund and authored by Jill Severn.
Introduction
Why Study Civics?
Civics is the study of government. But government is about more than elections and politics. It’s about what kind of society we want to live in.
We all want to live in a society that’s fair—a country where all people have equal rights and equal opportunities in life. And we want to live in a country that is open—a place where everyone has the freedom to freely express themselves—to speak, write, sing, paint, invent, or worship—without fear of being punished by the government.
We want everyone to have a voice in making the laws we live by. We want the police and courts to treat everyone equally. We believe everyone should have equal opportunities to get a good education and a good job. And we don’t want anyone to be discriminated against because of race, gender, disability, national origin, or religion.
So, the study of civics is the study of our hopes and dreams for our own lives and the lives of future generations. And, of course, it’s also the study of our history—the story of how long Americans have worked to realize those hopes and dreams, and how far we’ve come.
Table of Contents
Download individual chapters by clicking the links below or the whole book as a PDF by clicking on the attached resource.
Chapter 1 - How the first peoples of Washington governed themselves
Chapter 2 - First contacts between native Northwest people and Europeans
Chapter 3 - The design of today's democracy
Chapter 4 - From settlers to statehood
Chapter 5 - From 1900 to 2000: What a difference a century makes
Chapter 6 - Small is beautiful: local governments
Chapter 7 - Governing Washington today is complicated!
Chapter 8 - Tribal governments today
Chapter 9 - Civics and the natural world
Chapter 10 - What's next for Washington?
Chapter 11 - What does it take to be a good citizen?
Timeline of Washington history
Video Overview
Teacher Guide
State We're In: Latino History in Washington
Latino History in Washington is a companion to the League of Women Voters of Washington's civic education books: The State We’re In: Washington, which are designed for grades 3 -12.
Attribution and License
Attribution
The State We're In: Washington, a civics/history textbook for elementary grades by Jill Severn, was produced and published by the League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund.
This resource was made possible by funding from the Washington State Legislature, administered through a grant from the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
License
Except where otherwise noted, The State We're In: Washington Elementary Edition by the League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
All logos and trademarks are property of their respective owners. All art, illustrations and photos in this work are used with permission and are not included in the open license.
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Print books for purchase are available individually or in classroom sets.
For additional information visit: the League of Women Voters of Washington
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