Gummy Bear Systems of Government Book
- Grades
- Grades 4–7
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, Government
- Topic
- systems of goverment, mini book
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This resource is a Gummy Bear Systems of Government Book.
Students will use gummy bears to arrange visual representations of each government system.
Instructions are included for printing and assembling the book.
Systems included:
Monarchy
Anarchy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Fascism
Socialism
Communism
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Define and distinguish nine systems of government by name.
- Take structured notes on each government system while following a teacher-led presentation.
- Represent an abstract political concept using a physical, concrete visual (arranged candy).
Teaching tips
- Access and preview the linked Google Slides presentation before class, since the PDF booklet alone does not explain what each government system means.
- Give each student about 10 gummies, as recommended, and remind them not to eat them until the full booklet is finished.
- Have students sketch their candy arrangement in the blank space on each page before moving to the next system, so the reasoning is preserved after the gummies are reused.
Skills covered
- civics vocabulary
- notetaking
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Does the PDF explain what each of the nine government systems means?
No — only the linked Google Slides presentation provides the explanations; the PDF is the note-taking booklet template plus instructions.
Is the black-and-white template different in content from the color template, or just in color?
Content is identical — the same nine-system booklet pages repeat in both versions, only the color differs.
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- systems of government
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