We are starting off the year with a new social studies unit about Governments. Students are learning about different types of government systems, political ideas, and how the government system has changed here in Hungary over the last 60-70 years.
Our EAL team is working to support students throughout this unit by focusing on some of the vocabulary and concepts related to government systems and by practicing our oral academic language in this area through class discussions of related topics. As well, we are learning how to navigate non-fiction texts and make use of non-fiction text features, such as headings and glossaries, to help students make sense of the information they are reading in books and other non-fiction sources, and to write their own non-fiction texts based on what they are learning.
We encourage families to discuss the topic of government systems at home in your home language, and to share with your child about how your home country's government came to power, how it works, and what the roles and responsibilities of the government and citizens of your home country are.