Series

Kid President

53 episodes

Robby Novak, in a suit and tie, talking straight to camera about being a person worth being. The pep talks run three to five minutes and say things like keep going, you matter, awesome looks like you. The longer Kid Correspondent pieces, ten to fifteen minutes, take on how a group makes a fair decision, whether kids' voices count, and how to disagree with someone and stay friends. Socktober turns the whole thing into an actual collection drive for socks. Reach for a pep talk on a rough Monday; reach for a Correspondent episode when the class needs to argue well.

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what this series covers

What Kid President covers

53 episodes in the library, tagged for K–5th. Heaviest coverage: Social-Emotional Learning, Social Studies and For Fun. Between them they line up with 27 distinct standards across 5 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

K: 23
1st: 23
2nd: 45
3rd: 53
4th: 53
5th: 53

Episodes per subject

Social-Emotional Learning: 36
Social Studies: 26
For Fun: 6
Reading & Writing (ELA): 2
Technology: 2

Common Core — ELA 1

W.3.1Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

Social Studies (C3 / NCSS) 10

D4.7.3-5Explain different strategies and approaches students and others could take in working alone and together to address local, regional, and global problems.
D4.6.3-5Draw on disciplinary concepts to explain the challenges people have faced and opportunities they have created, in addressing local, regional, and global problems at various times and places.
D2.Civ.9.3-5Use deliberative processes when making decisions or reaching judgments as a group.
D2.Civ.2.3-5Explain how a democracy relies on people's responsible participation, and draw implications for how individuals should participate.
D2.His.3.3-5Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.
D4.8.3-5Use a range of deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions about and act on civic problems in their classrooms and schools.

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D2.Civ.1.3-5Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.
D2.Civ.14.3-5Illustrate historical and contemporary means of changing society.
D2.Civ.3.3-5Examine the origins and purposes of rules, laws, and key U.S. constitutional provisions.
D2.His.2.3-5Compare life in specific historical time periods to life today.

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 13

CASEL.SM.7Demonstrate personal and collective agency — recognize that your choices, alone and with others, change outcomes.
CASEL.SA.5Show self-confidence — believe you can do hard things and take on a challenge.
CASEL.SA.6Hold a growth mindset: treat effort, practice, and mistakes as how ability grows.
CASEL.SM.6Show the courage to take initiative — start something, try, or speak up first.
CASEL.SOA.3Show concern for other people's feelings and respond to them with care.
CASEL.SOA.4Recognize strengths in others and say what you appreciate about them.

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CASEL.SOA.2Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.
CASEL.SOA.5Understand and express gratitude.
CASEL.RS.2Build and keep positive relationships and friendships.
CASEL.RDM.3Make a reasoned judgment after looking at the information, facts, and evidence.
CASEL.RDM.4Anticipate and evaluate the consequences of your actions before you act.
CASEL.RS.4Resolve conflicts constructively — talk it out, repair, compromise.
CASEL.RS.6Show leadership in a group — organize, include, and share the work.

ISTE (Technology) 2

ISTE.1.6.bOriginal and remixed works: create original work, or remix digital resources responsibly and with credit.
ISTE.1.6.dCustomize the message: shape and publish work for a particular audience.