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Activities |
County Official Biographies & Fieldtrip:
Take your child on a tour of the County Center
Buildings on the corner of Bradford and Hamilton Streets
in Redwood City. You can
look through the buildings and point out where offices
are to your child. Also check out the San Mateo County History
Museum on Hamilton Street
in the old courthouse. |
What Was It Like? San Mateo County History:
Visit
historical sites in the County. Click here for
a listing. |
City Spotlights:
Take a trip to your local
library and ask a librarian to help you find books and pictures
about your city or town. Browse through this information
with your
child and show them photos of how life used to be in your area. |
Incorporated and Unincorporated - What's
the Difference?:
Take your child on a drive through unincorporated
areas (including your own if you live in one). You can get
a map of these areas through the Planning and Building
Division. Click here for
the map. |
California Fun Facts & Coloring
Book:
Go to a local flower shop and buy some poppy seeds to plant
at your home. |
San Mateo County Word Fun:
Take your
child to a local library and look up a book on San Mateo
County. Ask your child to choose one letter from the words "San Mateo County." Then,
look for a historical figure in the County history whose
first or last name begins
with that letter. You can further research what that person's life was like. |
City Scramble:
Go
with your child to the City Hall where you live and a City
Hall for another city. Walk around and also see if there
are any tours of the
buildings. Talk
with your child about the differences between the two buildings and the two
cities from observation on your drive over. |
Be a Supervisor for a Day!:
Attend
a Board of Supervisors meeting with your child. You can
find the meeting
schedule here. |
Follow the County Campaign Trail:
Help
your child locate items in the trail and talk about these
items with them: What message does this send? What do you
like and not like? How could this be
done better? |
Victor Voter's Voting Adventure:
Take
your child with you when you vote or show them how you fill
out your absentee
ballot. |
Follow A Bill!:
Visit the State Capitol
in Sacramento or a Board of Supervisors Meeting. You can
also look at local and state officials websites to see what
bills they are
currently sponsoring. |
Everyday Government:
Help your child
come up with even more ways that government has a role in
everyday
life. |
What Makes A Leader:
Read a story
with or to your child about an important current or historical
leader. |
Reporter's Notebook:
Read a
story from the newspaper together with your child and ask him or
her to come up with additional questions that they would
like to ask about the issue. |
Make A Difference:
Encourage your
child to participate in some of the ideas listed on how to
make a difference. Look at websites listed on the page for
more ideas about how to
encourage your child's learning of civics and history. |
Cast Your Vote:
Ask your child about
elections for student council at school and why he or she
is voting for a certain person. You can also have your child
vote on things like
what to have for dinner and what book to read. |
Voting Wish List:
Proudly display
your child's wish at home. |
