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A guided tour through Washington State's legislative process

Capitol Classroom PLUS is a series of short explainer videos and resources that give a guided tour of Washington state’s policymaking process – In real time during the legislative session, from bill filing, to public testimony, and final passage off the House and Senate Floors and on to the Governor’s desk.


Each week of the legislative session, Legislative Pages research, and bring questions to Democrat and Republican leadership, getting you both sides of the issues in this 3-6 min video shorts series.

Stay tuned to On The Issues 2025 for fresh content each Friday when we’ll be posting new episodes throughout the 2025 Legislative Session. Perfect for kick starting discussion in the classroom, and providing insight into the current policymaking process.

Teach with TVW, in partnership with the Legislative Page Program, brings insightful questions to legislative leadership. Watch these short 3-5 min Q&A's to get a more in-depth view on current issues, through a youth lens, during the legislative session.

More Learning resources:

📚Check out our other CIVICS CURRICULA for WA middle and high school teachers: https://www.teachwithtvw.org/lesson-plans/
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Other Teach With TVW Civics Videos
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🎬 Civics 101 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SDcy6Oz3plxQCqpfNUb2HGf&feature=shared

🎬 Legislative Navigator https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SD-p5BHx443GTtGBp_DKQVT&feature=shared

🎬 Learning Modules - The Branches of WA State Government:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SBe_62ViakFyBCw4qah7eR7&feature=shared

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Other Teach With TVW Civics Programs
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🙋Capitol Classroom - Bring the Legislative process into your classroom: https://teachwithtvw.org/civic-participation-in-the-classroom/

🙋On The Issues - Youth bring the questions to WA state leadership: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SCiQlpeW9JwnJepn87zNpDT&feature=shared

🙋TVW CONNECTS - WA students engage in live Q&A with political leaders and experts:
https://teachwithtvw.org/tvw-connects-civic-engagement/

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QUESTION - Have a question about our lesson plans or online videos? Drop it in the comments!

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Teach with TVW, in partnership with the Legislative Page Program, brings insightful questions to legislative leadership. Watch these short 3-5 min Q&A's to get a more in-depth view on current issues, through a youth lens, during the legislative session.

More Learning resources:

📚Check out our other CIVICS CURRICULA for WA middle and high school teachers: https://www.teachwithtvw.org/lesson-plans/
=======================================
Other Teach With TVW Civics Videos
=======================================
🎬 Civics 101 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SDcy6Oz3plxQCqpfNUb2HGf&feature=shared

🎬 Legislative Navigator https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SD-p5BHx443GTtGBp_DKQVT&feature=shared

🎬 Learning Modules - The Branches of WA State Government:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SBe_62ViakFyBCw4qah7eR7&feature=shared

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SDnVbfKeRWogOX6zU5BWw6b&feature=shared

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SCYOl5u2wu52tt3G7sEmNTG&feature=shared

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Other Teach With TVW Civics Programs
=======================================

🙋Capitol Classroom - Bring the Legislative process into your classroom: https://teachwithtvw.org/civic-participation-in-the-classroom/

🙋On The Issues - Youth bring the questions to WA state leadership: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75F8E2rv4SCiQlpeW9JwnJepn87zNpDT&feature=shared

🙋TVW CONNECTS - WA students engage in live Q&A with political leaders and experts:
https://teachwithtvw.org/tvw-connects-civic-engagement/

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Subscribe and Follow Teach With TVW
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➡YT: @teachwithtvw360
➡Web: https://www.teachwithtvw.org
➡FB: @Teach with TVW
➡IG: @TeachWithTVW
➡X: @TeachWithTVW
➡LI: @TeachWithTVW

QUESTION - Have a question about our lesson plans or online videos? Drop it in the comments!

⏰ Timecodes ⏰

Teach with TVW is a free online resource provided by TVW for Washington state social studies teachers to engage their students in state government and help to inspire active citizens.

#waleg #teachwithtvw #CapitolClassroom #CONNECTS #civics101 #legislativenavigator #ontheissues #electionsexplained

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Teach with TVW Videos

Teach With TVW provides civics resources for Washington State social studies teachers. Our short explainer videos provide Washington State middle school and high school teachers with the tools to teach key aspects of Washington state civics and government, and include curriculum on statewide elections. Dozens of five-minute videos cover everything from the structure of our State government to the balance of power and how to sign up and testify before a committee.


Looking for civics lesson plans that are easy to scaffold for your students? Teachers can tailor Teach with TVW’s curricula to fit most any middle school or high school class. Our lesson plans engage students in the issues that affect their daily lives.

Legislative Process Curricula are 5 to 7 week units with lesson plans on the Legislative process.
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TVW’s experiential civic education program lets students participate directly in the state legislative process via Zoom.
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Students across Washington state join in a live Q&A via Zoom with journalists, elected officials and state leaders.

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We offer FREE interactive civics programs for teachers to engage students with their state government. Teach with TVW is a free online resource provided by TVW to prepare the next generation of civic leaders and engaged citizens.

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