13 Fun & Engaging Legislative Branch Lessons Ideas
The legislative branch has a lot to cover and is always taught first, meaning it can easily take time away from teaching the other two branches. But with a few…
Fun and Engaging Activities for the First Day of Civics Class
Once kids are in high school, there usually isn’t time or the need to spend a whole week solely doing relationship-building activities. But you should still do something those first…
Fun Civics Activity Ideas To Teach About Government
Use these examples of civics activities and lesson ideas to bring real-life political engagement into your middle or high school Civics and Government class.
How to Start Your Middle or High School Student Council
Perhaps your school doesn’t have a student council, and you’ve been tasked to create one. Or you have an existing program, but it needs a massive overhaul. Either way, welcome!…
9 Things Great Student Council Advisors Do
The first question I had when the double role of student council advisor and leadership teacher was dropped on me was, “What even does a student council advisor actually do?”…
7 Essentials for How to Write A Student Council Constitution
Drafting your constitution is one of the first must-do tasks of creating a student council. You absolutely need one. If your council already exists but doesn’t have one, or the…
Teaching Ideas for How A Bill Becomes a Law
There’s no teaching civics and government without a lesson on how a bill becomes a law, but it’s one that’s often left to verbalizing the steps and displaying a flowchart.…
5 Fun & Engaging Judicial Branch Lessons Ideas
The judicial branch has always been my favorite of the three branches to teach, perhaps because it’s the most skimmed-over and underappreciated. Even almost 250 years later, it still hasn’t fully shaken…
Teaching Landmark Supreme Court Cases Effectively
Your Civil Liberties or Judicial Branch unit isn’t complete without spending a few days teaching about landmark Supreme Court cases. However, many cases have this distinction, so deciding which ones to include can be…
My Favorite Activities to Teach the Expressed Powers of Congress
There are so many expressed powers of Congress listed in the Constitution it can be overwhelming to cover them all without feeling like you’re rattling off a never-ending list. And…
