5 Activities Ideas for Teaching the Electoral College
Including the Electoral College in your civics and government class is essential. And since it’s a bit complicated, it’s a great topic to spend a few days on because there…
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…
