Your download-and-done, semester-long curriculum contains:

• Course Overview and Suggested Calendar
• 4 inquiry-driven content units with optional PBL components
• 2 semester-long projects on citizenship and civic engagement
• Capstone research paper project with 3 PBL options to pick from
• Detailed unit overview, pacing guide, lesson plans, and answer keys with each unit
• Plus, a bunch more!

Download the FREE Course Overview and Suggested Calendar to see how this course will increase your impact to empower students!

Be sure to check out these FREE lesson activities to try before buying:

• Voting Rights Timeline Activity

• Candidate Debate Viewing Kit

Inquiry and project-based teaching bring focused rigor and true real-world dimension to your daily lessons. And the personalized, authentic products students create are so inspiring. 

Teach a rich and meaningful course with these resources, completely independent of a textbook. 

Included in this full-course bundle:

• Course Overview and Suggested Calendar: a FREE at-a-glance peek at the course; just click the link!

Intro Activities

• First Day Civics Station Activity Kit: 6 stations to introduce content and your course to students
• First Week Thematic Kick-Off  Kit: Ask “What does it mean to be an American citizen?” by introducing a thematic foundation on which to build your Civics or American Government course- perfect for Week 1

4 Inquiry-Driven Units

• Foundations of American Democracy Unit: Ask “How is our American democracy defined?” by challenging students to pair the words of founding documents to our core principles and modern events
• Voting & Election Unit: Ask “Is voting an American responsibility, right, or a privilege?” by challenging students to be informed voters for a mock election
• 3 Branches Unit: Ask “How democratic is America’s government?” by challenging students to interview a trusted adult to help them decide for themselves
• Civil Liberties Unit Unit: Ask “How are my Constitutional rights defined?” by challenging students to create their own Constitutionally-protected message

Course-Long Units

• Civics Service Project: Challenge students to engage in a wide variety of civic and community experiences, perfect for meeting community service requirements
• Citizenship Test Series & Op-Ed Essay Kit: Raise students’ basic government knowledge and study habits, along with their research and argumentative essay skills

Research Essay PBL Projects

• Should Washington DC Gain Statehood? 
• Should the Electoral College be Replaced? 
• Should Judicial Term Limits be Implemented?

Additional Kits

• Inaugural Address & State of the Union Analysis Kit: Universal for any year’s Presidential Inaugural or SOTU speech
• Candidate Debate Viewing Kit: Works for any debate- Presidential, Gubernatorial, or Senate
• Political Cartoon Analysis Kit: Weave current events easily into your class routine by analyzing political cartoons with the print-and-go kit
• Annotated Constitution: 2 versions– fill-in guided notes and pre-filled reference handouts in a student-friendly reading level
• Civics Word Posters: Decorate your classroom with intention using these typography posters coving Civics essential terms
• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branch Lecture Kits: Optional formal lectures to help teach these essential topics 

• Exclusive Bonus! Binder covers and spines for the course and each unit

These resources total over 1,000 PDF pages, plus Google files.

Additional Information

What grades is this intended for?
This was designed for high school. Middle school teachers have had success with the smaller, individual activity kits that are also available in the LCG shop.

What supports are included? How can I modify this?
Many supports are included in each resource. Please see those product listings for more details. See below for editing options.

Can I use this in a homeschooling setting?

Sure! Several families have reported success using this in a solo or small group setting. Keep in mind this is designed for a classroom setting, so some activities will need to be completed slightly differently. 

Is this editable? What file types does this resource come in?

The main resource files come as secured, non-editable PDFs intended to be printed.

Included are links to editable Google files of student materials to customize to your classroom needs and assign digitally if you choose. The skill sheet handouts are not editable. 

What standards does this address?

Several! Standards vary, but every resource in this course hits multiple content and skill standards. See the individual product listing for lists of them.  

What are the terms of use for this resource?

This resource, including all ancillary files, may be used as needed for regular, non-commercial single-classroom use between a teacher and their students. 

This includes printing copies and sharing digital files with students through a secure platform, like Google Classroom or Canvas, email, or a classroom-only shared drive.

The using and sharing of any part of this resource in any manner outside the above-mentioned capacity is strictly prohibited. Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to,

• posting files on the open internet or in a Facebook group
• emailing files to or sharing print copies with others (without purchasing additional licenses)
• uploading or storing files in a shared cloud drive accessible by anyone other than students
• including any part, or any derivative work, within any commercial endeavor like curriculum development, professional training, or for-profit teaching like Outschool, or selling this resource as your own in either print or digital formats

Doing so violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), copyright law, and these terms.

By downloading this resource from Let’s Cultivate Greatness, the original user has been granted one license for a single teacher (or number of teachers matching the number of licenses purchased) and their students at any one time. 

Let’s Cultivate Greatness retains the full copyright of this resource.

Reviews

This is the best curriculum product I have ever purchased. I follow her on Instagram and read her blog where she explains how to execute all the assignments as well. This is the most phenomenal product. It really challenges your style of teaching, even if you’re new. I love it so so much! – Casidy

This is a must-have resource for a new Civics/American Government teacher or an experienced teacher seeking to change it up. The lessons were clear, organized, and provided all necessary information (including teacher keys and rubrics) to save time and energy. There were many engaging lessons and activities. – Tara

This is phenomenal for homeschool families looking to teach high school Civics, and it doesn’t require additional textbooks or materials. The content was engaging and varied, with interesting projects, primary source document analysis, and essays that tie the unit together. This course is slow and thorough enough my son was able to grasp the material and understand how it’s relevant to today’s issues in government and fast enough that he didn’t lose interest. I learned more from guiding him than I did from attending a very highly regarded public high school. – Julia