Challenge your students to test their incoming knowledge of America’s voting history with this collaborative activity that’s perfect for your Voting & Election or Civil Liberties unit.

Student materials come in both printable PDF and digital Google files!

The perfect Presidential, Senate, or Governor political debate viewing form for watching and analyzing the candidates!

Student materials come in both printable PDF and digital Google files!

Your first day of Civics or Government class is D-O-N-E. Use these 6 print-and-go station activities to introduce yourself and your syllabus and course content!

This kit comes in print PDF and editable Google Slides.

Handed out your syllabus and completed a few icebreakers. Now what?

Building a thematic and inquiry-based foundation is crucial in the first week of your U.S. History or Civics class.

These 6 tried-and-true activities will start your year strong and set your Civics or US History class up to make meaningful connections throughout the year!

Lay a strong foundation for your Civics students by exploring the founding documents and principles of American democracy and the nation's quest to fulfill those ideals.

This inquiry-driven, primary source-based unit asks students to answer, “How exactly is our American democracy defined?”

Explore voting rights, voting behavior, and turnout, this election's candidates, and political party platforms, culminating in a mock election.

This inquiry-driven, source-based PBL unit asks students to answer, "Is voting a responsibility, a right, or a privilege?"

Dig into how our civil liberties of free speech, privacy, criminal rights, and equality are shaped by the Bill of Rights, the 9 Justices of the Supreme Court, and landmark Supreme Court cases. 

This inquiry-driven, source-based PBL unit asks students to answer, "How are my rights really defined?"

Confidently guide students through the text of the US Constitution, plus all 27 Amendments, so that they can see for themselves their rights and the powers of the US government.

Two versions included: blank for student paraphrasing or pre-filled paraphrasing at a middle/high level.

Teach the responsibilities of citizens and active citizenship with the course-long civics service project.

In this complete print-and-go project kit, students will become informed, engaged citizens, completing various political and community volunteer opportunities and projects.

View the upcoming Inaugural Address or State of the Union, predicting, analyzing, and discussing the whole way through with these two activity kits.

Both contain mix-and-match activities that can be scaled up or down to challenge students at their level and to fit your time constraints.

More confidently teach your Civics or American Government with these 12 minimalist key concept posters. These are perfect to help students learn and use key political and government terms throughout your class.

These posters come in two sizes--8.5x11 and 11x17-- and are designed for your high school classroom.

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Should the US amend the Constitution to grant Washington DC statehood status, or should it remain a federal district? 

Have your students take on the role of presidential advisors and research this legislative branch constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.

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Should the US amend the Constitution to impose term limits or mandatory retirement ages for federal judges, including the Supreme Court? 

Have your students take on the role of presidential advisors and research this judicial branch constitutional issue in this highly-scaffolded research essay PBL.

Confidently teach the legislative branch and the inner workings of Congress with this complete lecture kit.

It comes with ready-to-go guided notes, a test question bank, and a slide-by-slide teacher script.

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Confidently teach the executive branch and the powers of the President with this complete lecture kit.

It comes with ready-to-go guided notes, a test question bank, and a slide-by-slide teacher script.

Confidently teach the judicial branch, the federal court system, and the Supreme Court with this complete lecture kit.

It comes with ready-to-go guided notes, a test question bank, and a slide-by-slide teacher script.

These 56 student council- and leadership-specific questions develop the crucial leadership skills of reflecting on past events and goal-setting for the future.

Organized into 7 different categories of questions and fully customizable, these questions will work beautifully any time of year, regardless of your program setup.