How to Use:
Build civic knowledge with ready-to-use lesson plans that consist of readings and activities. Each lesson plan offers a teacher’s guide that outlines the objectives, timing, resources, and steps needed to complete the lesson.
Most popular lesson plans
Who Rules?
Students learn about the different forms of government that exist, including democracy, autocracy, oligarchy, and others.
Why Government?
Dig into Thomas Hobbes and John Locke’s ideas about government and see how they’ve influenced those who followed in their footsteps.
Anatomy of the Constitution
Lesson plans include everything you need
Student readings
Create impactful learning experiences with approachable readings that are chunked into digestible sections and include contextualized vocabulary.
Starter and classroom activities
Encourage collaboration and instill a sense of agency with activities that invite students to wonder, predict, and consider.
Independent student assignments
Promote critical thinking and curiosity with independent assignments that allow you to assess a student’s progress.
Discussion opportunities
Spark meaningful engagement with discussion opportunities that build a sense of scholarship and community among your students.
Teaching Tips
Use the Teacher’s Guides
Teacher’s guides make lessons easy to facilitate and implement. Each guide includes step-by-step instructions, extra context and tips, and options for adapting the lesson based on students’ needs.
Adapt based on your access to technology
Lesson plans can be completed in a variety of settings and only use common classroom materials. Many lessons also include optional and customizable slide decks.
Engage digitally with Kami
Our free Kami integration boosts creativity by equipping students to highlight, annotate, and mark up readings and activities. Built into iCivics lessons, Kami is a dynamic PDF-reading and annotation tool. Students and teachers can also leave video, voice, or screen capture comments to explain or share feedback.
Key features
Standards-aligned
Reduce time searching for materials and make teaching civics easy and relevant with lesson plans that meet state standards.
Ready-to-use
Simplify planning with grab-and-go lessons that require minimal prep and include everything you need.
Engaging
Ignite student interest with a variety of scaffolded activities, including traditional student readings, primary sources, role-plays, and more.
Available in Spanish
Engage Spanish speakers and multilingual learners with a growing library of Spanish-language lesson plans available for middle school and high school levels.
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