Celebrate Civic Learning Week with iCivics
Celebrate Civic Learning Week with iCivics
Celebrate Civic Learning Week, March 10–14, with iCivics!
Civic Learning Week highlights civic education’s important role in sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States. As America nears its 250th anniversary, the need to make civic education a nationwide priority is more crucial than ever.
Join teachers around the country by teaching civics topics and engaging your students in civics activities.
Raise your hand!
Join us in celebrating by sharing the one thing, big or small, that you plan to do with your students during Civic Learning Week to engage your students in democracy and civics. Need ideas? Check out our 5-, 15- and 45-minute suggestions!
(And don’t worry, the only detail that will be publicly available is a pin in your state).
Civic Learning Week Events
Not sure how you’ll participate in Civic Learning Week? Want to get more involved? Explore events for teachers and students.
From youth panels and storytimes to in-person professional developments, there are Civic Learning Week events for everyone!
Spark your students' love for civics
Our engaging resources, from videos and games to lesson plans, build critical thinking and content knowledge—all while having fun!
Here are simple ways to incorporate civics in just 5 minutes, 15 minutes, or 45 minutes.
5 Minutes
Well Versed: Our Rights
Teach kids what a right is and how it protects citizens in this music video, part of the Well Versed collection.
The Constitution EXPLAINED: We the People
Introduce your students to the Preamble to the Constitution with this video, part of the Constitution EXPLAINED series.
Breaking Barriers: Constance Baker Motley
Students learn how Judge Constance Baker Motley broke through racial and gender barriers, part of the Untold Stories series.
15-30 Minutes
Neighborhood Good
Constitutional Compromise
People's Pie
45 Minutes
How Did the Founders Learn About Civic Virtue?
In this lesson, students conduct a card-sorting activity to gather evidence to answer the mystery question: How did the Founders learn about virtue?
Who Represents Me?
Evaluating Political Claims with Photos
Teach with us every day of Civic Learning Week
This week-long planning calendar, developed by our Educator Network, outlines easy-to-execute and meaningful lesson ideas to pull from throughout the week.
On Tuesdays We Vote during Civic Learning Week
Engage your students in civics and provide them the opportunity to practice using their vote with On Tuesdays We Vote.
Poll your class! Open the ballot link and select Make a Copy to access a custom adaptable ballot for your students to cast their votes.
Elementary Ballots
What is your favorite milk?
Which season is better?
How should kids enjoy a good book during the school day?
Should elementary kids learn how our local communities work?
Middle & High School Ballots
Should civics education be a requirement for high school graduation?
Does your school curriculum adequately prepare you to be an informed and engaged citizen?
Should high school students be required to pass a basic civics exam (like the US Citizenship exam) to graduate?
Students should be __________ to complete community services as part of a graduation requirement.
On Tuesdays We Vote was developed and organized by two high school educators, Michael Martirone from New Jersey and Shari Conditt from Washington State.
