How to Use:
Simplify planning with topically organized curriculum units. Each standards-aligned unit offers a comprehensive study of a topic through a variety of lessons, games, and activities and can be used just like a chapter or unit of a textbook.
Key features
Every classroom is unique, and you know your students and learning environment the best. Units are adaptable to your needs; implement an entire unit or collection of units or pick and choose the resources that work best for your classroom.
Scope & Sequences
Find the perfect unit or individual lesson to meet your learning objectives with Scope & Sequence documents that organize resources by curriculum unit.
Standards Aligned
Reduce time searching for materials and make teaching civics easy and relevant with topically organized units that meet state standards.
Flexible Curriculum
Deepen students’ understanding of a topic with lessons that build on each other. Lessons can also stand alone, or be mixed and matched based on your needs.
Engaging Lessons
Add variety to your curriculum and ignite student interest with units that contain a mix of resources, from lesson plans to videos, games, and infographics.
Teaching Tips
Adapt based on your access to technology
Curriculum units are built to be adapted to your classroom needs. The lessons and activities can be completed in a variety of settings, from 1-to-1 to small groups—where discussion adds to the learning experience—or as a whole class.
Implement with ease
Curriculum units contain ready-to-use teaching resources, lesson plans, and activities for educators. These resources do not require students to have any prior knowledge of content. Through the unit, students will learn everything they need to succeed and accomplish the learning objectives.
Inspire learning
Curriculum units contain a collection of topically organized lessons and activities that make learning objectives stick. These easy-to-implement units foster an understanding of key content and impact students’ understanding and actions beyond the classroom.
Most popular curriculum units
How did we go from thirteen British colonies to the United States of America? Explore the major hardships of life under British rule, why some colonists decided to break away, and how they set a path for a new and independent government.
Students will learn how our Constitution was created and what some of its key characteristics are. They will also explore key amendments to the Constitution and their application in protecting citizens’ rights.
Students will examine the purpose, forms, and limitations on government. They will learn about key philosophers like John Locke and explore practical examples of government functions.
What makes our curriculum units unique?
iCivics curriculum units are a powerful way to introduce students to important topics. Curriculum units work well for students, as they:
Provide a thematic and topical exploration of standards-aligned subject matter.
Integrate traditional student readings with games, infographics, videos, and more—to keep learning and lesson planning interesting.
Intentionally emphasize a variety of skills, including reading comprehension, visual literacy, primary source analysis, critical thinking, speaking, listening, and more.
Why curriculum units work for educators
With iCivics curriculum units, the planning is done for you. Each carefully curated unit is made up of lessons, activities, and resources that are non-partisan and standards-aligned. Pick and choose short-form lessons, specifically for high school or middle school students, that match your curriculum and pacing needs.
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