When I first saw the We Can Teach Hard Things initiative roll out from iCivics, I laughed. No, really, I chuckled pretty loudly. It’s a little unclear if I was laughing because of my students or because of myself. There’s a sign on my board that reads “You can do

Recently, my political science class participated in the Civic Star Challenge. Jumping off the iCivics Enlightenment Mini-Lesson, we took on the idea of natural rights. Now I admit that, as with many civics concepts, the subject can come across as very dry. But after defining the Lockean approach, I threw

For elementary teachers, time is precious. How and what they teach is constantly balanced between the important and the urgent. Oftentimes, social studies is pushed aside—taught only if there’s time left in the day. But there’s a lot elementary teachers can do to teach civics and promote good civic practices.