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Lessons on Demand
The Quick Picks below are provided by our partners in Civics.
Do you have a group of students, a computer, and a good WIFI connection? These resources will help any teacher, coach, or aide deliver civics lessons.
iCivics
Staff Pick: Win the White House
Any age
The most popular video game in the iCivics collection. A refreshed version is now available and challenges students to build their campaigns, develop arguments to support timely issues, strategically raise funds, and poll local voters. Campaign manager Ana will guide you through the process!
Shine a Light on Inspiring Women
Meet Judge Constance Baker Motley. She was the first African American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, be elected to the New York State Senate, and be appointed a federal judge.
KidCitizen
Staff Pick: Rosa Parks, A Proud Daughter
Kindergarten-Second Grade
Using a greeting card as a primary source, students learn to look closely at details, consider the meaning of subtle messages, understand intention, and think critically. This is an interactive, online game teachers can use in any classroom to help students generate hypotheses about the card’s recipient, sender, and the feelings the sender wanted to express. It is hard to find lessons this good for such young learners! The skills practiced here will last a lifetime.
Teach Democracy
The Democracy Project (TDP)
Teach Democracy is currently recruiting educational leaders across California and New Mexico to participate in our Leadership Cadre. The Leadership Cadre members will help recruit and train classroom teachers in their region using The Democracy Project materials. For more information, contact Laura Wesley at 213-316-2128 or Laura@TeachDemocracy.org.