Carolina K-12
Compulsory Voting
Should voting in the United States be compulsory? In 2004, fewer than 60 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the American national elections. After reviewing arguments for and against compulsory voting, your young citizens will...
Curated OER
Cyberbullying and Civic Participation
Encourage your class to create rules and regulations for cyberbullying. Learners explore civic participation by thinking about the rules and regulations already in place in their lives and studying Canada's Canada Gazette. As a final...
Curated OER
American Government
Challenge your students with this lesson plan on American government! Learners discuss the three branches of government and its responsilbities, and then go on to more complex critical-thinking activities. Students interview members of...
Curated OER
What Would You Do?
In this What Would You Do worksheet, students read a scenario and three proposals, then they choose and defend their solution in writing.
Other
E Rulemaking Program: Let Your Voice Be Heard
You can make a difference in the federal decision making process. Search by date, category, or government agency and read recent governmental regulations. Assess these regulations firsthand and provide feedback to the people who matter.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Global Warming: What Should We Do About It?
Activity based resource for teachers in which students are involved in reading summaries, literature and scientific reports about Global Warming, formulating a response on how to approach Global Warming, then taking part in a mock Global...
Other
League of Women Voters
This resource provides information about important issues, relating towards female voters.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: Resource Bank
This page contains an extensive collection of links to pdf versions of lessons and handouts needed to teach the Citizens, Not Spectators curriculum. Has lessons for upper elementary, middle school, and secondary.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Finding Civic Solutions
These tutorial explains what responsible citizenship looks like and ways individuals can contribute to their communities. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Civics: Suffrage
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which they examine how citizens can participate responsibly and effectively in American civic and political life to catalyze a successful democratic society.
This Nation
This nation.com: Citizens in the American Political System
Contains information on becoming a U.S. citizen and how citizens can participate in the government.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Do Something: What Is Civic Action
This impressive lesson plan incorporates listening to music, critical thinking, collaboration and community participation for pupils to understand good citizenship.