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Teach 7th-grade students about types of government (autocratic, democratic, presidential democracy, parliamentary democracy) through a themed escape-room activity combining reading, math, and puzzle tasks.
Free download An interactive PowerPoint quiz game teaching civics basics: distinguishing citizens' rights from responsibilities.
A five-station classroom escape-room activity that has student groups solve puzzles tied to U.S. Constitution content (the Constitutional Convention, the Bill of Rights, the Preamble, amendments) to earn codes and complete an online breakout.
A middle/high school government lesson package on gerrymandering and redistricting, combining a video-companion worksheet, a slide presentation, and a hands-on district-drawing simulation game.
Teach high school students what fiscal policy is and how the federal government uses taxing and spending decisions to affect the economy, including budget deficits and the national debt.
Use this historical lesson set to discuss the purpose of the State of the Union and revisit the 2023 address. Students read the background FAQ and answer related questions before examining the prediction prompts and policy-term bingo sheet. The materials name President Biden and the 2023 event, making them suitable for that specific speech rather than an unchanged current-year lesson.
A card-based classroom game teaching the chronological sequence of U.S. presidents and key historical events tied to their terms, played by placing event cards in correct chronological order
History/social studies unit teaching the origins, meaning, and reasons for the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
A flexible whole-class review game (accessed via Google Slides) that helps students review facts about the U.S. Constitutional Amendments through competitive team formats.
A comprehensive 162-page teacher guide covering the US Constitution - Constitutional Convention, Preamble, Articles I-VII, Bill of Rights, and Amendments I-XXVII - through readings, activities, and games.
Teach middle/high school students what fiscal policy is and how the federal government uses taxing and spending decisions to affect the economy, including budget deficits and the national debt.
A middle/high school Social Studies mini-unit (Lesson 5 of a larger Constitution unit) teaching the powers and structure of the three branches of the U.S. government via Constitution-based worksheets, comparison charts, a study guide, a Jeopardy review game, and a test.
Teach civic engagement, U.S. government structure (three branches, federal/state/local levels), and lawmaking through discussion, role-play, and group activities designed for a girls' club/troop setting.
A comprehensive teaching unit on the structure and history of the Canadian government: introduces basic government concepts, the branches/roles of government, elections and political parties, legislation, the Confederation, and Canada's founding documents.
Provide a large, multi-part study resource on the U.S. Constitution combining background notes and primary-source documents, a play, a novel, a letters/diary compilation, and a review game, for a semester-long study of the Constitution and the Philadelphia Convention.
SEL/digital-citizenship trivia game (Hollywood-Squares-style tic-tac-toe) teaching cyber civility, cyberbullying, and digital footprint concepts.
Teach the history of the Statue of Liberty and connect it to broader themes of immigration and American identity through readings, activities, and research projects.
King George III and his Tax Collectors: Historical Simulation A premier teaching resource designed for educators teaching American history.
Presidential Election Process Vocabulary Game : An Exhilarating Educational Resource This exciting teaching tool is catered towards students from Grade 4 to Grade 12 studying Social Studies.
The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act: An Engaging Classroom Resource "The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act" is a combinatory tool of game-play and learning designed for high school level teaching. Detailing the period between the French and Indian War and American Revolution, it can be…
The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game: Round #3 - The Incident on King Street This an engaging teaching resource that draws students right into the heart of American history. It transports them back to the pivotal night of March 5th, 1770—'The Incident on King Street' or as it was referred to by the colonists, 'a massacre'. Gameplay and…
Sure, here it is: The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game: Round #4 – The Coercive Intolerable Acts A valuable teaching resource that helps students experience the tumultuous era between the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. This activity provides an authentic learning experience for 9th-12th grade Social Studies students…
A teacher instructions PDF for a Google Slides review game covering citizens' rights and due process, offering multiple whiteboard-based game formats (Build-A-Bear, Attack!, Family Feud) to review question content stored in the linked slide deck.
Congressional lawmaking simulation activity for a Social Studies/Government class; each student role-plays a U.S. Senator from an assigned state and negotiates/votes on eight partisan-leaning bills to try to secure re-election, teaching deal-making, political strategy, and party politics.