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Lessons for civics, government, and law-related education in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Includes simulations, discussions, mock trials, case studies, and other research-based materials.

Our extensive library of civics lesson plans makes it easy to find the right lesson at the right time for the right students. These lessons include materials developed by the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation and lessons written by others, vetted and linked to their source.


Making Rules

In this lesson students will identify rules that are important for their daily work and learning at school.  They will  participate in civil discourse as Read More

Super Civics Midterm Election Lessons Grades K-6

Our Super Civics teacher team has created easy to follow grade level lessons with coordinating slides that use children’s literature to teach elections.

Rain Savers

This lesson offers a set of questions to connect students’ prior knowledge to the theme of citizenship by examining the attributes and actions of effective Read More

Photo Ethics: A Photograph’s Integrity

From NewseumED “This case study explores a photojournalist’s ethical duty to be fair, accurate and clear, specifically in regard to manipulating photographs.” Divide students into small groups. Read More

Congressional Elections: Crash Course Government and Politics #6

From CrashCourse Craig Benzine talks about the importance of congressional elections – the frequency of elections in the Senate and House, typical characteristics of a Read More

Better Questions – Better Decisions Voter Engagement

From the Right Question Institute The BQBD Voter Engagement Workshop offers a free, simple, easy to implement, engagement nonpartisan lesson for any middle school or high school social Read More

Carolina K-12’s Database of K-12 Resources

From Carolina K-12 This is a searchable database for lesson plans/ activities. Files are available in PDF format, and one must have Adobe Reader installed to Read More

“Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You…”

In this lesson, students learn about the theme of President Kennedy’s inaugural address, civic action, and consider how it applies to their own lives.

Changing Voting Age from 18 to 16

Students will write letters to their state and/or national leaders either in support or against a fictitious proposed constitutional amendment to lower the voting age from 18 to 16.