iCivics offers a comprehensive set of practical and engaging

iCivics offers a comprehensive set of practical and engaging

iCivics offers a comprehensive set of practical and engaging traditional lesson plans. Individual
activities are easy to manage, self-contained, and there is always something you can collect from
students at the end of the period. Lesson materials are visually appealing and written in a
conversational tone to foster students’ interest. They teach the material in the context of problems
and issues that are relevant to students.
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Easy, print-and-go lessons using only common classroom materials
Wide variety of activities
Many lessons include optional, interactive PowerPoint presentations
Easily adaptable to interactive white boards
Matched to state standards and the Common Core Standards for English/Language Arts
iCivics lessons include everything you need. You won't have to search for supplementary readings
or type up a last-minute worksheet. Just print the materials, follow the Step-By-Step instructions,
and teach! Find all of our lesson plans at www.iCivics.org/teachers.
Every lesson includes a one-page Step-by-Step guide that
tells you exactly what to do and when. It’s designed for you
to keep at your fingertips while teaching and to act as a
checklist as you go. The Step-by-Step also includes lesson
objectives, a materials list, and copy instructions.
Most iCivics lessons include a two-page reading to kick off
the lesson. (Some readings are slightly longer.) Readings are
written in an accessible, conversational tone and include images, bold vocabulary words, tables,
and graphic organizers where appropriate.
Many lessons include active participation opportunities that let you easily check for
understanding after working through the reading with the class. These are whole-class, choralresponse activities that let all students participate simultaneously as you reinforce the material
and watch or listen for areas of confusion.
This work is licensed for your use by iCivics, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the study of American civics. You
may copy, modify, and share these materials freely for non-commercial purposes. Visit www.iCivics.org for more free teaching
resources.
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Our lessons include a wide variety of both individual and group activities. Many lessons also have
more than one option—for example, a choice between having students do individual activities or
participate in small groups. We always include a work product that you can collect from students
at the end of the lesson, and we try to keep these activities easy to grade. Examples of the
activities you’ll find in our lessons include…
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Many iCivics lessons also include an optional PowerPoint version of the lesson activities. These
are not lecture slides—they’re interactive presentations of the active participation activities and
“mini quizzes” that are part of most lessons. They may also include large versions of graphic
organizers or other visuals from the lesson. This makes them useful for classrooms with
interactive white boards
iCivics offers two libraries of mini-lessons to supplement your curriculum or hit those hard-to-find
standards. Each mini-lesson includes a one-page reading and a one-page activity worksheet that
you can photocopy back-to-back.
Unlike the iCivics lesson plans, these mini-lessons are designed for students to complete
independently without the need for teacher direction. However, they also make great teacherdirected lessons or even class conversation-starters. Use mini-lessons alone to fill a short block
of time, or group several together to create a longer lesson.
Targets a variety of landmark cases
from the United States Supreme Court.
Targets the people, ideas, and events
that influenced the development of
America’s government.
This work is licensed for your use by iCivics, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the study of American civics. You
may copy, modify, and share these materials freely for non-commercial purposes. Visit www.iCivics.org for more free teaching
resources.