Civics and Government

Bill of Rights Institute Lesson Plans - The Bill of Rights Institute provides comprehensive, standards-aligned lesson plans that help teachers explore constitutional rights, civic responsibilities, and American history through engaging primary source materials and interactive activities.

Center for Civic Education Lesson Plans - The Center for Civic Education offers research-based lesson plans designed to develop civic knowledge and participation skills, with resources that emphasize democratic principles, civics content, and active citizenship.

CNN10 - CNN10 delivers daily 10-minute news videos designed for classroom use, helping teachers introduce current events and develop students' media literacy and critical thinking skills about real-world issues.

C-SPAN Classroom Lesson Plans - C-SPAN Classroom provides free lesson plans and video clips from C-SPAN's archives, allowing teachers to incorporate primary source footage of government in action and current events into their instruction.

Digital Civics Toolkit Modules - The Digital Civics Toolkit offers interactive modules that teach digital citizenship, online safety, and responsible technology use—essential skills for engaged and informed citizens in the modern world.

iCivics Education Resource Library - iCivics provides game-based learning activities and lesson plans that make civics engaging and interactive, helping students understand government structures, the electoral process, and civic participation through educational games.

Khan Academy AP US Government and Politics - Khan Academy's AP Government course offers comprehensive video lessons and practice materials covering U.S. government structures, political processes, and policy topics aligned to AP exam standards.

Khan Academy US Government and Civics - Khan Academy's civics course provides accessible video lessons and practice exercises covering fundamental civics concepts, government structures, and civic participation for general civics classrooms.

Project Citizen - Center for Civic Education -  Project Citizen is a service-learning program that guides students through researching public policy issues, developing solutions, and taking civic action to address community problems.

Remedial Herstory Project - Economics & Government - The Remedial Herstory Project provides an economics and government textbook alongside inquiry-based lessons that center marginalized perspectives and promote critical analysis of economic and political systems.

RetroReport Civics and Government Resources - RetroReport offers video-based lessons that explore historical civics and government topics through documentary-style storytelling, helping students understand how past events shape current civic issues.

Teach Democracy - Civic Action Project - Teach Democracy's Civic Action Project empowers students to identify community issues and develop action plans to create positive change, fostering engaged and active citizenship.