TEACHER RESOURCES
LEAGUE INFORMATION AND FILES
How to Judge A Candidate
How to Pick a Candidate
How to Pick a Judge
How to Watch a Debate
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Ohio
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Kentucky
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Indiana
LINKS FOR TEACHING "CIVICS"
Citizenship
Documents
Elections/Voting
General
Government
History
Miscellaneous
Women
CITIZENSHIP
Learning Adventures in Citizenship - Web-based learning activities designed to explore the history of New York and allow students to learn more about the history of their own towns and participate in their own communities. Students can submit their work to the Kids' Contest section and view featured projects in the Kids' Lab. There are special sections for teachers and parents to learn how to use this site.
www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/index.html
The American Promise - devoted to helping teachers bring democracy to life in their classrooms. This site is a supplement to the videos and teaching guide produced for the original PBS series.
www.americanpromise.com
The PBS Kids Democracy Project - Activities and lesson plans designed to: introduce the structure and duties of local, state and federal government; understand how government affects our everyday lives, through laws, institutions and services provided in the community; identify the duties of the U.S. president and skills necessary to be a good president; understand the history of voting rights in America, and how voting and other forms of civic involvement are essential to a healthy democracy. The online activities are designed for students in grades three to six, with accompanying lesson plans.
www.pbs.org/democracy/kids
"We the People: Skills for Democracy" League of Women Voters of Minnesota lesson plan. K-6 citizenship curriculum based on the Preamble to the United States Constitution. The seven lessons tackle issues such as diversity, fairness, personal and community stability and safety, and what it means to be part of a group. Each lesson includes teacher guidance, specialized upper and lower elementary sections, activities for each lesson, suggested literature for coordinated reading assignments, and includes the National Civics Content Standards addressed by the lesson.
http://www.lwvmn.org/PubsWeThePeople.asp
"We've Got the Power: Skills for Democracy" - League of Women Voters of Minnesota lesson plan, also available in Spanish. A curriculum designed to empower young people. It consists of 15 activity-based lessons focusing on the areas of: empowerment, exploring leadership for change, voting, current issues and acting as an empowered citizen.
http://www.lwvmn.org/PubsWeveGotThePower.asp
DOCUMENTS
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy - Topics include historical documents, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, Constitution, etc., regulatory, office of the President, demographic, economic and miscellaneous documents.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html
ELECTIONS/VOTING
CloseUp Foundation's "First Vote" - For high school students. A classroom-based voter registration, education, and citizenship program designed for use in one or two class periods. Gives students and teachers an opportunity to discuss the relationship between voting and other duties and responsibilities of citizenship.
www.closeup.org/frstvote.htm
Election Comic Strips for Vocabulary Development/Election Terminology
www.vocabulary.com/election.html
First Time Voters -- How Accurate Are Statistics & Polls? Learn about polls through the case study of a fictional election.
www.learner.org/exhibits/statistics
Kids Voting USA - A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that educates young people about the significance of an informed electorate and about the importance of voting to sustain democracy. The Kids Voting program is a curriculum for grades K-12, supplied to the schools at no cost. Students learn about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The curriculum includes activities about the election process, evaluating information, understanding issues, and identifying leadership characteristics in candidates. The curriculum is comprehensive and grade-specific and seeks to develop information-gathering skills in students to aid in critical decision-making.
http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/
National Election Studies - Guide to public opionion and electoral behavior. Provides tables and graphs that display the ebb and flow of public opinion and electoral behavior and choice in American politics since 1948.
http://www.electionstudies.org/
The 30 Second Candidate - PBS Democracy Project. Look inside the world of political advertising.
www.pbs.org/30secondcandidate
VoteSmart Classrooms - Activities for students or teachers to evaluate candidates and monitor their work. The Project Vote Smart Database can be used by students to find out more about those who wish to represent them or those who currently do.
http://www.vote-smart.org/resource_classroom.php/
GENERAL
American Bar Association (ABA) Division for Public Education - Provides
publications, programs and resources designed to educate and inform
youth, undergraduate college and university students and adults about
the law and the justice system.
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/home.html
Ask ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) - More than 1100 lesson plans written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States.
http://www.eduref.org/
Center for Civic Education - Teachers resource section.
www.civiced.org/
Close Up - A nonprofit and nonpartisan civic education organization that
offers weeklong government studies programs in Washington DC that
strengthen participants. knowledge of how the political process works,
increase their awareness of major national and international issues, and
motivate them to become actively involved in the world around them. The
programs are open to all, regardless of academic achievement, leadership
experience, or financial status, and include sessions for students with
visual, hearing, or physical impairments and other health concerns.
http://www.closeup.org
Congress Link - Provides information about the U.S. Congress, how it
works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces.
CongressLink is directed to teachers of American Government and civics.
It is multi-featured, offering original content, including lesson plans
and historical materials, and up-to-the-minute information about Congress.
http://www.congresslink.org
C-Span Classroom - Free resources for teaching Civics & U.S. Government.
Online student activities, programming information, an archive of
support materials, lesson plans, and links to additional resources.
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) - Hundreds of education resources from Federal agencies.
http://www.free.ed.gov/
Gateway to Lesson Plans - One-stop access to high quality Internet lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources. Conduct full-text, subject, keyword, or title searches, then select desired grade or education level and submit the search.
thegateway.org/
Lesson Plans & Resources for Social Studies Teachers - Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, has gathered more than 600 lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.
www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html
National Council for the Social Studies Online - Resources for teachers, comprehensive resources including lesson plans, notable children's books, Internet resources, PBS Democracy Project, upcoming TV programs of note.
www.ncss.org/
Sites for Teachers - A list of the teacher's resource and educational sites on the web.
www.sitesforteachers.com/
Social Studies Resources - Comprehensive list of government and history/social studies links.
www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/res.html#Government
Teacher Guide for the Professional Cartoonist - Lesson plans for all levels using editorial cartoons as a teaching tool in Social Sciences, Art, Journalism or English.
www.cagle.com/teacher/
Teachers Network - Helps teachers integrate web-based lessons into the classroom. Access to curriculum and technical specialists.
www.teachnet.org/
WNET School - New York City Channel 13's web service for K-12 teachers.
www.thirteen.org/teach/index.html
GOVERNMENT
Ben's Guide to US Government - Virtual Ben Franklin explains branches of U.S. Government and how they started. Learn about citizenship, elections, symbols, and more.
bensguide.gpo.gov
HISTORY
History and Politics Out Loud - An archive of politically significant audio materials; includes more than 100 recordings and transcripts of Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and others.
www.hpol.org
MISCELLANEOUS
Look Who's Footing the Bill - Interactive lessons about the national debt.
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html
Pew Research Center - An independent opinion research group, sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts, that studies public attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. The Center's main purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through its research.
www.people-press.org/
Social Studies School Service - Resource for buying supplementary learning materials, including books, CD-ROMs, videos, laserdiscs, software, charts, and posters. Editorial staff and teacher consultants evaluate titles and materials providing short and objective descriptions.
www.socialstudies.com/
WOMEN
Women in World History Curriculum - Biographies, lesson plans, resources.
www.womeninworldhistory.com/
July 2007
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