Maggies Civics Corner (K-8)
Lesson 11 – The U.S. Census
Lesson 12 – Equal Rights (Women’s Rights)
Lesson 13 – Law Day: Your Vote, Your Voice
Lesson 14 – Separation of Powers
Lesson 15 – Executive Branch
Lesson 16 – Judicial Branch
Lesson 17 – Legislative Branch
Lesson 18 – Understanding National Symbols
Lesson 19 – Judges
Lesson 20 – Jury
Lesson 31 – Making New Friends
Lesson 32 – Building Community
Lesson 33 – Community & Citizenship
Lesson 34 – Conflict & Compromise
Lesson 35 – The United Nations – Our Place in the World
Lesson 36 – Be A Helper
Lesson 37 – Immigration
Lesson 38 – Earth Day
Lesson 39 – Memorial Day
Lesson 40 – Media Literacy
Read Aloud Lessons (K-8)
Lesson 1 – Greta and the Giants
Lesson 2 – Carl the Complainer
Lesson 3 – Giant Steps to Change the World
Lesson 4 – Henry’s Freedom Box
Lesson 5 – Keesha’s Bright Idea
Lesson 6 – Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Lesson 7 – Nobody
Lesson 8 – Rosie Revere, Engineer
Lesson 9 – So You Want To Be President?
Lesson 10 – The Pink Hat
Lesson 11 – The Youngest Marcher
Lesson 12 – Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen
Lesson 13 – The Proudest Blue
Lesson 14 – Pies from Nowhere
Lesson 15 – The Day The Crayons Quit
Lesson 16 – I Dissent
Lesson 17 – I Could Do That
Lesson 18 – Daft Bat
Lesson 19 – Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights
Lesson 20 – The Red Bicycle
Lesson 21 – Each Kindness
Lesson 22 – Midnight Teacher
Lesson 23 – Shaking Things Up
Lesson 24 – We March
Lesson 25 – Granddaddy’s Gift
Lesson 26 – We Are The Change
Lesson 27 – Turning Pages
Lesson 28 – This Is The Rope
Lesson 29 – The Day No One Played Together
Lesson 30 – Sincerely, Emerson
Lesson 31 – Kamala And Maya’s Big Idea
Lesson 32 – Just Ask
Lesson 33 – Unstoppable
Lesson 34 – The Undefeated
Lesson 35 – Black Heroes
Lesson 36 – I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lesson 37 – Justice Is…
Lesson 38 – The Oldest Student
Lesson 39 – The Power of Her Pen
Lesson 40 – Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse
Civil Rights and First Amendment Exercises (K-8)
Presidential Lessons – A Kid’s Guide to Becoming President (K-8)
Supreme Court Lessons (9-12)
Podcasts (9-12)
Literature-based Mock Trials (Programs)
Perspectives/Judges
What Judges Do (video)
What Juries Do (video)
What Appellate Courts Do
Individual Activity Sheets
Creating a Common Language
Direct Examination Questions
Leading Questions
Practicing Questioning Techniques
Thinking about Rules and Laws
Verdict Sheet
What We Know about a Trial
Witness Statements
Writing an Opening Statement
Writing a Closing Statement
Writing a Rule – No Food In The Classroom
History-based Scripts