This resource accompanies our Rethink 2nd Grade Social Studies Civics & Government unit. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.

This google slide provides teachers and students with a chunking of the new Civic Literacy standards by unit and section. Students can change the color of each standard as they master it.This resource was developed as part of a professional learning opportunity funded by the NCDPI Digital Learning Initiative Planning Grant.

This resource provides information about the Constitution of the United States, along with an image.

This resource contains a video which discusses the Supreme Court: its history and evolution; how the justices select, hear, and decide cases; and the role of an independent judiciary and other issues crucial to a healthy democracy today.

This activity is designed to help students understand the various civic duties and responsibilities that are expected of citizens and non-citizens living in the United States.

This activity is designed to help students understand the various civic duties and responsibilities that are expected of citizens and non-citizens living in the United States.

This resource consists of eleven short videos which feature constitutional experts, lawyers and judges who discuss juries and jury service.

This resource accompanies our Rethink Kindergarten Social Studies Civics & Government unit. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.

This resource contains a video which discusses the complex process of how a bill becomes a federal law.

In this lesson, students gain an understanding of why the Founders thought a republican form of government was best, as well as learn about civic virtue and the common welfare.

This resource contains a video which discusses how the principle of one person and one vote emerged from a series of landmark decisions in the 1960's, including Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims. The video examines the political environment that led to the decisions and the Court's application of the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause in deciding reapportionment cases.

This resource consists of eleven short documentaries which tell the story of how the Founding Fathers rejected the Bill of Rights at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.