K-12 Civics Curriculum Resources

Middle School Applied Civics Curriculum

The Applied Civics Curriculum provides 145 days of lesson plans, which may be used with or without a text, for the 7th grade civics classroom. Developed by UCF, UF, and USF faculty and middle school teachers, lessons are aligned to Florida’s civics, geography and economics NGSSS for 7th grade. Access is free for teachers. Create an account to login.

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K-5 Civics Modules for Language Arts & Reading Classes

The K-5 Civics Modules offer lesson plans for all of Florida’s K-5 NGSSS civics benchmarks. Lessons are designed to integrate into elementary reading and language arts classes. Access is free for teachers. Create an account to login.

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K-12 Civics Integration into Language Arts & Reading Resource Guide

The Resource Guide for teachers identifies language arts and reading resources in currently adopted instructional resources that align with Florida’s K-12 NGSSS civics benchmarks. Access is free for teachers. Create an account to login.

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Cities in the Classroom

A community problem solving curriculum developed in partnership with the Florida League of Cities, Inc. Cities in the Classroom offers a framework for school/city partnerships that provide young people with pathways to becoming engaged and responsible citizens of their cities, towns, and villages. This resource is currently aligned to 7th grade Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, however it can be easily adapted for K-12 students. Access is free for teachers. Create an account to login.

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The Civics Connection

The Civics Connection provides video-based, internet-delivered set of lessons that uses former members of Congress to help high school students understand Congress and the issues it faces. Videos and resources are aligned to the AP U. S. Government and Politics curriculum and may be used in other government classes as well. Access is free for teachers. Create an account to login.

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