Homeschool Civics Curriculum: How to Teach It (Mostly Free)
Teaching civics in your homeschool can be a harrowing task. So I wanted to create a post that shows you the easiest (and mostly free) way to have a homeschool civics curriculum that you will all enjoy.
In Florida, Civics is taught in 7th grade. But as we homeschool, I thought I would slowly try to introduce this incredibly important subject now.
For reference, if my son were in public school he would have just started 6th grade.
Learning civic duty is an important homeschool curriculum that is often overlooked. But with these free suggestions, you can have fun while learning.
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Civics Homeschool Curriculum
There are a number of shows we watch that discuss civics without it being an actual lesson!
These are our favorites! We do a lot of workbooks so it is nice to feel like you are having downtime while you are still learning!
CNN 10 News. We just love Carl Azuz and watch his 10-minute news show every morning while eating breakfast. It is only on during term time though, so we missed him during the summer months. But he is back on again now the schools are back.
Curiosity Stream. We watch a lot of documentaries here and it is a favorite in our homeschool.
Crash Course. Another one of our favorites, this U.S. Government and Politics course is as good as all of the others.
What Does the Constitution Say?: A Kid’s Guide to How Our Democracy WorksThe Everything American Government Book: From the Constitution to Present-Day Elections, All You Need to Understand Our Democratic SystemWe The People: The United States Constitution Explored and ExplainedAmerican Government 101: From the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus, Everything You Need to Know About US Politics (Adams 101)The Infographic Guide to American Government: A Visual Reference for Everything You Need to KnowPrinceton Review AP U.S. Government & Politics Prep, 2023: 3 Practice Tests + Complete Content Review + Strategies & Techniques (College Test Preparation)
All about elections online unit study is an excellent way to learn about the American electoral process. With nine interactive web-based lessons. Perfect for kids in older elementary to middle school.
Spend 4 weeks with kids of all ages learning all about the American government with this download-and-go unit study.
My Teaching Library has so many awesome printables on the American government.
If you are looking for a homeschool overnment curriculum then we highly recommend this one from Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum. It is a one semester course and great for high school credit.
Free Civics Printables
We have created many free printables that can be used when you are studying civics both for homeschool and the classroom:
These free government worksheets are perfect for younger kids.
For younger kids, I also love these free Bill of Rights coloring pages. Learn all about the 10 Amendments as the kids color in the images.
If I were President worksheet is a perfect exercise when learning all about civics. It is always fun to see what the kids would do if they were President for the day! Although I am not sure making May the Fourth a federal holiday would actually happen!
Free Presidents Day coloring pages. Learn all about the 46 US Presidents as you color them in.
Free Constitution coloring pages.
I Civics
ICivics is a completely free homeschool curriculum with a mission to champion non-partisan civic education so that the practice of democracy is learned by each new generation.
They offer a homeschool civics curriculum, plus also have really fun games, such as Win the White House.
Another reason I love I Civics is, of course, that it is FREE, but also, they show you all the standards for your state.
So for us being in Florida, it shows me what standards they would be following in public school. Now I know I don’t really care as I homeschool! But, I do like to have a rough idea of what they are doing, so we don’t fall behind.
What Are Civics?
Before I go any further I thought I would cover what civics actually are! I thought I should actually find out what civics is before I decide to teach it!!
The study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
Ok actually, I possibly didn’t need to google it, it is fairly obvious! But I just wanted to put it out there, just in case you were a little unsure like I was!
Civics Books for Middle School
We love books, I sort of wish we didn’t, as I am running out of space! But for us to have the books to look over regularly definitely helps us to retain the information.
Check out our favorite children’s books about presidents for more ideas.
180 Days of Social Studies: Grade 6 – Daily Social Studies Workbook – we have this book, it is very basic, but we like it as it covers the subjects in small chunks.
The Infographic Guide to American Government: A Visual Reference for Everything You Need to Know
Mark Twain Media Understanding the U.S. Constitution Workbook—Grades 5-12 American History, the Birth of the Constitution, Amendments, Legislative, Executive, Judicial Branches
Scholastic’s Guide to Civics: How America Works: Understanding Your Government and How You Can Get Involved
Mark Twain – U.S. Constitution Quick Starts Workbook
Usborne Politics for Beginners I would recommend this if you are teaching an elementary-aged child. It is an excellent book to learn the basics.
See all of our middle school homeschool curriculum top picks.
Political Board Games
We love educational board games, it just breaks up our time from sitting reading booksl! These are our favorite political board games that will help you with your homeschool civics curriculum:
Election Night! Win your way to the White House!
Deplorables! Red V. Blue Election Game. Bipartisan Game
Another important subject that is often missed is financial literacy for kids, check out our favorite resources.
Last Updated on 30 August 2023 by homeschoolof1