Community reviews for iCivics

Fifth grade teachers asked that the students memorize the Bill of Rights. I had students work with Do I Have a Right? for two class periods with me in my lab. Not only did more than 80% of them know the Bill of Rights, they even understood a few of them on a deeper level through discussions we were able to have in class. The game itself makes memorization of the rights more fun, but is superficial in its deepening of the material.

icivics games are ready-to-use! All teachers have to do is provide students with the URL. I like the fact students can replay the games and the games are free. It raises student engagement and draws their attention to specific parts of the political process that students often miss when reading textbooks. Students love the fact that they determine their own fate based upon the choices they make. Games reward students who have done their homework or background activities and help those with weak foundations learn step-by-step.

This is a great app to support information taught in the classroom. My students enjoyed it. It does replace the teacher buts adds to the experience.

I love this product! I've had kids come back years later and tell me they continue to play these great games long after leaving my classroom. The content of the site matches will with my 8th grade Civics curriculum and covers a variety of topics. For some students it may take them a few minutes to "get into" the games but once they've got it, they are hooked and the room is quiet. The only thing I could suggest to make this site better would be clickable links to information they can review/study to help them do better at the game. Then they could continue with added knowledge and be more successful. I use the game Activate to simulate real life community problem solving. It works well when teaching about civic participation and public policy. The game "Do I Have a Right" is the best, most engaging way I know to practice knowledge about our amendments. Students get to hear real life scenarios and must decide if the clients rights have been violated. Then, they must assign them an attorney with the proper skill set. This quick thinking game is very engaging and fun but very educational.

I loved teaching the Persuasive Writing unit in my Business Communications class. I plan on using some other units in my Business Law class.

I wish that there were games for different types of world governments too. This is a great learning tool for US government. My middle school social studies students beg for more!

Engaging and well put together

Great lessons that supply the teacher with engaging lessons that provide easy to follow step by step format as well the resources needed for student involvement.

I found this website to be a very impressive tool for teaching students about their government. The sheer volume of lesson plans (with high quality printables) and webquests is every Civics teacher's dream. Additionally, this tool provides a very meaningful way for students to study the structure of the US government without putting them to sleep. Highly recommend!

I used many of the lessons and activities in my Social Studies classroom last year. I work with special needs students so some of the lessons need to be slightly modified but they love the practical application of what they have learned through the games on the website. I have many students who log in and play the games in their free time.