Great interactive social studies activities that are engaging and entertaining
Submitted 11 years ago
Community Review for iCivics
My Take
This is a great site. It is however not geared toward students who are in elementary school and I wish that they would develop a "junior" or "elementary" version so that younger students would benefit from the concepts. Requires good reading comprehension skills.
How I Use It
I have used some of the activities with my fifth grade students, but this site is really geared toward 6-12 as it indicates. It's a great social studies extension for your advanced G/T learners and as a group lesson it can be adapted for upper elementary. I really like the Branches of Power game and my students do too. It's a great way to reinforce the three parts of government.
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McKayla J.
Teacher
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Baltimore, MD
August 14, 2022
Make Learning About Government Fun!
I really like the different games that are available for students to play. It makes learning that much more fun for them. The use of technology in the classroom also helps the students learn and understand the information at a deeper level.
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Terry C.
Teacher
Overlea High and Health Sciences Magnet
Baltimore, MD
August 15, 2021
Great way of using games to incorporate government.
The lesson plans can be a little difficult to follow because of the amount of information but that also could help or lead to more group work or homework. I feel the website is just a great go to especially living in a gaming world, it speaks the children's language without leaving behind the instruction.
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ERIN M.
February 9, 2021
Good games that help students understand government
This tool allows students to learn about the features of government in fun, easy to learn games. This is more engaging than a traditional lecture model and students will definitely learn more from this method of instruction.
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