Grade 3    Massachusetts, Home to Many Different People 

Grade 4    North American Geography and Peoples

Grade 5    United States History to the Civil War and the Modern Civil Rights Movement

Topic: American Revolution

• Liberty's Kids - Youtube video series created by student reporters covering the events of the Revolutionary War

Topic: Local Government / Civic Participation

• iCivics game Cast Your Vote, on local elections

• iCivics game Responsibility Launcher, on civic duties and responsibilities

• iCivics WebQuest Civic Heroism, on civic duties and acts of civic courage; students conduct their own research using questions, pre-vetted websites and guiding tools provided.

• Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Kids’ Zone - various activities listed below:

  • Visit the State House: What’s Under the Golden Dome? 

  • The Ladybug Story: A Story about Lawmaking

  • State House Trivia Quiz

Topic: Immigration and Citizenship

• iCivics game Immigration Nation, on immigration and citizenship

Topic: Civic Action / Civics Projects

• iCivics game Activate, on how civic action works, while learning ways that individuals and groups can work to influence government and society

• iCivics WebQuest Who Represents Me?, help students investigate who represents them at the local, state and federal level; students conduct their own research using the questions, pre-vetted websites and guiding tools provided

Topic: The Bill of Rights / Amendments to the Constitution

• iCivics game Do I Have a Right?, on the Bill of Rights and other amendments

Topic: Geography

• Interactive Map Quiz Games:

  • U.S. States in the Northeast

  • U.S. States in the South

  • U.S. States in the West

  • U.S. States in the Midwest 

  • All 50 states

Topic: News and Media Literacy

• Newsomatic -Free daily newspaper for kids, translated into Spanish and French, includes voiceover as well as writing and drawing activities