A Teacher engaging Mitchell kids in active civics, doing tree planting and community building

General Resources 

Unlock funding opportunities for Muncie Community School teachers! CREATE offers financial support for field trips and innovative activities. Click here to access the application.

For information and resources on Field Trips click here.  

Other Resources

Elementary School

Resources for Elementary School Teachers

The CREATE project team and partner organizations have created this repository of resources for civics education and engagement to help teachers.

The resources on this website cover grades K-5 and offer a variety of activities to keep students engaged. All are free and online. Please check back often as we will continue to add resources.

As noted by iCivics, “all students can be civic learners. For many, the elementary school classroom is the first civic space they encounter as they speak up about fairness and engage in other classroom activities that model democratic processes.”

  • Citizenship and Elementary Education- how do you teach that?  While elementary school students may not fully understand federalism, they can learn the basic principles behind citizenship and the role they play on a smaller scale. At this link, an elementary school teacher shared tips on using classroom democracy to teach the power of a voice and the improvement of being informed.
  • Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids  The educational component the U.S. Government Printing Office’s service, called GPO Access, provides the official online version of legislative and regulatory information. This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers.

Resources for Middle School Teachers

The CREATE project team and partner organizations have created this repository of resources for civics education and engagement to help teachers.

The resources here cover the middle school grades and offer a variety of activities to keep students engaged in civics, history, and media literacy. All are free and online. Please check back often as we will continue to add resources.

  • iCivics provides traditional paper and digital lesson plans at the middle level. Developed to be easy to grade for you and easy to understand for your students. The iCivics lesson plans are matched to state standards, and the unique readings and activities meet the needs of classrooms across the nation.
  • Junior Scholastic Teaching Kits has a Middle School Civics site. It provides an overview of civics: what it means to be a good citizen, how democracy works, and why staying informed and engaged matters—even as kids.

Resources for High School Teachers

The CREATE project team and partner organizations have created this repository of resources for civics education and engagement to help teachers.

The resources here cover the middle school grades and offer a variety of activities to keep students engaged in civics, history, and media literacy. All are free and online. Please check back often as we will continue to add resources.

The following sites have an extensive set of resources for teachers: