Category Archives: civics

Teaching Civics with Children’s Literarture: D is for Democracy

D is for Democracy, written by Elissa Grodin, is a creative alphabet story that highlights principle facts about our nation’s government, our rights as citizens in America, and important individuals who have made a difference in the history of our … Continue reading

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: America: A Patriotic Primer

  Introduction America: A Patriotic Primer is written by Lynne Cheney.  This book gives a great over-sweep of American history by going through each letter of the alphabet and giving a word or phrase for each letter. Summary This book … Continue reading

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers

  My Brother Martin, written by Christine King Farris and beautifully illustrated by Chris Soentpiet tells the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. through the eyes of his sister Christine. In this book we learn about the boyhood of King, … Continue reading

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Martin’s Big Words: The life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

  Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier, is a picture-book biography about Martin Luther King’s life and accomplishments. The book begins with Martin as a young … Continue reading

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: The Flag We Love

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Farmer George Plants a Nation

  Farmer George Plants a Nation written by Peggy Thomas and illustrated by Layne Johnson, from the maps of Mount Vernon printed on the inside cover of the book to the extra resources found at the end of the book, seeks to … Continue reading

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Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: Big George

     Most children know that George Washington was the first President of the United States. But can they tell you how he got there? Anne Rockwell’s new book, Big George: How a Shy Boy Became President Washington, takes readers on … Continue reading

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Teaching Civics With Children’s Literature: I Pledge Allegiance

  Bill Martin Jr. and Michael  Sampson are two men which came together in 1978 after meeting at a conference in Arizona. Both men have a passion for children's books and have written many award winning books together. In 2004 … Continue reading

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Teaching Civics With Children’s Literature: The Bill of Rights

Student’s need to learn their rights. In “The Bill of Rights” by Norman Pearl students are given the opportunity to learn what are the Bill of Rights and how they came to be. The book begins with an explanation of … Continue reading

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Teaching Civics With Children’s Literature: Rosa

Have you ever been curious at the story of Rosa Parks? Nikki Giovanni tells the story of how Rosa Parks refused to get out of her seat along with a brief synopsis of the civil right’s movement and the final ruling by … Continue reading

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