Civics worksheets for kids
Civics sticks when it is about a child’s own day. Each worksheet starts with a real law and a short story, then asks children to think, talk, and write.
How each worksheet works
- Read the story. A short story at the child’s reading age.
- Find the rule. What changed? Who does it touch?
- Talk it through. Discussion questions with no single right answer.
- Take a step. Draw, write, or draft a letter to a lawmaker.
Worksheets by topic
| Topic | Law on the desk | Grades | Printable |
|---|---|---|---|
| School lunch | The lunch line | 3 to 8 | Class pack (Classroom) |
| Phones at school | The phone basket | 3 to 8 | Class pack (Classroom) |
| Online privacy | The locked backpack | 5 to 8 | Class pack (Classroom) |
| Saving money | The first thousand | 5 to 8 | Class pack (Classroom) |
The story and questions on each bill page are free. The printable class pack comes with Classroom or School.
Sample questions: the phone basket
- Where do phones go during your school day now?
- Who do you think asked for this rule? Why?
- Write one change you would make to the rule, and one reason.
Make a worksheet for any bill
Paste any bill or school policy into the free educator brief. Pick “classroom” and a grade band, and you get vocabulary, a read-aloud story, discussion questions, an activity, and an exit ticket.
Children can write their own idea for a new law on Design Your Future. Letters are signed “A young person in [state].” No name, no email.