Constitutional Rights Foundation's publications and materials provide classroom teachers and students with high-quality content and thought-provoking questioning strategies to promote critical-thinking development, open discussion of issues, and interactive activities to heighten learning. When addressing controversial contemporary or historical issues, we strive to provide a balanced presentation and multiple perspectives. Most of our lessons directly address national and state standards.

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Bill of Rights in Action (27:3), Spring 2012

• World History: Simon Bolivar: Thinker, Liberator, Reformer
• U.S. History: J.P. Morgan, the Panic of 1907, and the Federal Reserve Act
• Government: Juan Peron: Dictator or Champion of Social Justice?

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Introducing the Civic Action Project (CAP)

CAP is a different kind of civics and government course. Think of it as a culmination of what students learn through the course of their social studies education, a chance to apply what they have learned in the real world experience of taking civic action. Learn more about CAP.

Educating About Immigration is a new web site devoted to issues of immigration for the classroom from CRF!

Educating About Intellectual Property is a CRF and Street Law, Inc. collaboration. This exciting new web resource on intellectual property has high-interest materials for classroom and individual use.

Bill of Rights in Action Archive Hundreds of lessons on U.S. history, world history, and government.

America's Economic Crisis Lessons to examine how America has confronted previous economic issues and crisis.

Presidents Day Lessons the offers educators and students an opportunity to reflect on previous presidents—both their contributions to the country and on the challenges and controversies faced by their administrations.

School Violence Lessons and resources.
 
Discussing Controversial Issues Materials for discussing a number of controversial topic includes a reading with a focus question and additional resources.

America Responds to Terrorism More than 20 lessons and hundreds of research links. 

War in Iraq Lessons and many research links.

Black History Month Lessons and Resources

Brown v. Board 50th Anniversary 15 lessons and many research links.

Educating About Immigration  An interactive web-based resource focused on helping students everywhere understand one of this nation’s most emotionally charged issues.

Election Central Resources for exploring the electoral process, past and present.

Impeachment Current and historic issues surrounding impeachment.

Constitution:

Foundations of Our Constitution Readings, lessons, and texts of American documents. 

Constitution Day Lessons, resources, and links.

Service Learning:

A Guide to Effective Citizenship Through AmeriCorps (PDF)Ten two-hour modules.

Giving Back Manual for youth courts and other juvenile-justice agencies.

School-Based Service Learning (PDF) Lessons on community, problems, and action planning.

Service-Learning Network Articles, book reviews, program profiles, and links. 

Free Sample Lessons from CRF's Publications: 

Capital Punishment from Criminal Justice in America, 4th Ed. 

Setting the Public from The Challenge of Governance 

Draw Your Community (Teacher's Handbook) from Active Citizenship Today 

Fighting Crime in the Old West from CityYouth: U.S. History 

Promise and Problems of the Nile from CityYouth: Ancient History  

Police and the Use of Force from Youth and Police 

Hammurabi's Treasures: The Empire Builders from Of Codes & Crown: The Development of Law, 3rd Ed. 

The Rise of Common Law from Of Democrats & Dictators 

Texas v. Johnson (Flag Burning) from Landmarks: Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decisions 

The Civil Rights Movement from The Challenge of Diversity 

Declaration of Independence from Project History 

John Marshall and the Bank Case (McCulloch v. Maryland) (7,2:90) from Landmarks: Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decisions