Reading Civics
for kids
Explore 10 trusted reading civics resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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National Archives Education
Primary sources, civics activities, document-based lessons, and student learning resources from the U.S. National Archives.
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National Archives Discovery Center
An interactive museum learning experience where children explore American democracy through games, documents, stories, and hands-on activities.
National Archives DocsTeach
Primary-source history activities that help students investigate documents, photographs, maps, and other records from the past.
iCivics Games
Free civic-learning games that let students explore government, law, elections, and public decision making through play.
Teach the UN
K–12 teaching guides, games, activities, and child-friendly resources about peace, human rights, sustainability, and the United Nations.
The Children’s Hour Podcasts
The Children’s Hour produces public-radio podcasts for kids with learning guides and activities spanning science, animals, history, civics, music, culture, and communication.
Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
Ben’s Guide is the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s child-facing civics and U.S. history site, with age-banded learning adventures, games, and a glossary.
Literacy for Kids
Literacy for Kids is a free, open-source collection of practical lessons for ages 8–12 covering computer, money, media, civic, legal, health, environmental, emotional, and social literacy through short activities and shared toolkits.
BART Kidz Corner
BART Kidz Corner is a free public-service activity hub from the Office of Inspector General with an online observation game plus printable puzzles, word games, mazes, and coloring activities.
DOGO News
Current-events articles for children covering science, social studies, civics, world news, culture, and the environment.
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