These resources are great to use for the first week to build community, set expectations, introduce, and model critical thinking skills.

Banjo Willie created a system for students to master Civics Standards through a vocabulary based curriculum. The system is built so that the students follow the same mental moves every day and week so that the only new thing is the topics. The mental moves engage students in a scaffolding approach to critical thinking from low to high with each word, and have been proven effective for all levels of student learning.