Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration September 25th 

• A celebration of Sandra Day O’Connor when the majority of the school day is dedicated to civic-minded practices and education

• September 25—the day Justice O’Connor was sworn in as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court—as Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration Day. 

• A.R.S. 15-710.01.  On Sandra Day O’Connor’s civics celebration day, each public school in this state shall dedicate the majority of the school day to civics education. 

Tribute Video to Justice O'Connor from Seneca Women on Vimeo.

ADE Suggested Materials K-12

• Civics Online Reasoning (8-12)

• Understanding Economics in Civics & Government (6-12)

• iCivics- founded by Sandra Day O’Connor (5-12)

• Kids VotingAZ - (K-12)

• KidCitizen (K-5)

Specific Lessons K-2

  Kindergarten - C3 Inquiries: Civic Ideals &  Rules

  1st Grade - C3 Inquiries: Global Citizenship & The President

  2nd Grade - C3 Inquiries: Symbols, Civic Ideals and Practices & Community History

Specific Lessons 3-5

      3rd Grade - C3 Inquiries: Leadership and Government & Children’s Rights

      4th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Government and Citizens & Call for Change

       5th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Declaration of Independence

AZ Capitol Museum:

In response to Covid-19, the museum’s education team has developed a virtual field trip experience that is available online for students and teachers across the state. The field trip consists of a museum tour video (approximately 45minutes long) that follows Arizona’s journey from westward expansion through statehood, in addition to pre-and post-tour activities you can interact with a museum educator through either a live Q&A or a digital question form.

Specific Lessons 6-8

    6th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Religious Freedom

    7th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Great Compromise, & Women’s Rights

    8th Grade - C3 Inquiries: Patriotism

Specific Lessons HS

World History

Comparison of civilization being taught with U.S.—sim. and diff of civic principles; Enlightenment ideals in the governments, the impact of slavery on enlightened ideals.

American History

• C3 Inquiries: Constitution, Civil Rights
• SHEG: Declaration of Independence, Federalists, and Anti-Federalists

Government/Civics

• C3 Inquiries: Federalism, First Amendment, Voting, Political Parties, Campaign Finance, Affordable Care Act

Economics

EconEdLink: The Mystery of the Voters Who Don’t Vote, Unemployment and the New Deal, Campaign Finance, The Economics of Voting