Exploring Government Curriculum Package

Exploring Government Curriculum Package

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Typically counted as 1/2 credit for high school students.


Exploring Government 

Does the prospect of a semester of studying government set your child's feet to dancing? Mine neither. But in many states, a semester is required for graduation. As painful as it may seem, a complete understanding of government will have a more significant impact on your students than a comparable understanding of calculus.


Exploring Government is as painless as it gets. Bite-sized lessons cover federal, state, and local government, as well as contemporary issues in government. Particular emphasis is placed on the Biblical basis for government and the U.S. Constitution.


Busy moms will be glad to know that Exploring Government is designed as a self-study course for teens. There are seventy-five engaging lessons divided into fifteen units of five lessons each. Each lesson has a student-friendly layout, with options included for various interesting, relevant activities in every unit.


Exploring Government can be used to achieve a half-credit in English. But your teen will need to read the recommended literature books (we suggest checking them out from the library) and the literary analysis provided in the optional Student Review Pack. Plus, it will involve essay writing. Doing these assignments may be valuable if your teen is college-bound and without other writing activities. They will help to crystallize his opinions and possible real-life applications. Or these suggested essay questions as a springboard for discussions around the dinner table or with your community group.


The Exploring Government curriculum package includes two books: the Exploring Government textbook with material clearly outlined as to the student's daily and weekly assignments, and We Hold These Truths, a collection of historical documents, essays, and speeches in American government. Both books are illustrated with a plethora of full-color photos, drawings, and maps. 



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Exploring Government Curriculum Package includes:

  • Exploring Government Text
  • We Hold These Truths

Quiz & Exam Pack is sold separately.

See sample pages below:
Exploring Government (includes Table of Contents, Introduction, Unit 4, and Unit 11)
We Hold These Truths (includes Table of Contents and selected readings)
Guide for Parents

  • Seventy-five engaging lessons divided into fifteen units of five lessons each.
  • Lessons cover Federal, state, and local government and also contemporary issues in government.
  • Understand the background, basis, and operation of American government on all levels.
  • We Hold These Truths is a collection of historic documents, essays, and speeches in American government.
  • Both books are illustrated with colorful photos, drawings, and maps.
  • A half-year credit in government, can also optionally provide a half-year credit in English
  • Takes 45 minutes to an hour per day to achieve half-year government credit, or one and a half hours to achieve both government and English half-credits.



We Hold These Truths
Publisher's Information:
Binding: Hard Cover
Copyright: 2016
Publisher: Notgrass Company
Made In: USA
Faith-Based: Yes

Exploring Government
Publisher's Information:
Binding: Hard Cover
Copyright: 2016
Publisher: Notgrass Company
Made In: USA
Typical High School Credits Earned: 1/2 credit government
Faith-Based: Yes


Awards and Endorsements:
2012 Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards Third Place



Exploring Government Review by Hopkins Homeschool

review by Hopkins Homeschool

”This is a very easy to read and understand government course. It works perfectly for the child who wants to learn at their own pace and it is easy enough to set the schedule and let your child go.”

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Exploring Government Review by Grace Christian Homeschool

review by Grace Christian Homeschool

”It's simplistic, organized, faith-based, and makes learning history and government not so intimidating by breaking it down for students.”

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Customer Reviews

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M.J.
Great information

Great for a government textbook. It’s a little easy for kids to find the answers to the question online, so watch out for that. But other than that, great curriculum.

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Rachel
Awesome Govt. Curriculum

This is one of the best curriculums I've seen on our Government and how it works. Highly recommend!

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Amy
I like it!

I am happy with this product. I chose it for my incoming 9th grader to complete his Civics/American Govt. requirement for graduation. I like that it was recently updated and from a Christian perspective.

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Kristen
A Well-Written and Thorough Introduction American Government

Wanting to provide our teenage son with a firm understanding of the American Government to prepare him for his civic responsibilities as a future voter I sought out a curriculum for him. After looking through several options, I settled upon this program by Notgrass and I am so happy!

The textbooks themselves are quite beautiful and laid out in a very easy to understand manner. The supplemental materials (the student review questions, quiz booklet, and answer key) are also fantastic and easy to use. The quality of the books is also great.

I have enjoyed going through the lessons and reading myself to be able to discuss the information with our son. I feel confident that our son will walk about from this course with a good understanding of American Government. I look forward to using more products from Notgrass.

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Great introduction to American government

This curriculum is well laid out, easy to understand, and covers all of the basic information about government that you expect from a high school class. The units are broken down into daily lessons with multiple options for reviewing information and for expanding on what is learned. I liked the optional literature aspect; however, it is quite a bit of extra reading! If you have a student that struggles with reading, I would not do the government and literature portion at the same time.

The material doesn't go into the tiny details, but a student who completes the course should understand how our government was formed, why it was designed the way it is, the roles of the various parts of government, how it applies to them, and develop knowledge of the Constitution. The best part, in my opinion, was reading the primary documents (like the entire Constitution over six or eight weeks), and then the lesson breaking down and explaining each reading assignment. It made it much easier to understand and remember! Some possibly controversial subjects were brought up, and were handled in a respectful and well thought out way.

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