The Indie ScholarBuild Your Own Government
Create your own country as you learn how America was founded — you'll design maps, write laws, and build a government from the ground up.
- How America's government was founded
- Different types of government, from local to federal, monarchies to democracies
- Mapmaking — designing the geography of their own country
- Lawmaking — writing the founding laws of their new nation
- Comparing their design against real governments throughout history
Student Workbook
FreeWritten directly to the student — guides them through daily reading and activities with minimal parent involvement.
Answer Key
Add-onIdentical to the student workbook, with answers included. Not required to complete the unit.
Required Text
Usborne: Understanding Politics and Government — a kid-friendly introduction to politics with colorful illustrations.
Hands-On Project
A complete country built from scratch: original maps, laws, and a working system of government.
Grade Range
Built for 4th–8th grade. Can be scaled down, but not recommended for high school students.
Pace
Written to cover 15 school days of self-guided study.
Best Fit
Students who like to build and create — a hands-on, project-based introduction to civics.
- Read the daily lessons and complete the workbook pages at your own pace.
- Design your new country's maps and geography.
- Write your country's founding laws.
- Build a government structure, then compare it to real-world governments throughout history.
The workbook is free to download
Since the full student workbook is free, you can preview the whole unit before you start — these are real pages from the actual unit, not mockups.
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