The School Participatory Budgeting (SPB) content connected lesson plans integrate the SPB process with classroom content using the Arizona K-12 History and Social Science Standards and the Arizona Civics Exam. These resources may be especially valuable for sponsors who incorporate the SPB process into classroom or club time.
How to Use This Page:
Browse by grade band Elementary (K–5), Middle (6–8), and High School (9–12). Each section includes lessons in the core phases of the SPB Process: Design the Process, Kickoff and Idea Collection, Proposal Development, Campaigning, Deliberation and Voting, and Implementation and Evaluation. Every lesson includes step-by-step instructions, resources, and materials for implementation.
SPB Design the Process
- What Makes a Good Leader Lesson Plan (K-3)
- Our Living Constitution (K-8)
- History and Expansion (4-8)
- U.S. Constitution Pt. 1 (4-8)
- U.S. Constitution Pt. 2 (4-8)
- Americas and Its People (2-5)
SPB Kickoff and Idea Collection
SPB Proposal Development
SPB Campaigning, Deliberation and Voting
SPB Design the Process
- Our Living Constitution (K-8)
- History and Expansion (4-8)
- U.S. Constitution Pt. 1 (4-8)
- U.S. Constitution Pt. 2 (4-8)
- What We Can Learn (6-12)
SPB Kickoff and Idea Collection
SPB Proposal Development
SPB Campaigning, Deliberation and Voting
- Vote for Us! (6-8)
- Campaign Techniques (6-12)
- Talk Before You Vote (6-8)
- Gaps in Voting Demographics (7-8)
SPB Implementation and Evaluation
SPB Design the Process
SPB Kickoff and Idea Collection
SPB Proposal Development
- Bill Becomes Law (7-12)
- Represent the People (9-12)
- Competition Capitalism (9-12)
- Laws and Policy (9-12)
SPB Campaigning, Deliberation and Voting
- Campaign Techniques (6-12)
- Town Hall (9-12)
- Deliberation and Public Voice (9-12)
- Voting Rights Evolution (9-12)
SPB Implementation and Evaluation
- AZ History and Social Science Standards
- Arizona Civics Test Questions
- Project Citizen: Media Literacy Lessons
- Kids Voting and SPB: Lesson and Activity Overlaps
- Kids Voting AZ Access Instructions
- SPB & Kids Voting AZ Lesson Plan Ideas: Design the Process
- SPB & Kids Voting AZ Lesson Plan Ideas: Kickoff & Idea Collection
- SPB & Kids Voting AZ Lesson Plan Ideas: Proposal Development & Deliberation
- SPB & Kids Voting AZ Lesson Plan Ideas: Campaign & Vote
- SPB & Kids Voting AZ Lesson Plan Ideas: Project Implementation & Process Evaluation