Quick Citizenship Favorites
National Immigration Justice Center (NIJC)
Free consultations on Wednesdays at Heartland Alliance at the Belmont location from 11am - 7pm. (call for updated times and details) By appointment only! 312-660-1370
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
Call their helpline and leave a message - they will get back to you! Learners can also leave messages in their home languages.
The Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH)
For more information about mental health and specific support for immigrants and refugees
UCIS - N400 study resources
Detailed information about how to apply and a printable of the real application for practice
"Know your Rights" resources for Illinois residents
Information from the Attorney General's office in English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Polish, Urdu
Know Your Rights: Stopped by the Police (ACLU)
In English and Spanish and has a variety of scenarios
Kahoot
Online quizzes. Search for Citizenship or make your own!
Government look-up
Find the names of representatives and officials in your area (these are some of the 100 questions)
U.S Citizenship Support
Free resources, quizzes, and listening activities (lots of ads, but it’s free!)
Minnesota Literacy Council
Tons of information, activities, lesson plans, and quizzes. An Incredible resource! (You can also search their database for other resources)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
A lot of detailed information about the test and what to expect about the process. Check the Resources for Educational Programs tab for more info about lesson plans and activities.
A very cute website with lots of lesson plans and activities. For more advanced English speakers. Some of the lessons fit directly and others can be tailored to what you’re teaching.
Good for practicing the structure of N-400 questions and preparing for the interview
Student assessments
Can be used as self assessments or can keep you on track with their progress in class
Ideas for games to play with flashcards
These can be adapted for use with citizenship questions
Zine making template (one piece of paper)
Use for a creative way to study or prepare for the day of interview
Voices of Freedom: English and Civics for U.S Citizenship (Pearson, 4th ed.)
The Uncle Sam Activity Book (Carolyn Bohlman + Catherine Porter)
Pretty dated and not great for worksheets, but they have cute vocabulary and study activity ideas
Citizenship Bootcamp (Jennifer Gagliardi)
Boring activities but can be a good source for homework since they're repetitive
Citizenship Handouts including:
Naturalization Interview score guidelines
Mock Interview materials (Literacy Minnesota)
Vocabularly lists (from UCIS)
N-400 vocabulary
Email keighty@litworks.org if you have trouble accessing the resources below