What's All In It

A 12-chapter semester guide written for students ages 10-18. Every chapter includes a story hook, a plain-English civics or economics lesson, a real historical case file with citations and public-domain photos, a step-by-step in-game walkthrough tied to SFC Nations, and reflection prompts. Written in a conversational voice so kids actually read it.

• 12 chapters covering government, budgets, taxes, trade, resources, diplomacy, military, crises, technology, culture, and semester review
• Real historical figures profiled with dates, citations, and public-domain images (Washington, Elizabeth I, Mandela, Hamilton, Adam Smith, Lee Kuan Yew, Churchill, Sun Tzu, JFK, Curie, Gandhi, and more)
• Full Works Cited and image-licensing notes at the back
• Detailed table of contents and keyword index (People, Events, Concepts, Game Mechanics, Sources)

One workbook page per chapter with mission logs, short-answer prompts, budget worksheets, map exercises, and a semester nation journal. Designed to be printed or filled out digitally.

• Mission logs tied to specific SFC Nations gameplay decisions
• Budget and trade worksheets students actually fill in
• Reflection and journaling prompts every week
• Space for the semester-long nation journal in Chapter 12

Every workbook prompt has a suggested answer, discussion angle, and rubric so a non-specialist parent can grade with confidence. No education degree required.

• Suggested answers for every workbook prompt
• 3-tier rubric: comprehension, application, analysis
• Notes on common misconceptions and how to gently correct them
• Grading scale you can convert to a semester letter grade

A ready-to-teach weekly schedule with duration, objectives, materials, warm-up, guided reading, activity, in-game task, wrap-up, and an optional extension for each of the 12 weeks.

• One structured lesson plan per chapter, ready to teach Monday
• Time estimates for a 45-60 minute class block
• Three tiers of discussion questions: comprehension, application, debate
• Four optional cross-chapter projects for portfolio work

Wall-ready maps and one-page cheat sheets students can pin up and refer back to all semester.

• Printable world map for marking your nation, allies, and rivals
• Government types cheat sheet
• Resources and trade quick reference
• Glossary card for economics and civics terms

Early-supporter bonus: a set of printable flags and nation badges so students can display their nation IRL as they build it in the free browser game.

• Printable flag templates
• Nation badge stickers (print-your-own)
• Companion access to the free SFC Nations browser game