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Elections

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The Election: Leveled Reader & Voting Activities
K-3: This book is a great basis for discussions on what characteristics make a good leader, the process of campaigning, and the election process in general. Then, hold your own class or school election to determine the winner.
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Campaign 2004: Classroom Electorate
Lesson Plan
Students take on the role of a political analyst, forecasting the electoral vote count for the 2004 presidential election. In order to make a prediction, students are introduced to campaign issues, the Electoral College, the role of swing states, and the importance of political participation. The lesson plan includes a fun, interactive classroom competition where students make electoral predictions and compare with the actual results following the November 2nd voting deadline.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4533.shtml
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Campaign Ad Critique open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students learn a lesson in media literacy!
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2091.shtml
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Electing a President open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students discuss qualities they would look for in a president. Extension project involves creating political parties, campaign posters, etc.
http://www.ccle.fourh.umn.edu/rulesbellevue.html
Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5

Election Results Map open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students analyze vote counts from each state to determine which candidate got the most popular votes in each state. They create maps with a color key to show the popular vote results. Older students use the maps and a chart to determine how many electoral votes each candidate received.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2088.shtml
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Election Scavenger Hunt open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students hunt through newspapers and other news resources for a list of election-related news, photos, editorials, and more.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2085.shtml
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Getting Out the Vote: An Election Day Classroom Experiment open in new window
Lesson Plan
An experiment drives home to students the importance of voting!
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2087.shtml
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

If I Were President … open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students think critically about issues in the current election campaign.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2090.shtml
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

PBS Democracy Project open in new window
Lesson Plan
A collection of lesson plans to use in your classroom during the election year and beyond
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/educators/index.html
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8

Presidents at Inauguration Graph: How Old Were They? open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students graph the presidents' ages at inauguration. Who was the youngest president? the oldest?
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2089.shtml
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8

Take a Stand! open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students take a unique approach to a classroom discussion/debate of the election process!
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2092.shtml
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Terms of Office! open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students create a classroom dictionary of election terms.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2094.shtml
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

What Are the Important Issues? open in new window
Lesson Plan
Students determine the most important issue of the current campaign.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2093.shtml
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Coloring Pages of all the Presidents open in new window
Printable
Coloring pages for George Washington through George W. Bush. These pages were originally on George W. Bush's White House for Kids website. They were taken down in the subsequent administration so they've been archived here at A to Z so teachers can continue using them.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Printables/Presidents/Coloring_Pages_o...
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2

Elections USA open in new window
Printable
Lots of printables that can be used for planning your unit or lesson plans.
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/social_studies/elections...
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

American President open in new window
Resource Site
Extensive presidential and electoral history, election coverage and a lively student magazine.
http://www.americanpresident.org/
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

White House for Kids open in new window
Resource Site
Features Where is the White House?, The History of the White House, Historic Moments of the Presidency, Kids in the White House, Pets in the White House, Our President, Write to the White House, Inside the White House - A Newsletter for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8


 




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