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The Election: KinderReaders Title and Voting Activity Kit Who will be in charge of the forest? Both the fox and the bear want the job. An election is held to determine the best animal for the job.
All About the Presidential Election! {Mini Booklet, Craftivity & Slideshow} Understanding how America’s President is elected can be a little confusing! This Resource includes a Slideshow that explains how the president is elected in a super easy to understand way (also included in pdf format) AND a Mini Booklet in which the students complete the sentences to review the presidential election process and illustrate their words! Also included is an adorable Writing Craftivity in which the students respond to a writing prompt and attach it to a cute girl or boy wearing a patriotic hat. By Tech Girl/Engaging Lessons
February Reading Supplement – Week 2 (Presidents) By Jody Southard The theme of this week is presidents. Each of the 5 fluency passages include a comprehension component, Power Words (vocabulary development), a home connection, and some other type of literacy activity.

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Election Day Activity Ideas for the Classroom A few election teaching ideas with photos. Make an Uncle Sam hat and vote for your favorite ice cream. By Little Giraffes

Presidents at Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas Lots of photos of activities for learning about presidents Abraham Lincoln & George Washington and national symbols.

Presidents Coloring Pages – Coloring pages of the presidents from George Washington through George W. Bush.

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Election Resources @ Other Sites

Election Activities for Kids Free Election printables and worksheets
Grade Level(s):s 3-6

Election Day Printables Free Election day Printables Grade Level(s):s 1-5

Election Results Map 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.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Election Scavenger Hunt Students hunt through newspapers and other news resources for a list of election-related news, photos, editorials, and more.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Getting Out the Vote: An Election Day Classroom Experiment An experiment drives home to students the importance of voting!
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Terms of Office! Students create a classroom dictionary of election terms. Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Campaign Ad Critique Students learn a lesson in media literacy! Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

PBS Democracy Project A collection of lesson plans to use in your classroom during the election year and beyond. Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8

Take a Stand! Students take a unique approach to a classroom discussion/debate of the election process!
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Elections USA Lots of printables that can be used for planning your unit or lesson plans.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

What Are the Important Issues Students determine the most important issue of the current campaign.
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

American President Extensive presidential and electoral history, election coverage and a lively student magazine. Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12