Teaching About Elections
Resources for Election Day, November 3, 2009
- School-Wide Mock Election
I have organized our school's mock election every fall for the last five years, involving about 20 teachers and 400-500 students. We follow the guidelines from the National Mock Election Web site.
- Electing Our President
In order to help prepare for our school’s mock election, I read Nancy Gills’ book, Electing Our President, which was very helpful to me.
- Newspapers in Education Mock Vote
I recently attended a Newspapers in Education workshop and plan to educate my first grade students in the 2008 presidential campaign and the voting process through newspapers.
- Who Could Vote?
In this lesson students will analyze historical developments in voting rights and judge their impact on voter turn-out.
- Use Editorial Cartoons to Teach About Elections
Bring the power of editorial cartoons — the strength of their images and the power of their messages — into your classroom.
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