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Middle school elections - voting thematic unit plans under $5
Candy Bar Elections
Looking for a mini unit to teach students about the election process? Look no further. . .With candy bar elections, students hold primaries and a general election while persuading their classmates to vote for the best candy in the "Chocolate" or "Chewy" parties.Includes election vocabulary, introduction to the election process, and a rubric for persuasive speech.If you like this, teach your students about the Presidential candidates with our "Election Extravaganza"Please rate this product &
Grades:
3rd - 6th
2020 Presidential Election Unit and Test
Election Day is coming!This all in one booklet features everything you need to know about how to become the President! Students will have a blast learning about the process and qualifications the President must have in order to lead our nation!Use this unit as a guide to lead your classroom mock elections. Divide the class into 'Republicans' and 'Democrats' and go through the electoral process to chose your class President!Topics include:-Branches of Government-System of Checks and Balances-Stud
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3rd - 8th
Election Readers' Theater Script - The Great Debate
This three-part readers' script focuses on the concept of election debates. The script helps students understand the importance of using debates as a method to understanding, opposing, or supporting political views. Task cards and activity sheets are included. Check out the preview!
This script may also be purchased as part of a bundle for $10.00. Other scripts in this bundle include: Pathway to Presidency, Exercising Your Right, What is a Political Party?
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Grades:
4th - 8th
President Project: Create Your Own Campaign
Hey there, teacher friends! Whether it's Presidents Day, Election Day, or any other - your students should know what it takes to be president! We have the perfect project to get your students immersed in the campaign process while enhancing both their language arts and social studies skills. Introducing our President Project: Create Your Own Campaign.More Than a Worksheet:We know that as educators, you want more than just a simple matching or multiple choice activity for your students. That's wh
Grades:
4th - 6th
Election Day 2012
This powerpoint helps to prepare students for the upcoming Presidential election. In this powerpoint, you will find information about: Presidential candidates, Vice Presidential candidates, Qualifications for President, Political Symbols, Voting Process, and more..... Students will enjoy the fun and interactive pictures, too! Hope you enjoy!
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K - 6th
US Constitution Teacher Resource Guide - 40+ Lesson Plans!
U.S. Constitution Teacher resource guide! In this lengthy resource guide, you will find:40+ Lesson Plans, Multi-Lesson Units, and Resources to support instruction related to the U.S. Constitution, Civil Rights, Voting, and other important topics!Lesson plans and Resources specifically tailored for US History, Government, Civics, English, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts Grade 6-12 classroomsEach resource has a link to the materials, suggested grade level(s), brief overview, related topics/concep
Grades:
6th - 12th
Election Readers' Theater Script - Exercising Your Right
This two-part readers' script teaches students about the importance of exercising your right to vote. Students will learn about the election and how their vote counts. An activity sheet and four task cards are included with the script. Check out the preview!
This script may also be purchased as a bundle for $10. Included scripts are listed below:
Path to Presidency
The Great Debate
What is a Political Party?
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4th - 8th
Election Unit using book "Grace for President"
This election unit is developed around the book "Grace for President" and includes 19 printable pages including the cover and copyright pages, suggested activities, and resources for completing the activities. The activities in this unit include creating a foldable around election vocabulary words, a Venn Diagram to compare the Democrats and Republicans, a map of the United States to document electoral votes, voting cards for each state, and ballet form. This and other great products can be fo
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Teaching Young Children About Voting
Meets Common Core State Standards for Social Studies - Primary Grades (though links provided for activities thru high school level); nicely condensed 3-page lesson plan lists activities that help teach young students about the election process. Voting is everyone's civic duty and responsibility. Teach your students what it means to be a voting American citizen.
Links to many resources and sample activities as follows:
K-2 Grade Activity -Election Bulletin Board
3-5 Grade Activity – Our H
Grades:
1st - 8th
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President For a Day - Persuasive Writing Assignment
Great activity for President's Day!What would you change about our country if you were President for a day?This unit focuses on teaching students how to use transition words in their writing while pretending that they are the President for a Day! In this guided booklet, students pick one key issue surrounding most presidential elections and write one paragraph detailing three ways they would change that area if they were President for a day. For example, students can pick education and write thr
Grades:
3rd - 6th
UD Instituciones Españolas para 5º y 6º de Primaria
Unidad didáctica en castellano.TeorÃa creada para alumnos que cursen 5º y 6º de Educación Primaria. Se ofrece información con lo relativo a: ✅ La constitución: su origen y qué es. Se trata brevemente el cambio que hubo de la dictadura con Franco al Primer Gobierno con Suárez. ✅ MonarquÃa Parlamentaria: en qué consiste. ✅ Le Jefe de estado: las funciones del Rey y qué puede y no puede hacer este.✅ EL poder legislativo: de qué se encarga, el congreso, el senado y cómo se eligen.✅ El poder ejecutiv
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5th - 7th
Election Results Map
Students will enjoy filling in this U.S. map to show which candidates won which states on the day after the Presidential election. There is a KEY included with blue for the Democratic candidate and red for the Republican. There is also a box for other because you never know what might happen. This will be a great eye opener to have on students' desks on the morning after the election (November 5th). Of course, you will have to provide them with the results from the internet or the newspaper
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
2012 Presidential Election Activity Packet
Want a fun and very engaging week as you prep your kids for this 2012 Presidential Election?
Includes:
- Research paper for both Obama and Romney with hand drawn caricature clip art
- What's the Trend: What political party were previous presidents
- Reflective piece on who students support
- Family Questionnaire to familiarize student with family thoughts
- Debate set up similar to conventions with fate chips
- Tips on setting up a voting booth
- Ballot Sheet
- Voting button template
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Student Government Class Government Job Descriptions & Expectations
This powerpoint will help explain to students the roles and job expectations of the various positions within your student or class government. Jobs included are: Class PresidentClass Vice PresidentClass Secretary of StateClass Secretary of Treasury Class Supreme Court JusticeThis is downloadable as a PowerPoint and fully editable.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Campaign Headquarters
Students in grades 2-5 will take an adventure into politics by deciding what the important issues are on Chocolate Island. This simulation gives students the opportunity to experience creating their own island with political parties, symbols, and platforms on various important issues. This age appropriate activity gives students a lens into the political world in a creative and fun way! There are several pages that can be laminated and posted on an interactive bulletin board or in a learning cen
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Presidential Elections Simulation
Have your students learn about the presidential election process by having them run for president in your school or class! This packet includes readings, questions, links to videos, and various engaging activities for students to learn all about what it takes to make a campaign successful.
Although built for the 2016 elections, I have included an editable version through Word of this whole packet! Feel free to change to meet your students' needs.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Election Differentiation Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Ticket Out the Door, & More!
This is a project-based extension unit for gifted and high-achieving learners. Students will explore political parties, how political parties operate, the process of running for president, and the Electoral College.
The projects are student-directed with teacher check-ins. This can be used for a gifted or extensions class or for a small group of students in a regular education classroom. This until sets you up with 16 days worth of 30-minute lessons to help extend and refine non-fiction re
Grades:
5th - 7th
Log Cabin Politics and Manifest Destiny
Guide students through the rise of politics that were the imagery of Andrew Jackson known as Log Cabin Politics and how it profoundly effected the United States' belief that it had a God given right to acquire land West to the Pacific Ocean -- known as Manifest Destiny. This power point starts with the rise and fall of Martin VanBuren; then takes students through a crash course on the Mexican War; the Westward Movement highlighting the Gold Rush & Mormon Migration; and culminates with a brie
Grades:
8th - 12th
Presidential Election Night Results
Assign your students to watch as much of the election night coverage as they can before going to bed. They can complete this tallying chart which includes all 50 states to keep track of the number of states won by each candidate. The number of electoral votes per state is also included. The next morning at school, you can give them the rest and they can put their calculators to use by totally up the electoral votes for each candidate. It will make a great eye opener for the morning after the
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
SOCIAL STUDIES/CIVICS PROMPT: IF I WERE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A......
This writing prompt can be posted on a bulletin board. Place a ballot box, and have your students vote on their choice, after reading the students agenda. See who wins the election! Use this as a supplemental activity on how government works.
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4th - 8th
Local Elections - My Candidates' Values
Help middle school students learn about their local candidates and different priorities that candidates campaign on!Built for Maryland schools, but if you teach somewhere else, let me know and I can help modify the resources for your area.
Grades:
5th - 9th
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