The Right to Vote: The History of the American Election Process

The Right to Vote: The History of the American Election Process teaches students about the election process as well as the history of voters rights in the United States of America.

This unit was made to teach the Second Grade Common Core Reading Standard: RI.2.3. Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. However, it is easily adaptable to 3rd or 4th grade.

Included in this unit:

-Teaching Guide

-7 Worksheets/Extension Activities

-Assessment Booklet & Rubric (Students summarize information from key points in history)

-Timeline Header and Pieces

Suggested Books to Use with Unit:

Vote! by Eileen Christelow
If I Ran For President by Catherine Stier
Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio
If You were there When they Signed the Constitution by Elizabeth Levy
Papa's Mark by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert
Elizabeth Leads the Way by Tanya Lee Stone
Meet President Barack Obama (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: Let's Visit the White House)" by Laine Falk


Additional Optional Books:
Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin