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8th grade elections - voting resources for homeschool under $5
Mock Election Voting Activity | Election Day Activities
Our mock election voting activity is great to incorporate in your classroom around election day, but really can be used any time! Teaching your students about how to collect and read data? This activity compliments those studies so well! With this activity you can have your students vote for a president or use one of the editable templates for voting about something that kids can relate to best like a favorite food, color, or pet. This voting activity is great for students in Kindergarten, First
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K - 2nd
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If I Were President | Presidents' Day Writing Activity | Election Day Writing
Choose between three different writing activities to get your students thinking about what they would do if they were president! These fun writing prompts are great to use any time of the year but work especially well for Presidents' Day in February or Election Day in November. This resource can be used either as a whole class activity or for independent work in your writing center. It is fun to have your students share their ideas with each other when their writing is completed.This resource in
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1st - 3rd
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Susan B. Anthony Differentiated Reading Passages
In this Susan B. Anthony resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on general information about the life of Susan B. Anthony, women's suffrage, women's rights, and the 19th amendment. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate social studies content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Add rigor to the lesson with three different types of questions. Perfect for a suffrage unit introduction or as a quick review.
Guided
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Famous Americans Differentiated Reading Biographies
Florida Civics State EOC Exam Review
Hi guys, I've spoken to a few of you through emails. This resource needs to be updated for the new exam! However, the test specs, benchmarks, and sample questions are almost identical to the old exam. I've decided to leave it up because it still covers most (if not all) of the tested benchmarks. A new version is coming soon, which you'll be able to re-download. Thanks for your patience! Jeff RaymondMy Civics EOC State Exam Review is an in-depth lesson to prepare students for the Florida Civics E
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5th - 11th
Also included in:Â Civics / Government Bundle III
Election Day Voting Activities
Election Day Voting Activities
Voting is a great way to have FUN during math! So much math discussion is included within a class vote.
Included in this pack are five activities for a class vote:
*Favorite Part Of School
*Favorite Sport
*Favorite Fruit
*A Job Students Would Like To Have
*Favorite Breakfast Food
Each voting activity comes with ballots, labels for making a voting chart, and writing pages for students to write about the class data.
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*"I Voted" cards to give stud
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K - 1st
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Political Parties 2.6 - Democrats, Republicans & Third Parties Civics EOC
Political Parties - Democrats, Republicans & Third Parties: PowerPoint, Lesson Plan, Smart Board Activity, Flipped Class Video and Various ActivitiesThese lessons will be updated soon (stay tuned), but this is still a tested benchmark. The content is the same for the 2024 Florida Civics EOC exam. This lesson also works great for any civics, government, or U.S. history course.This lesson is an excellent introduction to political parties. Students are provided with an overview of the history o
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7th - 12th
Also included in:Â Civics / Government Bundle III
Women's Suffrage The Women's Rights Movement Analyzing the Protests of the NWP
With this lesson, students learn the background leading up to the passage of the 19th amendment. They will visit two stations that discuss the major protest activities from the National Woman's Party, led by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. They will analyze the methods of protest utilized by the NWP specifically the suffrage parade of 1913 and the silent sentinel protestors in front of the White House. This is a topic that is often overlooked, and that deserves more attention. This product matches th
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8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Woodrow Wilson and the Ideals 14 Points Inquiry Based Essay Assessment
Election of 1860 and Civil War Activity Student Matrix and Electoral College Map
In this Civil War and Election of 1860 activity, students complete a 4-person matrix and electoral map activity to understand the experience and views of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell in the Election of 1860. ☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Civil War activities unit bundle here!Students will also calculate the electoral votes of this Election (provided students already have an understanding of the Electoral College).
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5th - 8th
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Duck for President Read Aloud - Voting Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "Duck for President" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Duck for President" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in:Â November Read Alouds - Fall Activities - Reading Comprehension Bundle
Citizen Participation in Government -- Autocracy, Oligarchy, & Democracy
This Types of Government unit includes 33 pages of engaging, hands-on activities that will teach your students the basics of autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic governments--presidential and parliamentary, and how citizens participate in each of them. This packet includes everything you need to ensure that the students know ALL about the different government types. Here's what is included:--PowerPoint slide-style notes about each of the types (These colorful pages can also be printed out and
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6th - 7th
Forms of Government
Let’s learn about Forms of Government! This worksheet includes a wide variety of activities and exercises about various forms of government. The materials have informative exercises about aspects that are related to governments, such as monarchy, democracy, dictatorship, republic, theocracy, anarchy and many other things! Crosswords, word searches, puzzles and other kinds of activities are included to make it a fun and interesting class. GOOGLE SLIDES WITH PREMADE TEXTBOXES INCLUDED! Overview:Pa
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6th - 12th
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Electoral College Lesson Plan
This Electoral College lesson is an awesome way to ensure your students understand the process of how the president is elected, along with famous examples of how it has impacted various elections in US History. The download includes a PowerPoint (and Google Slides option) overview all about the Electoral CollegeThe Constitutional backgroundHow the Electoral College worksWho the electors areIssues with the processQuotes from Alexander Hamilton and James Madison... and more! A guided notes workshe
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7th - 10th
Political Parties & History! Learn Origins & Evolution of Political Parties!
In this Political Party history activity, students learn the origins, history, and evolution of political parties in the United States to understand their impact on American History.Students are engaged with two parts with this political party and elections resource. Part one focuses on the origins of the first debate between political groups (Federalists and Anti-Federalists) and the fight over the United States Constitution. Part two focuses on the history of political parties through five d
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â American US History Curriculum | Part 1 PLUS American US History Curriculum
Gerrymandering and Redistricting Lesson Plan
This lesson on gerrymandering and redistricting is a perfect overview for your Civics or American Government classroom. The download includes both PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations, guided notes, a simulation activity, worksheet, and full lesson plan The presentation is an engaging overview that explains what gerrymandering is, provides examples of how it had been used, and the impact that it can have on American politics. It includes a warm up question along with teacher notes and fant
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8th - 11th
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Create Your Own Political Party Project
Want an engaging, hands-on project to help your students learn about political parties? Try my Create Your Own Political Party Project! This resource provides a complete, ready-to-implement project for students learning about political parties that will allow students in groups of four to create their own. The project includes instructions for four group roles as well as an individual rubric to assess each student. The file contains full instructions for teachers including common core standards,
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Create Your Own Political Party Digital and Printable Bundle
Interest Groups & the Media 2.6: Influencing Politics - Civics EOC
Interest Groups & the Media: Influencing Politics - PowerPoint, Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Smart Board Activity, State Exam Practice Test and Various ActivitiesTeach your students about how Interest Groups and the Media influence the political process and the government. Influence Groups and the Media play play a big role in how we shaping the political landscape. On the Civics EOC Exam and various civics and US Government courses, students are asked to identify how interest groups and the medi
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6th - 9th
Also included in:Â Civics / Government Bundle III
Government | Comparing Forms of Government in the Real World | Case Studies
In this Government class activity your students will learn about the different Forms of Government and how they can be classified (direct/representative democracy, theocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, parliamentary, presidential etc.) by using EIGHT real world government examples. For example, students will examine how a real world monarchy, like the one used in Saudi Arabia, affects life in Saudi Arabia. The overall essential question is: What is it really like to live in countries with different fo
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8th - 12th
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Election Clip Art
Election clip art that includes kids with ballots, kids voting, a voting booth and more. The Election clipart set contains 25 images, which includes 13 color images and 12 black & white images in png. All clipart images are 300dpi for better scaling and printing.The Election clip art set includes:* Girl holding an oversized ballot* Boy putting a ballot into a box* Boy wearing a Vote pin* Girl filling out a ballot* 4 ballots* 2 checkmarks (2 color, 1 black & white)* Voting booth* Vote Pin
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K - 6th
The United Nations
Let’s learn about The United Nations!This worksheet includes a wide variety of activities and exercises about the United Nations. The materials have informative exercises about aspects that are related to the UN, such as the General Assembly, the Security Council, Secretary-General, the UN Charter, UNICEF, and many other things! Crosswords, word searches, puzzles and other kinds of activities are included to make it a fun and interesting class.GOOGLE SLIDES WITH PREMADE TEXTBOXES INCLUDED! Overv
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5th - 12th
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USA Citizenship Test
Need a relevant activity for teaching Government or Contemporary Issues? This is a 40 question test compiled with need-to-know knowledge for the actual US Citizenship test. Use this multiple-choice activity as an introduction for Government class to see if your students would even qualify to be American citizens! Or, use it to show how difficult it is for foreigners to become citizens in your Contemporary Issues class. Fun and eye-opening for students as they experience a real-life activity! C
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8th - 12th
Whose Vote Counts, Explained (BUNDLE)
The Netflix and Vox documentary, Whose Vote Counts, Explained, examines the history of voting, the issues with our system today, and the steps needed to ensure voting rights. These episodes would be helpful when discussing the Electoral College, gerrymandering, voter suppression, disenfranchisement, super PACs, and more. Each video guide contains 20 questions and an answer key has been included for your convenience. The videos are each 25 minutes in length but I would allow for a total of 90-105
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8th - 12th
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Electoral College Map Activities for 2024 Presidential Election plus 2012-2020
The 2024 Presidential Election is once again putting the spotlight on the Electoral College. If you would like your students to have a better understanding of the Electoral College allotment and the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win an election, this map activity set can help! These maps give students a visual representation of the Electoral College breakdowns for the 2012, 2016, and 2020 elections and help them analyze election results and trends. Students can use the past maps to predi
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6th - 9th
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Election Day Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions November Activities
Election Day is almost here! These Election Day informative reading passages about elections, the Electoral College, and voting are perfect for November.Included are 2, two-page articles to help your students understand the election process in the United States. Also included are creative thinking activities that challenge students to think about how they would run the United States!Your students will learn to think critically about the election process in the United States while closely reading
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Election Day November Reading Comprehension Passages Inauguration Day
Government Task Cards
Students need to understand the democracy in which we live. I created this government task card activity (scoot) to help my students distinguish between the 3 branches as they learn about the abstract concept of government! There are 20 task cards, a recording sheet, and an answer key for easy grading. Check out my Differentiated Reading Passages for the Year! Check out my Student Created Newspapers Here!Check out my Government Book of Sorts BUNDLE that perfectly complements this pack! Check out
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Social Studies Task Cards Revolution to Reconstruction BUNDLE
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