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Free elections - voting resources for Microsoft Word
It is Time to Vote! A Little Book About the Election Process
Are you looking for a resource to use to teach your young students about the election process in America? This mini-book is just the right thing for you! I created this six-page book to help my students understand the importance of the election process and how it works in America. There are six simple pages with fill-in the blanks that you can model for your students. After reading this book, your students will be able to participate in a discussion about voting procedures, why it is a bless
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K - 2nd
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EDITABLE kids election ballot
This simple editable kids election ballot makes election night dinner fun for kids. Kids choose each part of dinner. Fully editable to customize your menu.
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K - 8th
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Duck for President
Classroom worksheets and resources for the book Duck for President. The packet includes sequencing cards, vocabulary cards, comprehension questions, classroom jobs for a mock election, and a voter registration sheet. This is a great activity for helping students to understand the process and vocabulary of an election.
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1st - 4th
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Editable Election Lunch Ballot
This is an editable Election Ballot that can be used as a fun school wide activity while learning and participating in an election. Teachers can facilitate or an upper grade could facilitate and it could be an project.
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Presidential Elections and the Electoral College Worksheet
This two page worksheet was designed to go along with my PowerPoint on the electoral college, also available on TpT. This worksheet includes 12 response questions which feature charts, complete the sentences, and open response questions.
The download also includes an answer sheet which references the slide number the corresponding information can be found on.
Accompanying PowerPoint is available for $2.50 on TpT
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5th - 12th
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DBQ: Gerrymandering and Apportionment
Document based questions geared toward an American government and civics coursed. May also be used in a U.S. History course to illustrate the historical development of gerrymandering and constitutional principles outlined for apportionment in the U.S.
A series of 6 documents including charts, graphs, and primary sources, A great resource to utilize for collaborative learning.
Keywords: gerrymandering, apportionment,Constitution, DBQ, apportion, reapportion, apportionment acts
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8th - 12th
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Democrats and Republicans: An overview WORKSHEET
This is a free download to accompany the PPT titled, "Democrats and Republicans: An overview".
The PowerPoint is highly visual and allows students to investigate the differences in the two major political parties in our country. follow along with the slides as they complete this worksheet. Can be easily modified for various grade levels.
On the PPT, there is information and graphics to discuss:
1) platforms of both democrats and republicans,
2) a left-to-right historical political spectrum (
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2nd - 12th
I Do Solemnly Swear...(Statistics Project)
This is a statistics project that can be modified to fit grades 6 to 12. This can also be done by hand or in excel. It would be a great assignment to use as a unit project or as a group presentation. It is a cross curriculum activity that will combine history and math together to give the kids a great way to explore box and whisker plots, bar graphs, pie charts, and more. Because this is statistics, you can change the way the graphs are created to fit the need of the course you are teaching!
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6th - 12th
Grade 5 Government Test!
As part of our aspects of citizenship unit, my grade 5s had to take this "citizenship test" to participate in our Citizenship ceremony. It is 5 pages and can be modified to your specific needs and is based on the Ontario Curriculum. It discussed rights and responsibilities, the electoral process, and had a variety of sections to aim to hit as many different types of learners as possible. As of right now, the answer key is not included, but it will be included shortly!
By: Cindy Whitworth
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5th
Comparison Activity - Grace or Duck for President?
This packet contains a graphic organizer to compare the two books Grace for President and Duck for President. It provides a writing activity for comparing and a writing prompt for who would make a better president. Great for compare/contrast or leadership units.
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1st - 3rd
2012 Political Party Platform Comparisons
Students are provided with excerpts from the platforms adopted in 2012 at the national conventions of the Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, and Green Parties. They are also given a worksheet (adaptable by the instructor for group-work, whole-class discussion, individual work, etc) to compare and contrast the viewpoints of the parties and provides an opportunity for students to examine their own views.
I spent HOURS going through the party platforms to cut them down to a size that would be acc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Electoral College Map
Electoral College Map. Students will label the number of electoral votes per state, answer questions, and an optional activity of coloring the 2016 election results. Answer key included.You may also like:Constitution JeopardySupreme Court & SchoolsThree Branches of Government BundleColonial Conference & How to BookNational Treasure Movie GuideColonial BiographiesCivil War and Reconstruction JeopardyU.S. Citizenship Test
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5th - 9th
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Election Ballot
This resource is a one page word doc with 6 copies of an election ballot for use in the classroom. It is fully editable and can be used in so many ways! You can vote on the next president, local officials, class mascot, student association officers, class officers, etc. You can even edit it to become a formative assessment for just about any class. Have fun teaching your students the beauty of the vote!
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Not Grade Specific
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AP American Government Political Parties Worksheet
TSW analyze the similarities and differences in party structures and leadership.
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9th - 11th
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Society Laws, Rights, and Government Worksheet
This fill-in-the-blank worksheet is a wonderful introduction to the laws, rights, and government in American society! You can independently fill out the worksheet with your students, or use it with the video "What is Society?" on the Kids Academy YouTube channel.
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1st - 4th
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K-2-ETS1-1
Federalists v. Democratic-Republicans T-Chart
The first two political parties of the United States with their leaders, basic principles, and supporters.
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5th - 12th
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Voting Webquest- PebbleGo.com
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of government, democracy, elections, and voting. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (please make sure your students have the username and password to pebblego.com). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting to
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1st - 3rd
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Election Day Voting
"Election Day" is a fun way for your Preschool or Kindergarten class to learn about voting. Voting is making choices! Your students will make choices between 22 "important to kids" decisions such as Peanut Butter & Jelly OR Grilled Cheese, Pancakes OR Waffles, Playdough OR Painting, Vikings OR Twins. This is a Minnesota version that can be adapted to fit where you live! Easy to update the correct year. In a Presidential Election year, I always put the actual presidential candidates last, ju
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PreK - 2nd
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Classroom Jobs using local government
This file contains student job assignments for a government based economy. My classroom jobs are based on the local government and we spend the first few weeks of school learning about the different offices held in our community and how those jobs affect others. We also have a silent vote to elect our classroom leaders.
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2nd - 5th
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Current Events: News Reporter
Add Current Events into your daily routine. Set up a class calendar and assign a daily news reporter. Students use the planner and write or record a news video for the class. There is also a student self-evaluation rubric for grading. My class looks forward to the daily reports. We do ours right after the morning announcements. Takes 4-7 minutes to share and discuss. Activity can be adapted to suit any grade.
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2nd - 8th
Women Want the Vote! - Woman's Suffrage Worksheets II
September 5, 2015
Dear Teachers:
My name is Emily, and I am a Junior Girl Scout in the Texas Oklahoma Plains Council. I am completing these worksheets as part of my Girl Scout Bronze Award Project.
I became interested in woman's suffrage when my mother was teaching a unit on the history of woman's suffrage to her gifted and talented students at school. I asked my fifth grade teacher why we couldn't study woman's suffrage in social studies. She told me that there wasn't enough time to study
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3rd - 10th
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Characteristics of a Successful President
This is a great lesson to do now with the upcoming inauguration of President Elect Obama. This lesson helps students explore and discuss the characteristics of a good leader. By the end of the lesson the students will be able to explain in writing and a picture what qualities or characteristics a successful president should possess. This lesson can be taught for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade. The lesson can also be taught for social studies and/or writing.
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1st - 3rd
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Political Party Poster
Create your own party! You are going to create a brochure or poster for a political party of your choice. You are going to make up a political party of your choice. Determine which part of the political spectrum you wish to occupy. Remember: you can sway left or right on each issue, but no dramatic shifts.
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6th - 11th
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Constitution Primary Source Document Analysis
Students analyze Article 2, section 1 of the constitution. They are asked to look for specific content, and then are asked to make inferences about the document. A timely and easy lesson for students to understand our political system.
This could also be a nice intro to a discussion about the Electoral College, and its merits.
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5th - 10th
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