Elections and Voting Lesson Plans

1. Barack Obama & George Walker Bush
2. Fun Election Activity Ideas
3. Presidents at Inauguration Graph
4. Teaching Graphing Theme
5. The Electoral College
6. To Vote Or Not To Vote
7. What Are the Important Issues?
8. William Clinton & George H. Bush

	Voting: Registering and Why It's Important
	This lesson explains why voting is important in a democracy. This reading explains the mechanisms for registering to vote. Includes reading passages, multiple choice, answer keys, and free response questions. View Worksheets

Elections and Voting Background

1. Ben's Guide: Election Process
2. Federal Election Commission
3. KidsVoting USA
4. Rock the Vote

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Elections and Voting Teacher Resources

1. Civil Rights & Immigration Workbook
2. Voting: Registering and Why It's Important
3. Presidential Campaigns and the Electoral College Set
4. Primaries and Caucuses, Counting Votes, and Super Tuesday Lesson Set
5. Political Parties? The Democratic & Republican Party

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Elections and Voting Vocabulary Builders

1. Cryptogram
2. Group Creative Writing
3. Vocabulary & Definitions
4. Vocabulary Quiz
5. Word Search Worksheet

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	What Are Political Parties?
	This reading describes the concept of a political party. This lesson describes the history and philosophy of the Democratic and Republican Party. Includes reading passages, multiple choice, answer keys, and free response questions. View Worksheets

Elections and Voting Web Quests

1. Election WebQuest
2. Mapping the 2000 Vote
3. Meet the Candidates 2008
4. Will You Be Our Next President?

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	Primaries and Caucuses, Counting Votes, and Super Tuesday
	This reading explains primaries and caucuses, the process of counting election votes. An additional reading explains Super Tuesday during the primary elections. Includes reading passages, multiple choice, answer keys, and free response questions. View Worksheets

Elections and Voting Interactive Sites

1. Kids Voting USA
2. Living Room Candidate
3. PBS Kids Democracy Project
4. Project Vote Smart
5. Votelink

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Worksheets You Can Customize

1. Make A Cross Word Puzzle
2. Make A Time Line
3. Make A Word Search
4. Make A Writing Rubric

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Elections and Voting Bulletin Board Sets

1. Ballot
2. Bulletin Board Border Set
3. Campaign 92'
4. Party Voting
5. Who's Next?

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Elections and Voting Worksheets

1. Acrostic Poem
2. Comparing The Role Of Women
3. KWL
4. Maze
5. Reading Comprehension

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	Presidential Campaigns and the Electoral College
	This lesson discusses the steps in running for president and explains the Electoral College. Includes reading passages, multiple choice, answer keys, and free response questions. View Worksheets

Hands On Activities

1. Campaign Promises - Election Year Activity
2. Getting Out the Vote
3. Voting! What’s It All About?
4. "Your Vote Counts!"

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