Teaching Themes
Elections: Everything You Need
Students can use these resources to study elections and participate in one of their own.
More Than Mock Elections
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Teach about elections using the storypath method in which students produce, direct, and act in a mock presidential campaign.
Book Resources, Lesson Plans
Let the Campaign Begin
Grades: 3–5
Students discuss the presidential election, identify desirable leadership qualities, and create a campaign for a fictional character.
 Election 2012 News and ResourcesGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Breaking news, interviews from the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps, games, and a student presidential vote! |
 What You Need to Know About the ElectionGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn more about how America picks a President, and how the general election will work in 2012 with this FAQ page. |
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 Early Voting BeginsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 A month before Election Day, voters in some states can start casting their ballots. |
 Making a Good ChoiceGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Students evaluate the candidates by comparing and contrasting the candidates' views using this printable. |
 Lesson Plans May the Best Character WinGrades: 3–5 Students learn about presidential campaigns, through budgeting, speech writing, and other activities in this lesson plan. |
 Articles Political PartiesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 An encyclopedic article from Grolier Online and The New Book of Knowledge that describes the origin and the function of political parties... |
 Be Ad Smart: Understanding Political AdvertisementsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Students will work in groups to create a sixty second commercial for a well-known politician from the past. |
 Book Resources, Books So You Want to Be President?Grades: 3–5 All kinds of people have served as the President of the United States. This book, filled with hilarious cartoons (including one of a president being... |
 Classroom Election PackGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Use these classroom election tools to hold your own election and follow election results. |
 Activities and Games, Unit Plans It's Your Democracy: Learning to make our communities great places to liveGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 In these engaging lessons, students develop ideas to improve their local community; take positions to actively influence community decision making... |
 How Does Voting Work in the U.S.?Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Check out these images from Election Day 2010 to see democracy in action. |
 Election Books for Elementary SchoolGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Help your children understand the election process with these resources. |
 Voting and the ConstitutionGrades: 6–8 Students will learn about the Constitution’s many provisions for voting. |
 Group Activities Every Vote Counts!Grades: 3–5 Students utilize math and language arts skills in this social studies unit that requires them to select a fictional character and then plan a... |
 Parties, Platforms, and PollsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Students will be able to define and understand important election-related words. |
 Presidential Election VocabularyGrades: 6–8 Build vocabulary word comprehension skills as well as word-learning strategies related to the upcoming presidential election. |
 SuffrageGrades: 6–8, 9–12 Research suffrage, the right to vote in public affairs, and find out how the 15th amendment granted American women suffrage. |
 Online Learning Activities Women's SuffrageGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Activities to help students learn how women in the United States and around the world won the right to vote |
