Teaching Themes
Elections: Everything You Need
Students can use these resources to study elections and participate in one of their own.
 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. |
 Classroom Election PackGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Use these classroom election tools to hold your own election and follow election results. |
Content Words: Words About Voting (Practice Pages)Grades: 3–5 Help students build their vocabulary skills in the content area of social studies using context words about government and voting. |
Election GlossaryGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Use this glossary to help your students understand the terms that define elections. |
Election Glossary and TimelineGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Your students will easily understand the election process with this glossary, timeline, and match activity. |
Election Time LineGrades: 1–2, 3–5 What leads up to the election for president? Find out here! Cut out these election year events. Put them in order. Then glue them onto a strip of... |
Election Time! A Fill-In ChartGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Keep your class informed on current elections with this fill-in chart. |
How We Voted MapGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Use this election-themed map of the United States to follow the election results. Color in each state the color of the party it voted for. |
 Making a Good ChoiceGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Students evaluate the candidates by comparing and contrasting the candidates' views using this printable. |
My Election ScrapbookGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Students will record major events and collect election-themed artifacts throughout the current election. |
Our State's Primary Election ChartGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Use this primary election chart to discuss the early stages of the election process and follow your state's primary. |
The National Election ChartGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Follow the election's popular and electoral results with this election chart. |
True-or-False Election GameGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Let students test their election smarts with this fun game. |
Write & Read Election Mini-BookGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Teach or review the basics of the election process with this interactive mini-book. |
 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 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! |
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 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. |
 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. |
