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2012 Elections – Teacher Resources

Our lessons, printables, and activities on the U.S. electoral process provide great teaching ideas for fall, especially during 2012, an election year. Explore election requirements for the federal government with your students. You'll also find great ways for students to get involved in local politics, like holding classroom debates or writing letters to representatives. Units on civil rights and women's history will benefit from resources on the American suffrage movement.

2012 Presidential Election Nominee & Candidates

Barack Obama (Democratic Nominee)
Newt Gingrich Biography (Republican Candidate)
Ron Paul Biography (Republican Candidate)
Mitt Romney (Republican Candidate)
Rick Santorum Biography (Republican Candidate)
More 2012 Presidential Election Resources

Printables

U.S. Map with State Capitals
Voting!
Informal Debates
New York State Map
Texas State Map
Rhode Island State Map with Capital
Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
More Popular Elections Printables

Lesson Plans

The Presidential Election Process
Election Vocabulary Bingo
Presidential Trading Cards
Election Vocabulary Brainstorm
Inaugural Poetry
U.S. President: Facts
Who Are My Representatives?
More Elections Lesson Plans

References

Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
How a President Gets Elected
Presidential Elections
Election of the President & Vice President: Electoral College
Overview of the Presidents: Basic Facts & Figures
Presidential Campaign Slogan Quiz
More Popular Elections References

Quizzes

Presidential Campaign Slogan Quiz
First 10 Presidents Quiz

Language Arts & Elections Connected

Voting!
So You Want to Be President?
Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President Mock Election Guide
Bad Kitty for President: Where is Bad Kitty Campaigning?
A Teacher's Guide for Vote!
Great Debates
Classroom Crew Elections
More Language Arts Activities for Elections

Mathematics & Elections Connected

Great Debate Lessons
Population of the United States, From 1980 to 2010
Population of the United States by State, 2000-2010
Election Project
Conducting an Election Poll
Kids Count: Census Activity
Where You Belong: Census Activity
Election Poll
November Bulletin Board: Fractions

History Resources

Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom
Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure
History of Presidential Inaugurations
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
Women's Right to Vote Little Book
Unusual Voting Results in the U.S.
Presidential Conventions
More Popular History Resources for Elections

U.S. Presidents & Political Figures

Could You Be President?
President Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. Biography
Presidents Elected Without a Majority of Votes
U.S. Vice Presidents
Governors of the Fifty States
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Know the Presidents
President George Walker Bush Biography
Reading Guide for My Dad, John McCain
Reading Guide for Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight
More U.S. Presidency Resources

Federal Government Resources

U.S. Census
Order of U.S. Presidential Succession
Presidential Campaign Slogans Answer Sheet
Election of the President & Vice President: Primary Election
Election of the President and Vice President: The General Election
Election Day
Election of U.S. Representatives
More Federal Government Resources

American Suffrage Movement

Reading Warm-Up 37 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Teacher's Guide
Declaration of Sentiments
"Ain't I a Woman"
Exploring Suffragists
The Roots of Women's Rights
Notable Quotes by Women
More Suffrage Resources

Geography Resources

California State Map
Florida State Map
North Carolina State Map
Pennsylvania State Map with Capital
Vermont State Map with Capital
Hawaii State Map
New Mexico State Map
More

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Maurice Sendak
Beloved children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, most known for his classic Where the Wild Things Are, passed away May 8, 2012. Commemorate this creative giant by reading Wild Things, Brundibar, Bumble-Ardy, or another one of his lovely books in your classroom.

May Calendar of Events
The month of May is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each one, including Transportation Week (5/13-19), Memorial Day (5/28), and World No Tobacco Day (5/31). Plus, celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, Physical Fitness & Sports Month, and Transportation Month all May long!

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