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May 21, 2013

Elections – Teacher Resources

Our lessons, printables, and activities on the U.S. electoral process provide great teaching ideas for fall, especially during 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.


Presidential Elections
	2012 Presidential Election Resources
	History of Presidential Inaugurations
	The Presidential Election Process
	Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure
	Overview of the Presidents: Basic Facts & Figures
	So You Want to Be President? Literature Guide

Printables
	U.S. Map with State Capitals
	Utah State Map with Physiography
	Informal Debates
	Oklahoma State Map
	Delaware State Map
	Alabama State Map
	Minnesota State Map
	More Popular Elections Printables

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

References
	History of Presidential Inaugurations
	Election of the President & Vice President: Electoral College
	How a President Gets Elected
	Overview of the Presidents: Basic Facts & Figures
	Paulina Wright Davis
	Barack Obama: 2012 Campaign Issues
	Presidential Conventions
	More Popular Elections References

Quizzes
	Presidential Campaign Slogan Quiz
	First 10 Presidents Quiz

Language Arts & Elections Connected
	Great Debates
	Voting!
	Classroom Crew Elections
	Reading Guide for Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight
	Reading Guide for My Dad, John McCain
	Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President Mock Election Guide
	A Teacher's Guide for Vote!
	More Language Arts Activities for Elections

Mathematics & Elections Connected
	Population of the United States, From 1980 to 2010
	Where You Belong: Census Activity
	Election Project
	Conducting an Election Poll
	Kids Count: Census Activity
	Population of the United States by State, 2000-2011
	Election Poll
	Great Debate Lessons
	November Bulletin Board: Fractions


History Resources
	Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom
	Women's Right to Vote Little Book
	The U.S. Census
	Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
	Presidential Campaign Slogan Quiz
	Belva Ann Lockwood
	Unusual Voting Results in the U.S.
	More Popular History Resources for Elections

U.S. Presidents & Political Figures
	Presidents Elected Without a Majority of Votes
	Governors of the Fifty States
	Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
	U.S. Vice Presidents
	President George Walker Bush Biography
	Know the Presidents
	Could You Be President?
	President Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. Biography
	Paul Ryan Biography
	Educator's Guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
	Mitt Romney: 2012 Campaign Issues
	Ron Paul: 2012 Campaign Issues
	More U.S. Presidency Resources

Federal Government Resources
	2012 Presidential Candidates: Where They Stand on the Issues
	Election of U.S. Senators
	U.S. Census
	Election Day
	Election of Representatives
	Order of U.S. Presidential Succession
	Election of Senators
	More Federal Government Resources

American Suffrage Movement
	Women's History Videos & Activities
	Reading Warm-Up 109 for Gr. 5 & 6: Historical Fiction
	Notable Quotes by Women
	Julia Ward Howe
	"Ain't I a Woman"
	Exploring Suffragists
	Lucy Stone
	More Suffrage Resources

Geography Resources
	Texas State Map
	Indiana State Map
	Washington State Map
	California State Map with Physiography
	Hawaii State Map
	North Dakota State Map with Capital
	Indiana State Map with Physiography
	More Mapping Activities

Additional Resources
	Election Teacher Resource Center
	Use these interactive resources on the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and citizenship to engage students in civics lessons. You'll find facts, references, and election content to integrate in your lessons.

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