Protected: Indiana Kids Election Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans

• Electoral College
  This lesson lays out the Electoral College while also achieving state objectives.
• It’s Voting Day – What’s Next
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  It’s Election Day and you’re getting ready to go vote.  Follow this web quest to make sure you know what your next steps are.
• How Voting Rights Expanded
  The Constitution has expanded the right to vote several times through various Amendments.  Have your students learn about the amendments that expanded suffrage and why it was important to expand the right to vote.
• How Does My Vote Get Counted?
  In the United States, we use a system called the Electoral College to vote for the president.  Learn how our votes get counted and become electoral college votes to determine the next president.
• Election Bulletin Board
  Students share election-oriented information they gather from the media by constructing a bulletin board of articles and pictures. This lesson plan is provided by Kids Voting USA.
• Our Homes, Our Town, Our Country
  Students construct a concept map of households and discuss the ways that democracy impacts their lives. This lesson plan is provided by Kids Voting USA.
• Voting Barriers
  Students consider the barriers to voting today, including their causes and the impact they have. This lesson plan is provided by Kids Voting USA.
• Cast Your Vote – https://www.icivics.org/games/cast-your-vote
  Election Day is coming, are your students prepared to vote? In our completely reimagined Cast Your Vote, students will discover what it takes to become an informed voter — from knowing where they stand on important issues to uncovering what they need to know about candidates.
• Voting: Will You Do It?  – www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/voting-will-you-do-it (Free iCivics registration required to download)
  Voting isn’t a requirement, but it is our responsibility and our right. It’s the most direct way that every citizen can influence government, but many citizens just don’t do it. In this lesson, students find out who can vote and the differences in voting by state. They will consider the importance of voting, connect with current issues, and decide for themselves if voting is something they will do.
• Voting Matters Activity – www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/voting-matters-activity (Free iCivics registration required to download)
  Your students may be too young to register to vote, but it’s never too early to learn about what it takes to get to the ballot!  This activity is a great way to kick off the election season, and promote voter registration in the larger community.  Students will learn about how registration and voting works in their state, and create a flyer to share with someone in their life. National Voter Registration Day is in late September each year, and has a mission of registering voters across the country.
• Got Ballot? – www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/got-ballot (Free iCivics registration required to download)
  Covering everything from referendums to recalls, this lesson takes students to the voting booth and explains what is on a ballot. Middle and high school students will use this activity to discover how voters have the opportunity to initiate change in state and local government.