Election Day Storytime - USA Election Process - Elementary Library Lessons

This Election Day Library Storytime includes everything you need to teach K-3 students about the election process in the USA. It was created for elementary library lessons, but it's also perfect for classroom use. Includes PPT and Google™ Slides versions for distance learning.

***PLEASE NOTE that this product is specific to the US election process only.***

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• Election Day Digital Bulletin Board (Grades 3-6)
• Election Day Digital Bulletin Board (Grades 7-12)

THIS ELECTION DAY STORYTIME IS MADE ESPECIALLY FOR:

• new elementary librarians
• elementary librarians on Specials rotation
• secondary teachers who are now elementary librarians
• busy parents who just don't have time to create detailed elementary library lessons

I have been all four of these at the same time! My storytimes are the elementary library lessons I would have wanted when I was a new, overwhelmed, and exhausted school librarian.

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS ELECTION DAY STORYTIME

• Recommended for: Grades K-2
• Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable

***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GET:

• 38-slide PPT + Google™ Slides
• List of 16 election-themed recommended reads for K-3 (1 page)
• Scavenger Hunt Activity (1 page)
• Prep, set up, tips (7 pages)
• Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages)
• Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages)

SLIDES INCLUDE:

• Original storytime song lyrics about voting
• Video link to "vote" in American Sign Language
• Sample whole-class vote: What's for dinner?
• Slides for guided discussion of elections and voting: includes definitions of polling place, ballot, campaign, vote, term, political party.
• Slides about who can vote, where we vote, why some people choose not to vote, and how some people will be unhappy after elections, no matter who wins.
• All slides are illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart and photos for K-3.

TPT does not include tagging for Social Studies resources. These are the TEKS (Texas) that are addressed in this lesson:

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS FOR TEXAS (TEKS):

• Kindergarten: 113.13 (B15, Citizenship)--"identify ways that public officials are selected, including election and appointment to office"

• Grade 1: 113.13 (14D, Citizenship)--"explain and practice voting as a way of making choices and decisions"

• Grade 2: 113.13 (12C, Citizenship)--"identify ways that public officials are selected, including election and appointment to office"

• Grade 3: 113.13 (9C, Government)--"identify ways that public officials are selected, including election and appointment to office" AND (15C, Citizenship)--"explain the duty of the individual in state and local elections such as being informed and voting"

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