Mock Election and Voting Simulation Unit

Let’s Get Out and Vote! This election simulation takes students from registering with paper applications or online, to researching the candidates, making campaign signs, voting in a mock election paper-based or online; you decide! Students collect the votes in a graph to decided who the winnign candidate is. Its a fun way to teach civil responsibility and learn about the election process.

This unit is organized to be completed in 4-5 days. It has a plan at the beginning of each day along with handouts, QR codes that lead to reading articles, décor, and activities for the day.

What’s included?

Day 1 Introduction: QR code to article and video

Day 2 Voter Registration:

Posters: color and black/white

Voter registration application

Voter Registration card

Voter registrationstickers

Issue we care about research page

Vote It Matters Banner

Voter registration paper and online Google Form application (choose what you meets your needs)

Day 3 Research Day:

Election kid friendly video

QR code to one research article

One reading article

Candidate research handout

Day 4 Election Day:

Vote poster,

Paper ballots

Banner

Stickers

Dog racing referendum

Online Voting Ballot as a Google Form application (choose what meets your needs)

Graphing response handout for class ballot collection to choose presidential candidate winner.

BONUS File: Mapping the Election

Editable File

Whether you’re in the classroom or teaching virtually you will make the election process come alive for your students!