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4th grade elections - voting simulations
Election Day: Mock Election Voting Simulation (In-Class Election Kit)
Our future decision-makers are in our classroom today. It is critical that our students understand the voting process and recognize the importance of casting their vote. This civics lesson walks your students through the voting process with a mock election. Your students will learn key vocabulary, will participate in the campaign process, and will have a chance to cast their vote. This mock election can be used with ANY topic of your choice (favorite candy, book, best season, favorite sport, etc
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1st - 4th
Government Simulation
I always dread teaching the branches of government. Understandably students think it is dull and unrelated to their lives, well not anymore! I created this simulation pack to get students up and actively participating in the branches of government. This pack contains the following:Ten Day Lesson Plan that guides you through the entire simulation step by step using all the resources below.Eight Page PDF Presentation provides background information on the branches of government with keywords in re
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3rd - 5th
How a Bill Becomes a Law - Government Simulation - Congress (House/Senate) Vote
Let your students EXPERIENCE the important governmental process of drafting, presenting, debating and voting on a bill as it goes through the steps to become a law!Each student will take on a new persona as a REAL congressperson from a state in the USA. They will present their bill and debate bills from other committees, then vote in a congressional meeting! This experience is fun and memorable for students across the USA! Enjoy!Included in this set:Contents:How to Use this ResourceNote taking G
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2nd - 5th
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Candy Bar Elections
Looking for a mini unit to teach students about the election process? Look no further. . .With candy bar elections, students hold primaries and a general election while persuading their classmates to vote for the best candy in the "Chocolate" or "Chewy" parties.Includes election vocabulary, introduction to the election process, and a rubric for persuasive speech.If you like this, teach your students about the Presidential candidates with our "Election Extravaganza"Please rate this product &
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3rd - 6th
4th Grade Statehood Simulation! (3 Steps to Statehood Activity Set)
Emerge 4th grade students in the 3 step process of statehood with this interactive statehood social studies simulation activity! Students will take turns acting out scenarios from various land areas making up the Northwest Territory in the late 1700’s. Students will use a deductive reasoning recording sheet to determine statehood based on specific requirements met through simulations and determine through an included background information sheet. This activity is directly aligned to the Ohio’
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
Electoral College Lesson & Cookie Election Simulation
Having trouble teaching your students about the electoral college? Look no further! This resource includes a mini lesson and simulation that will help your kids better understand how the electoral college works!Details:Powerpoint Mini-Lesson: The mini-lesson is 8 slides and covers the BASICS of the electoral college. I would say that this lesson is fitting for 3rd-5th grade. The lesson is set up in a Q&A format. Following the lesson, there are 12 slides with review/quiz questions about what
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3rd - 5th
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BC Grade 5 Social Studies
The perfect bundle for Grade 5 Social Studies in BC. This covers 2 big ideas from the new Grade 5 Social Studies Curriculum. All activities invoke the curricular competencies of Social Studies because they engage students in critical thinking and inquiry. Big Ideas Covered:Canadian institutions and government reflect the challenge of our regional diversity.Immigration and multiculturalism continue to shape Canadian society and identity.What is included:Immigration Family Stories Project: Studen
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4th - 6th
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Mock Election Day, Fun Democracy, Civics and Government Role-Play Bundle
This bundle set allows Teachers and Students to enact their very own mock Election process in their own classroom, to help students understand democracy, civics, the importance of voting and that…EVERY VOTE COUNTS!***Check out the reviews on this bundle set. It's a real hit with elementary students and their Teachers!***This mock election bundle gives students an opportunity to better equip them for later in life (when they’re old enough to vote for real themselves) by helping them to learn all
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1st - 6th
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Canadian Election Simulation
Do you want to have your students experience what it is like to run a campaign in an election? Then this is the product for you! Get your students ready for the 2019 Federal Election! This simulation has students reflect on the classroom values that are important to them, form political parties and create a classroom mascot to represent those values. Students will have to create their campaign based on their platform. It all ends with a class vote and a winning mascot being chosen! What is incl
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â BC Social Studies MEGA Bundle for Grade 4 & 5
Classroom City: Classroom Government, Economy and Management System
Have you been struggling with finding a management system that works? Have you always been intrigued by the idea of implementing a classroom economy? Have you been searching for a way to make social studies instruction more meaningful and engaging? If so, you've come to the right place! This unit allows students to experience what the real world is like. The students apply for jobs, open bank accounts, move into apartments, earn paychecks and pay bills! The unit also allows your students to lear
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3rd - 6th
Candy Bar Elections
A great way to have students learn how we decide WHO to vote for without getting political. There are three candy bar candidates and students will learn where they stand on the following issues: Nutritional Value, Ingredients, and Overall Appeal. There is a short text on the history of the candy bar, a nutrition slide and a commercial to help students decide which is the best candidate. What if someone is allergic to nuts in your family? Or gluten-free? Maybe that will sway your vote. Or m
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3rd - 5th
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Election Ballot
Add a mock election to your unit on government. If your students are learning about the US government, what better way for them to learn, than to actually experience the process of voting.
From registering to vote (see separate listing), to casting a ballot, students can experience what it is like to take part in our participatory democracy.
This mock election ballot is designed to use for various elections. Simply fill in the candidates/choices and you are ready to go. We even built a vo
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K - 4th
Complete Mock Election Guide
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This comprehensive guide will set up your mock election for you!
With step by step instructions to guide you through every step of the process. Major sections include:
Candidate research paper
Preparing to register voters
Student presentations while registering
How to facilitate registration
Preparing candidate speeches
Candidate Cheat Sheet
Wrap Up activities
Setting up election day
Election workers' duties
Post Election Analysis ideas
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While this guide is tailored to
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1st - 12th
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Super Hero Election Unit
Looking for a fun way to teach Elections? Let Super Heroes save the day! This unit is designed with Step-by-Step instructions to help you through the Election process. Each step has a description of the lesson/task. I have also provided helpful information and resources for each step. You can use the unit with one class, a grade level, or an entire school! It can be used with K-5 students. Step by Step directions, resources, and reproducibles are provided for each part of the election process.
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K - 5th
Election Day Activity & Simulation!
I spent almost an hour (not even kidding) looking for a resource to use with my third graders for election day... I wanted them to learn about the process we use to elect leaders, but didn't want to stand in front of them with some huge powerpoint! Eventually, I decided to create my own student-led resource...This activity simulates the election & voting process for students. They are put into different groups (parties) and will work together to be elected as the new classroom teacher!! They
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3rd - 6th
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Election Mini-Unit
This mini unit is designed to teach young students how elections work and why they are important through a series of activities. Students will engage in activities to help them understand what it means to vote, the power of voting, making informed decisions, the difference between facts and opinions, the voting process, and essential vocabulary. Your class will engage in a mock election in which they will vote to have extra playground time, or game time in the classroom. There are posters includ
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1st - 4th
Election Poster
Students can use this template to promote their candidate (real or imaginary) and make a campaign poster as they learn about campaigning and the election process. Students draw (or place a photo) of the candidate in the center and write reasons this person would be a good choice OR they could write campaign promises in each star. This can be tied into citizenship, character education, economics (what does the public want/need)... lots of possibilities.
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2nd - 4th
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Elections and Voting Powerpoint Mock Voting
***There is also a package that contains other documents like a ballot and voters registration card.***
This powerpoint contains information about elections and voting.
There is also a mock voting against The Chocolate Party and The Gummy Party.
Each party has a few slides stating what they are about and what they are going to do if they get elected.
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K - 4th
Valentine King & Queen Persuasive Writing & Activity
Students will learn about the election process, making nominations, running a campaign, secret ballots, and writing persuasive speeches to convince voters who to crown as Valentine King and Queen as class leadership roles. This is usually done two weeks before Valentine's Day to run campaigns and write speeches. On Valentine's Day, they will read their speeches before the voting and then a class king and queen will be honored. There is also a fun craft to create decorative crowns.
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2nd - 5th
Presidential Pursuit
This seven day unit of study emphasizes the importance of the election process in the United States. Since recent presidential elections have become divisive, students nominate and then elect a candy as the head of state of their Confectionery Country. The unit begins with students developing ideas about why someone would want to be president. Students learn the requirements and job description of the executive office and the qualifications of voters through history. Students make a graph, a
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4th - 7th
Voter's Registration Form
Add a mock election to your unit on government. If your students are learning about the US government, what better way for them to learn, than to actually experience the process of voting.
From registering to vote, to casting a ballot (see separate listing), students can experience what it is like to take part in our participatory democracy.
This mock voter registration form is modeled after the real US voter registration form. Simply fill in grade, school name, and classroom numbers and y
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K - 4th
Fairy Tale Kingdom Election Voter Guide
Give your students an opportunity to participate in an election without all the political contentiousness of the 2016 election year!
Fairy Tale Kingdom is getting ready to elect a new President. Hansel, Snow White and Jack B. Stalk are all running for the position. In addition, there are three important ballot measures students can weigh in on.
The Fairy Tale Kingdom Official Voter Guide includes:
A message from the Secretary of the Kingdom
A copy of the Voters Rights
A reference guide ex
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4th - 7th
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V.O.T.I.N.G. in the U.S.A. -A historical simulation journey of voting in the USA
This is a fun simulation activity to help students understand the impact that restricted voting rights had on different cultural and gender groups. Students are assigned a certain group. The students then take a journey through all the obstacles that faced certain groups in history through making choices and adhering to the consequences of those choices. This PowerPoint also comes with printables to use during and after the activity. This is a fun and engaging activity that brings the history
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3rd - 6th
Three Branches of Government Headbands
This product consists of a paper headband template for each of the three branches of government. They are simple to assemble and a great addition to your government unit! Cut, adjust the band to fit your student's head, glue, and you are done! Use them to simulate the functions of the three branches by assigning your students each a branch or as a memorable way to dive into the ins and outs of each of the three branches.
Grades:
3rd - 4th
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