Due to a VERY busy October I have neglected this blog. My master's classes, grading assignments, getting sick, getting hooked on "Breaking Bad", conferences, and weekends away from home have really taken me away from trying to get this blog going! With the election coming up I have taken a break from teaching geography to focus on teaching about the election. With this change I was instantly confronted with questions such as, "why should I need to know this, I'm only 13!", "why do we need to learn about the election if we can't vote", "when will I need to know this?". However, I feel I was fortunate that more students were excited about learning the way the election process work, but hearing students ask questions like that can be discouraging. Luckily, there are SO many great resources online to help teach the election in a fun and interesting way to grab their attention spans.
If you are still need election material ICivics has some GREAT resources. Teachers get a FREE login and access to all of their materials. I have currently adapted a couple of their lesson plans for use in my classroom. They also have a wide variety of educational games that I am sure the kids will love!
Another great election site is National Mock Election . On this site you can find great materials to do your own mock election in your classroom. One item I am really excited about are the printable state ballots. Your students can REALLY feel like they are voting by getting to use ballots that not only have the presidential candidates, but also your state candidates running for re-election.
Finally, I have created a couple of election materials in my TpT store . I created an election vocab kit and a get to know the candidates kit. Check them out!
If you know of any good election resources feel free to leave a comment! Good luck!
Sarah
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