Thanks to all who responded!
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Fellow LM_Netters,
I need projects for 2 - 5 grades to help them understand the election
process and make candidate choices. I've found great websites to explain
all that, I just need projects to help them make the information their
own. I'm thinking about having the 4th and 5th graders researching the
candidates and then composing campaign speeches for the morning TV news
show. I'm drawing a blank on what to do with the 2nd and 3rd graders.
Any ideas? I'll post responses.
Thanks...........
Here are the responses:
We did a very simple mock voting in our school. I think the older grades
could do what you suggested. The first year of voting, we were running
behind so we picked a very simple question that all could vote on.
Who do you think should be first in line when lining up? Girls or Boys
As simple as this was, K-5 voted. The registration to vote was a must, if
you were not registered you could not vote. To register, they had a set
time, they had to sign their name on a class list. K used first name all
others had to write full name. It was interesting as like in the real
world, not registered you can't vote. Teachers would remind them and than
let them do it on their own, except for the younger grades K & 1 teachers
helped them.
Day of voting? well some did not vote, others were sure the boys would win
so why bother? more boys than girls in our school. They voted on regular
ballots , in secret and no copying others. The girls won!!
When discussed in class it was shown those that didn't register could not
vote as we had a check list just like in regular voting. And they thought
there would be enough votes without their vote... so it was a good lesson.
Hope this helps...
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>http://www.cyberbee.com/election/election.html
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> Printable Maps : Presidential Elections 1789 - 2000
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> [ http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/elections.html
]http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/elections.html
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> Maps of "electoral votes won, by political party, for the fifty-four
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> Presidential elections from George Washington in 1789 to George W. Bush
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> in 2000."
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[ http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/electionday.php
]http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/electionday.php
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Rather than focusing on the presidential election (in which parents will
differ in their political views and activities), you may want to focus on
the PROCESS more than the person. How about an election of a favorite
book? Each student could make a nomination, with reasons to vote, and then
students can campaign for their books. I plan on using this approach for
my students in grades 2 - 5.
We were also able to borrow 3 temporary voting booths from the county
election office, so our students will be able to go into the "voting
booth" to actually mark their choice for Best Book. Hmmm, perhaps I should
have some qualifications for book consideration --- just like US
presidents must be a certain age and be US citizens, etc.
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I have had my students, middle school, us a United States map and color
blue/red for the appropriate candidate which of the states they win in the
electoral college the night and next day. Usually the paper will help them
if they can't stay up late enough to get the results the night of the
election.
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How about surveying class, student body and graphing results?
Susan Davis
Media Specialist, NBCT
Bennett Elementary School
1755 NE 14 Street
Fort Lauderdale FL 33304
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