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K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

Grades K-2
Theme: Elections and Voting
Concept 1 - My Vote Gives Me Power	Voting Chain
Concept 2 – I Study the Candidates and Issues	Election Bulletin Board
Concept 3 – I Register and Vote	Kids Voting Registration and Voting Simulation For a copy of the one or more of the four items listed below, e-mail Lisa Rodgers at lrodgers@cbsd.org 1) Primary Voter Registration Form OR if you want to try a form where children can complete the form on the computer: 2) Voter Registration Form 1 3) Voter Registration Form 2 After students complete a Voter Registration form, give them a 4) Voter Registration Card
Concept 4 – I Continue to Make a Difference	The Wish Tree
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for My Vote Give Me Power Questions for I Study the Candidates and Issues Questions for I Register and Vote Questions for I Continue to Make A Difference
Literature Connection Activity	Duck for President
Culminating Activity	I Go to the Polls

Theme: Democracy and the People
Concept 1 – What is Democracy?	Who’s the Leader?
Concept 2 – Democracy in America	If I Were . . .
Concept 3 – A Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities	“I Can Vote” Song (or use any patriotic song – here’s another link)
Concept 4 – Democracy in the World	Democracy In the Print
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for What is Democracy? Questions for Democracy in America Questions for A Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities Questions for Democracy in the World
Literature Connection Activity	D is for Democracy: A Citizen’s Alphabet
Culminating Activity	Democracy and Me

Theme: Active Citizenship
Concept 1 – Gathering & Weighing Information	I Heard, I Think, I Know . . .
Concept 2 – Communicating Your Position	Spokespeople for Kids Voting USA
Concept 3 – Working Together	Match Community Helpers
Concept 4 – Having an Impact	If Elected . . .
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for Gathering & Weighing Information Questions for Communicating Your Position Questions for Working Together Questions for Having an Impact
Literature Connection Activity	Miss Rumphius
Culminating Activity	What’s The Problem?

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Grades 3-5
Theme: Elections and Voting
Concept 1 - My Vote Gives Me Power	Voter Apathy Experience
Concept 2 – I Study the Candidates and Issues	Meet the Candidates
Concept 3 – I Register and Vote	Kids Voting Registration and Voting Simulation For a copy of the one or more of the five items listed below, e-mail Lisa Rodgers at lrodgers@cbsd.org 1) Use this Primary Voter Registration Form OR 2) Use this Intermediate Registration Form Or try one of these forms where the children can complete the form on the computer: 3) Voter Registration Form 1 4) Voter Registration Form 2 After students complete a Voter Registration form, give them a 5) Voter Registration Card
Concept 4 – I Continue to Make a Difference	Watching the Returns For a copy of a good Election Night Tracking Map to use, e-mail Lisa Rodgers at lrodgers@cbsd.org
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for My Vote Gives Me Power Questions for I Study the Candidates and Issues Questions for I Register and Vote Questions for I Continue to Make a Difference
Literature Connection Activity	The Vote: Making Your Voice Heard
Culminating Activity	I Go To The Polls

Theme: Democracy and the People
Concept 1 – What is Democracy?	Our Homes, Our Town, Our Country
Concept 2 – Democracy in America	The President’s Hats
Concept 3 – A Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities	Pledge Anew
Concept 4 – Democracy in the World	Pen Pals
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for What is Democracy? Questions for Democracy in America Questions for A Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities Questions for Democracy in the World
Literature Connection Activity	Ideas of the Modern World: Democracy
Culminating Activity	Go Ask City Hall

Theme: The Right to Vote
Concept 1 – What is Suffrage?	Nonvoter Simulation
Concept 2 – Suffrage Today	Know the Vote
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for What is Suffrage? Questions for Suffrage Today
Literature Connection Activity	The Day Gogo Went to Vote
Culminating Activity	Get Out The Vote!

Theme: Active Citizenship
Concept 1 – Gathering & Weighing Information	Using the World Wide Web
Concept 2 – Communicating Your Position	Debates For Classroom Decisions For some debate ideas for various ages, e-mail Lisa Rodgers at lrodgers@cbsd.org asa
Concept 3 – Working Together	Building A Story
Concept 4 – Having an Impact	Dollars and Sense
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for Gathering & Weighing Information Questions for Communicating Your Position Questions for Working Together Questions for Having an Impact
Literature Connection Activity	The Kid’s Guide to Social Action
Culminating Activity	Learn and Serve

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Grades 6-8
Theme: Elections and Voting
Concept 1 - My Vote Gives Me Power	Apathy Cartoon Analysis
Concept 2 – I Study the Candidates & Issues	Rate the Candidates
Concept 3 – I Register and Vote	Registration Simulation and Voting Simulation For a copy of the one or more of the five items listed below, e-mail Lisa Rodgers at lrodgers@cbsd.org 1) Use this Primary Voter Registration Form OR 2) Use this Intermediate Registration Form Or try one of these forms where the children can complete the form on the computer: 3) Voter Registration Form 1 4) Voter Registration Form 2 After students complete a Voter Registration form, give them a 5) Use this Voter Registration Card
Concept 4 – I Continue to Make a Difference	Election Accountability
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for My Vote Gives Me Power Questions for I Study the Candidates and Issues Questions for I Register and Vote Questions for I Continue to Make a Difference
Literature Connection Activity	Landslide: A Kid’s Guide to U.S. Elections
Culminating Activity	I Go To The Polls

Theme: Democracy and the People
Concept 1 – What is Democracy?	Types of Government
Concept 2 – Democracy in America	If Elected . . .
Concept 3 – A Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities	The “Right” Way
Concept 4 – Democracy in the World	Democracy: Who? What? Where?
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for What is Democracy? Questions for Democracy in America Questions for A Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities Questions for Democracy in the World
Literature Connection Activity	Government: How Local, State and Federal Government Works
Culminating Activity	Democracy, Taking A Stand

Theme: The Right to Vote
Concept 1 – What is Suffrage?	Suffrage Sequence Cards
Concept 2 – Expanding the Right to Vote	1965 Alabama Literacy Test
Concept 3 – Suffrage Today	Voting Barriers
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for What is Suffrage? Questions for Expanding the Right to Vote Questions for Suffrage Today
Literature Connection Activity	A Time for Courage: The Suffrage Diary of Kahtleen Bowen
Culminating Activity	Use It Or Lose It!

Theme: Active Citizenship
Concept 1 – Gathering & Weighing Information	The Decision-Making Chart
Concept 2 – Communicating Your Position	Debate The Issue For some debate ideas for various ages, e-mail Lisa Rodgers at lrodgers@cbsd.org
Concept 3 – Working Together	You Can Vote
Concept 4 – Having an Impact	It’s Official
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for Gathering & Weighing Information Questions for Communicating Your Position Questions for Working Together Questions for Having an Impact
Literature Connection Activity	Fight On: Mary Church Terrell’s Battle for Integration
Culminating Activity	Toward a More Perfect Community
TOP Grades 9-12
Theme: Elections and Voting
Concept 1 - My Vote Gives Me Power	Voting and Local Government
Concept 2 – I Study the Candidates and Issues	Selling the Candidates
Concept 3 – I Register and Vote	Build Your Voter IQ and Voting Simulation
Concept 4 – I Continue to Make a Difference	Exit Polling
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for My Vote Gives Me Power Questions for I Study the Candidates and Issues Questions for I Register and Vote Questions for I Continue to Make a Difference
Literature Connection Activity	Presidential Leadership
Culminating Activity	Candidates’ Night

Theme: American Democracy & Citizenship
Concept 1 – What is Democracy?	Democracy As Sport
Concept 2 – Democracy in America	It’s Party Time
Concept 3 – A Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities	Register Your Opinion
Concept 4 – Democracy in the World	Global Neighbors
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for What is Democracy? Questions for Democracy in America Questions for A Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities Questions for Democracy in the World
Literature Connection Activity	Common Sense, Rights of Man, And Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine
Culminating Activity	Act From The Heart

Theme: Suffrage and The Right to Vote
Concept 1 – What is Suffrage?	Supreme Court Voting Rights Cases
Concept 2 – Expanding the Right to Vote	Nelson Mandela Votes In The Election of 1994
Concept 3 – Suffrage Today	Stop That Teenager Before He Votes and The Power of One
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for What is Suffrage? Questions for Expanding the Right to Vote Questions for Suffrage Today
Literature Connection Activity	Voting and The Spirit of American Democracy
Culminating Activity	A Game of Cards

Theme: Active Citizenship
Concept 1 – Gathering & Weighing Information	Choosing An Issue
Concept 2 – Communicating Your Position	Letter to the Editor
Concept 3 – Working Together	Political Cartoons
Concept 4 – Having an Impact	Teaching An Elementary Lesson
Overarching Questions (one question for each concept listed above)	Questions for Gathering & Weighing Information Questions for Communicating Your Position Questions for Working Together Questions for Having an Impact
Literature Connection Activity	Teen Power Politics
Culminating Activity	Service-Learning Action Plan

Kids Voting Contact:

PO Box 372, Washington Crossing, PA 18977 215.345.3372