Teaching about the election? There's more to it than voting! Here are a few ways to link the election and civic learning with other subjects:
- Reading comprehension of informational text
- Reading and following instructions
- Analyzing information about candidates and election
- Making informed decisions based on information
- Communicating a position effectively
- Evaluating communication skills of candidates
- Media literacy
- Using technology to gather and assess information
- Counting votes
- Grouping like items and seeing patterns
- Measuring paper for the voting chains and ballots
- Calculating percentages of votes or turnout
- Graphing
- Venn diagrams using local government services or qualities of leaders and politicians
- Local government
- Democratic process
- Elections and civic participation
- Examining roles of leaders and citizens
- Comparing and contrasting local issues with historic, statewide, national or global issues
- Comparing and contrasting local government roles and services with historic, statewide, national or global roles and services
- Civic literacy
- Information literacy
- Media literacy
- Government and civics
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
- Analyzing information
- Communication
- Problem solving
Visit our Classroom Resource Library for age-appropriate lessons and activities aligned to the Standard Course of Study
Get ready for Election 2011
