Pick a President. A freebie mini-unit Teacher to the Core Katie Knight

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1 Pick a President A freebie mini-unit Teacher to the Core Katie Knight

Get your hands on a copy of the book Duck For President. After reading it to your students, run a mock election in your classroom.

2 mock Election In my family, the rule of thumb is We don t talk POLITICS. If you feel the same way about your classroom, I don't blame you. I feel like I need to be very careful. Who wants an annoyed parent? Right? You can run a mock election without talking about the real candidates. Get your hands on a copy of the book Duck For President. After reading it to your students, run a mock election in your classroom. For a mock election in your classroom: Read the Voting fluency page Register to vote as a member of the farm Look at the candidates pictures Do a secret ballot vote Count the ballots Graph the outcome of the election. +

3 Name ////////// Common Core: I can read informational text. Social Studies: I know about the voting process Voting * Election * President Voting means making a choice. In class we might vote on what game to play during P.E. That is a vote. Some votes are very important! Every four years America chooses a President. This leader will help America. Only adults can vote for President. Voting for leaders is called an election. Kids can choose the President. Voting is making a choice. An election is choosing leaders. Voting for leaders is called an ////////// election country

4 Name ////////// Voting * Election * President Voting happens all the time. Voting means making a choice. Some votes are small, like when your class decides what game to play for P.E. Some votes are big! Every four years, America chooses a President. He will live in the White House. This leader will make decisions to help America. This is a big and important choice. Only adults can vote for President. Voting for leaders is called an election. Common Core: I can read informational text. Social Studies: I know about the voting process Kids can choose the President. Adults can choose the President. Voting is making a choice. An election is choosing leaders. Your leader is not important. Leaders make decisions. Voting for leaders is called an ////////// election country

5 Name ////////// Common Core: I can read informational text. Social Studies: I know about the voting process. Voting * Election * President Voting happens all the time. Voting means making a choice. Some votes are small and relatively unimportant. For example, when your class decides what game to play for PE, this choice impacts only 1 day. Some votes are very important, and have a lasting effect. Every four years, America chooses a President. This leader will make decisions to help America. These decisions will shape America s future. Only adults can vote for leaders. Voting for leaders is called an election. In an election year, many people are trying to become the new leaders. Voters choose new leaders for their city, state, and country. They also vote to pass new laws and taxes Kids can choose the President. True False Adults can choose the President. True False Voting is making a choice. True False An election is choosing leaders. True False Leaders are not important. True False Leaders make decisions. True False Voting for leaders is called an election country

6 This page: Clip art for the Candidates / Voting anchor chart Next Page: Clip art for Registering to Vote anchor chart. Who would you Vote? for Farmer Brown The Duck

7 Farm-wide Election Register to vote today! To Register to vote, you must: Only citizens can vote. {} Choose your animal. Tell us where you live. Declare your residency. {} Circle where you live on a map of the. Tell us who you are.

Voting rules are clear: you can only vote if you live in the voting area and are old enough. To vote in the farm-wide election you need to register to vote.

8 Name: Common Core: I can read informational text. Social Studies: I know about the voting process. Register to Vote When you register to vote you are telling who you are and where you live. Voting rules are clear: you can only vote if you live in the voting area and are old enough. To vote in the farm-wide election you need to register to vote. Let s pretend we are farm animals. 1. Tell us who you are: circle and write. ////////////////////// ////////////////////// 2. Tell us where you live on the farm: circle and write inside the barn hen house mud big tree haystacks corral ////////////////////// //////////////////////

9 t Name ////////// Common Core: I can read informational text. Social Studies: I know about the voting process. Secret Ballot In an election, you make a choice. You write your choice on a paper called a ballot. The ballot is a secret. No one knows how you voted. Your ballot goes in a locked box. Today, we will do a pretend election to pick our President. Here are your choices! Farmer Brown The Duck m y V o e This is your ballot.

10 t Show class votes with tally marks My name 1 Which Farm candidate is your favorite? Farmer Brown The Duck 2 Who was chosen the most? 3 How many? 4 Who was chosen the least? 5 How many? V o e

11 t Show class votes on a bar graph My name Which Farm candidate is your favorite Who was chosen the most? How many? Who was chosen the least? How many?? Farmer Brown The Duck V o e

12 t Show class votes on a bar graph My name Which Farm candidate is your favorite O Farmer Brown O The Duck 2. Who was chosen the most? O Farmer Brown O The Duck 3. Who was chosen the least? O Farmer Brown O The Duck? How many more people voted for the winning candidate, than the losing candidate? more people voted for the winner. Farmer Brown The Duck V o e

13 Thank you for purchasing my unit! You have so many wonderful choices on Teachers Pay Teachers, and I am honored you chose my materials. I would love your feedback on this unit. It guides me in making more materials for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers just like you. To see this unit in action, please visit my blog Look under Labels and click on Election All graphics copyrighted by: Fonts Courtesy Of: +

LESSON ONE: CAMPAIGN AND ELECTION 101. Level: Grades 1 3

LESSON ONE: CAMPAIGN AND ELECTION 101 Level: Grades 1 3 Purpose: Students will learn about the campaign and election process while listening to Today on Election Day by Catherine Stier. Students will participate