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Elections: Voting

Ballots
http://www.abcteach.com/Elections/ballot.htm
The ballots can be used while voting in a mock election or classroom election. You can write the candidate names in the blanks.

Freedom to Vote
http://www.abcteach.com/Elections/vote.htm
Voting is a right the we have in our country. In some countries the people are not allowed to vote. Print out and write your opinion on our freedom to vote.

I Voted Badges
http://www.abcteach.com/Elections/badges.htm
Badges to print on card stock or laminate.

Make a Voting Booth
http://www.abcteach.com/Elections/booth.htm
How to make a voting booth for your classroom.

Vote for Me!
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/vote/index.html
Lesson Plan -- In this lesson, students conduct a research project on one American President. Focusing on personal and political details, they work in pairs to present selected information in a mock interview. The facts and figures collected by each group are compiled in a presidential facts database used to enhance student understanding of presidential characteristics and chronology.

Voter Registration Form
http://www.abcteach.com/Elections/register.htm
Print and complete

Voting is Elementary
http://pd.l2l.org/success/lessons/lesson7/pssd3_l.htm
Conducting a mock election helps primary students understand the voting process. In this lesson students conduct a mock election for a class mascot. Students also use the Internet to find out about Kids Voting, a country-wide project that encourages student participation in government. After visiting the Kids Voting Wish Tree site, students make a class wish tree showing their goals for our country.

Review
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