Elections Theme Units

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Word Search: Elections

[made with abctools] From "advertisements" to "win".
Bookmarks: Elections
Bar Graph (create): Election

Create a bar graph to show information about elections.
Teaching Ideas: Election

Lots of election-themed ideas for the classroom.
Project: Make a Voting Booth

How to make a voting booth for your classroom.
Form: Ballot for Mock Election
Project: Current Events

Instructions for a project to make a poster about a current event.
Writing Prompt: Issues (upper elem/middle)

Defines what an "issue" is, and asks students to write briefly about the issues important to them.
Chart: Compare the Candidates

Use this chart to list the similarities and differences between any two candidates.
Word Search: Election (elem)

[member-created with abctools] Find the words from "booth" to "speech" in this puzzle shaped like the continental United States.
Comprehension: Suffrage (upper elem/middle)

Four short reading comprehensions on Women's Suffrage and two of the most famous suffragists, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
Badge: Vote
Form: Ballot for Mock Election

Voting Ballot for mock elections. Fill in your own candidates.
Color and Write Prompt: Voting (primary)

A picture to color and space to write a very short story with election-themed words from a word bank.
Writing Prompt: Presidential Qualities

"In your opinion, what are the most important qualities that a person running for President of the United States should have?" CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1
Writing Prompt: Voting (upper elem/middle school)

"Do you think it is important for Americans to vote in national, state and local elections?" Essay writing prompt.
Booklet: Election Day (primary)

"Today is election day." A simple booklet on the basics of Election Day, with pictures to color.
Glyph: Vote

Color a blackline drawing by following the directions in the legend.
Word Seach: Elections (upper/middle/high)

Challenging word search using election vocabulary.
Graphic Organizers: Interactive Notebook Project - Biography

Interactive notebook templates guide students in presenting biographical information on a person of their choosing. Includes color photo example.
Graphic Organizers: Interactive Notebook Project - Historical Event

Interactive notebook templates guide students in presenting historical information on an event of their choosing. Includes color photo of an example.
Crossword: Elections (upper elem/middle)

3 across: symbol of the Democratic Party
Unscramble the Words: Elections

From "ballot" to "win". Elementary
Unscramble the Words: Elections

From "advertisements" to "Republican". Intermediate
Word Problems: Elections (elem/upper elem)

These problems are about elections. Read each of them carefully. Look for keywords to help you know how to work the problem.
Badge: I Voted
Coloring Page: Election - Symbols

Elephant and donkey symbols.
Comprehension: Elections - U.S. President (upper elem/middle)

A one page reading comprehension selection about the process of electing the United States President is followed by 7 multiple choice questions and 5 questions requiring brief written responses.
Research and Report: Elections

Report planner, KWL and a lined page for writing a report on the theme of elections.
KWL: Candidate

Use this form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about a candidate.
Unscramble the Words: Elections

[member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "candidate" to "speech".
Social Studies: Election Unit (elem/upper elem)

Dictionary work, creative writing prompts, short report forms, and a word search, all on the timely topic of U.S. elections.
Coloring Book: Elections theme
Book: The Berenstain Bears and the Big Election (primary/elem)

Enhances comprehension and vocabulary skills for this Stan and Jan Berenstain book about running for public office.
Writing Prompts: Quotes about Elections

Over 30 quotes on the topic of elections and democracy form the basis for writing prompts that require students to use their skills of reflection, research, and writing.
Badge: I Voted Today
Color and Write Prompt: Vote 4 Me (primary/elem)

A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
Fiction: Election Day (upper elem/middle)

A four page realistic fiction reading comprehension about a (class) presidential election. Questions are formatted for short essay or discussion questions, rather than multiple choice.
Spelling: Election Theme (elementary)

Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a word search, dictionary skills, working with words, and more. From "ballot" to "voting".
Spelling: Election Theme (primary)

Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a word search, cloze exercises, word unscramble, and more. From "ballot" to "win".