5th+&+6th+Grade+Election+Activities

__**Election Activities for 5th Grade**__
 1. Election Vocabulary- Power Point Presentation and Sheet for students to fill out. Students use dictionaries to find the definitions. 2. Read __Grace for President__ This picture book is an interesting read aloud to explain the electoral college. 3. How does government effect me? [|Interactive Website The Democracy Project from PBS Kids] and. 
 *  Students will visit this website to see how government effects their town and they will fill in the sheet to gain a better understanding of government in their lives and their families lives.
 * [[file:How Does Government Affect Me-hm.doc]]- asking the question at home to someone about that person’s role in the community

4. Importance of Voting- View the BrainPOP movie on elections. Brainpop.com- the election movies are free. [|Click on the one called “voting”.] Getting out the vote! Bookmarks and informational reading Discussing all that has been learned so far in regards to being a democracy, having a responsibility as an American, how important government is, the importance of voting, and statistics on voting (how not everyone votes or is educated on the candidates). Students will make bookmarks to hand out to the public. Use the Getting out the Vote facts on political supporters sheet. You can also use the questions sheet to assess their comprehension of the facts. These facts can be used on the bookmarks as well. __Social Studies Standards Covered:__  5.1.6 A Explain the purpose of government 5.1.6 B Explain the importance of the rule of law for the protection of individual rights, and the common good of the community, state, nation, and the world 5.1.6 C1 Describe the principles and ideals shaping government 5.3.6 C Explain how government actions affect citizens’ daily lives

__Resources for Additional Activities for 5th and 6th Grade Classes__

Election Activities from Scholastic News : Other Election Activities
 * Background Information About the Election Process**
 * [|Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids]
 * [|PBS Kids Democracy]
 * Who Should I Vote For?**
 * [|Select a Candidate Quiz]
 * [|Create a Campaign Poster]: How would you get your message to the voters? Design (and then print) your ideas here.
 * [|You're the Candidate]: You're running for President. Do you have what it takes to win? Find out!
 * [|You're the President]: You make the decisions and talk to the press. Print out the resulting news story to see how you fared as President of the United States.
 * [|Election Selection]: Take a self–scoring quiz to test your election knowledge.
 * [|Election '08 from Cyberbee]