Election Day is this coming Tuesday. Here are some last-minute resources and ideas from Renzulli:
(As always, you’ll need to be logged into Renzulli in another browser window or tab to use these links.)
Election Day on Tuesdays?
Why does every American presidential election take place on a Tuesday in November? The answer involves farmers and the distances that people used to have to travel in order to vote. Find out why Tuesday was chosen over the other days of the week.
Democracy Kids
All of us, and the people we elect, make democracy work. Click on this website and find out just what our elected officials do, and how you might be able to get more involved in our democratic system.
Voter Registration
You may be too young to vote, but do you know what to do when you turn 18? Find out how people register to vote by checking out this website!
Step Inside the Voting Booth!
How does voting work and how important is each vote? Even though you are not yetold enough to vote in official elections, you can learn all about how our government works, and about the fascinatinghistory of voting. You can even make your own Future Voter’s Card!
Ideas
- Send the above websites by using the “Share With Students/Teachers”
- Create an assignment and attach the above websites.
- Create a Collaborative Group where the students can discuss interesting facts about the election after perusing the above websites.
- Have students write in their Renzulli Journal explaining facts that they found interesting regarding the election.
- Have students research local or state candidates and make class presentations on the strengths and weaknesses of each.
- Hold a debate in which students uphold each candidate’s point of view.
- Create a class government and simulate the process of an election. Student candidates must focus on classroom issues and solutions.
- Have students prepare a presentation and explain the election process to younger students at the school.
- Have students write letters to a congressperson expressing their ideas concerning the current election.
- Have students interview a local politician and share their findings with the class.
- Have students create bookmarks that encourage and provide reasons for voting and/or bookmarks that give some local election information.
- Have students create a comic strip about the election
