To begin a study of Walt Whitman's poem, "Election Day, November 1884," learners first call out a word or two that describes their reaction to the recent presidential election. They then read an encyclopedia entry about the Presidential...

In this Election Day worksheet, students shade in states on a map which were won by each candidate. Each candidate is designated a specific identifying color. Students complete the electoral map.

In this election day make-a-word worksheet, students color the pictures of the donkey and the elephant, then make words from the letters of Democrat and Republican.

Students read the story, The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs and discuss the voting process. In this public opinion lesson plan, students review the original story of the three little pigs and then read the wolf's version of the...

No study of World War II would be complete without an in-depth examination of the events of June 6, 1944. Pascal Vuong's D-Day Normandy:1944, is the perfect vehicle to convey the sheer magnitude of the events that have been called...

For this Election Day worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 16 related words found in a word box at the bottom of the page. Worksheet has links to additional activities.

One of my favorite things about this resource is that they use a standardized lexile to help you determine who should be reading what book. I also love this great teacher's guide for the book, The Class Election from the Black...

For this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues about a presidential election. Students solve the 15 clues with words to crossword puzzle.

What stories can a desk paperweight and picture frame possibly tell us about the president of the United States? Pupils are transported to the desk of President John F. Kennedy through an engaging interactive site. The guide offers...

Visual and print propaganda are featured in a lesson that asks readers of A Separate Peace to examine the techniques used in propaganda from World War I, World War II, presidential elections, and in the novel.

In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about President Woodrow Wilson. The errors range from capitalization, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Most American children have, at one point or another, imagined what it would be like to run for president. Offer this creative writing prompt to young writers and discover how the world would change if kids were charge.

Several resources are provided through this website about Labor Day. Elementary learners read two short paragraphs, then complete matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, spelling word scramble, ordering events, and survey...

Running an election campaign takes money. Class groups must effectively budget money in order to design and purchase sufficient advertising aimed at procuring classmates' votes. After completing an online tutorial, they also write and...

Ace the next grammar quiz with the help of a presentation about subject and object gerunds! After defining the concept, the slides guide class members through different examples and activities with gerunds.

Students explore political persuasive writing. In this government and persuasive writing lesson, students work in groups to write text and create graphics for a  brochure describing and promoting a predetermined political candidate.

Challenge your class to complete these six sentences using context clues and multiple choice answers. After they have finished the activity, go through the answer and discuss how they completed each sentence from a test strategies point...

Young writers of any grade level research a historical topic of their choice about their local community. Using primary sources, they examine the historical significance of their area. They participate in activities such as going on a...

Students investigate politics by writing a formal letter. In this U.S. Government lesson, students discuss political issues they would like to address and research their topic using the Internet. Students locate an appropriate political...

In this English worksheet, students read a short article and complete a wide variety of assignments associated with Pakistan and Bhutto. Students participate in 6 warm-up activities and then several listening activities.

In this ESL/EFL comprehension lesson, students read or listen to an article entitled, "Kuwait Elects Its First Female Politicians." They discuss the article and complete a variety of comprehension activities such as true or false, fill...

Sixth graders simulate an election-year debate between opposing political parties. In this persuasive-speech lesson plan, 6th graders will work in teams to prepare for and participate in a debate between opposing parties. The lesson plan...

Students research the history of a school system. In this school system lesson plan, students list the grade levels and subjects taught in their school and interview their teachers and administrators. Students collect past photographs of...

How do you affirm and negate a statement of value? What is refutation? Interested in debate? Introduce your class to the format of the Lincoln Douglas debate with 14 lessons, designed to be used in order, so that debaters learn the logic...