In this English worksheet, students read "South African Capital to Have New Name," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this social studies activity, students find the words that are related to the concept that is the theme of the word search puzzle.

In this Election Day activity, 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.

Learn how candidates run the race to become President of the United States. Infographic shows who can qualify to run, how they must prepare, and the different hurdles they have to overcome to make it to Inauguration Day.

This catalog page "About the Book" focuses on the cartoon-based book entitled Babymouse for President. It provides a brief synopsis, book reviews, and a slide show of the pages of the book. It is available for purchase at this site.

An overview of the 2002 democratic election in Mali. As the current president steps down, there are 24 candidates running with two in the forefront. Foreign observers are overseeing the ballot elections. (April 28, 2002)

This module offers multiple resources and ideas for integrating gender into lessons on the presidency and/or creating a lesson solely focused on women and the presidency. It provides information on the women who have run for president...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is meant to model a Think Aloud. This strategy models good reading habits for readers: the teacher reads the text aloud and explains their thinking as they read. Duck for President by Doreen...

Outstanding web page that has biographical information on the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States in the 2004 election.

It is May 1812. America is on the brink of war and President James Madison is encouraging you to listen to different perspectives of possible outcomes. What do you think of the issues- and the decision to go to war? Listen and read about...

Students use simple ratios to answer the following question: John, Marie, and Will all ran for 6th grade class president. The ratio of votes for John to votes for Will was two to one. Marie got exactly the average number of votes for the...

John, Marie, and Will all ran for 6th grade class president. Of the 36 young scholars voting, the ratio of votes for John to votes for Will was two to one. Marie got exactly the average number of votes for the three of them. How many...

Young scholars use ratios to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 students voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. It was necessary to get more than half the...

Learners use ratio reasoning to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. John got two votes for every vote Will got. It was necessary to get more than half the votes to get elected. What...

Students use ratios to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 students voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. How many more votes did John get than Will?

John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 young scholars voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. How many votes did each get? Aligns with 6.RP.A.

Citizens, Not Spectators is a voter education program whose goal of the program is to increase the voting rate among young Americans by demystifying the voting process. The lessons familiarize students with the process and the duty of...

One of the greatest rights of the American People is the right to vote for the candidate of their choice. Take a look at how this process works at this resource. Information is provided on Election Day, Voting, Election of the President,...

Although his presidency was cut short, JFK had an immense impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Use this interactive timeline to delve into the equality issues plaguing out nation and how Kennedy addressed these concerns. By clicking on...

The outcome of the popular vote for president in 1896 was close. Read about the electoral votes, see maps showing the popular vote for McKinley and Bryan, and follow the chart that shows the votes for all those running for president....

See a map of the states which supported Franklin D. Roosevelt and which supported Wendell Willkie in the election of 1940. You can find a chart with the popular vote and percentage of vote for each candidate.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart compares the voting processes used to elect an American Idol (Popular Votes) versus an American President (Electoral and Popular Votes). Opens up discussion about the reliability and/or...

Fed up with a collapsing economy, Venezuelans have been turning out in huge numbers this week to support a referendum that could potentially end the rule of President Nicolas Maduro and his Socialist Party.