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Kids Voting USA: K-2 Classroom Activities Unit PlanKids Voting USA: K-2 Classroom Activities Unit Plan
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Kids Voting USA
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K - 2nd
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Social Studies & History
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Year
2005
Unit Plan

Kids Voting USA: K-2 Classroom Activities

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Address both social studies and critical reading skills with a resource dedicated to the voting process, the American democracy, and the ability to evaluate information in order to develop a stance on an issue. Each themed activity set provides four concepts that are taught through instruction, discussion, and hands-on activities.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

voting, democracy, american democracy, civic duty, voting rights, elections, presidential elections, presidential candidates, responsibility, governments

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the different themed plans separately or together

Classroom Considerations

  • Activities incorporate literature connections; be sure to acquire each book before implementing 
  • Plans are adaptable to older elementary grades as well

Pros

  • The 75-page packet includes three themed activity sets with reproducibles, detailed plans, and three table of contents for easy organization
  • Promotes a basic awareness of the rights and responsibilities that citizens of the United States hold

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.K.1.a SL.K.2 SL.1.1.a SL.1.2 SL.2.1.a SL.2.2

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