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5th grade elections - voting simulations
Government Simulation
I always dread teaching the branches of government. Understandably students think it is dull and unrelated to their lives, well not anymore! I created this simulation pack to get students up and actively participating in the branches of government. This pack contains the following:Ten Day Lesson Plan that guides you through the entire simulation step by step using all the resources below.Eight Page PDF Presentation provides background information on the branches of government with keywords in re
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3rd - 5th
President Election Campaign Game: iCivics Win the White House Game Reflection
How does a presidential candidate go about campaigning, winning the election, and then becoming the next President? What's with the electoral college anyway? This game has proven to be an excellent way for students to comprehend what a candidate needs to go through in order to become the next President. From taking stances on issues, giving speeches, and traveling to various states, students will take the role of candidate and do their best to win the most electoral votes and become the next Pr
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Civics & US Government Lesson, Activities, Simulations and More: The Bundle
How a Bill Becomes a Law - Government Simulation - Congress (House/Senate) Vote
Let your students EXPERIENCE the important governmental process of drafting, presenting, debating and voting on a bill as it goes through the steps to become a law!Each student will take on a new persona as a REAL congressperson from a state in the USA. They will present their bill and debate bills from other committees, then vote in a congressional meeting! This experience is fun and memorable for students across the USA! Enjoy!Included in this set:Contents:How to Use this ResourceNote taking G
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2nd - 5th
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Election Day Class President Election & Campaign Simulation! Fun & Authentic!
In this Election Day class and student simulation, students learn how to run a presidential campaign, keep track of a budget and campaign expenses, target and win the vote of certain populations, and make campaign decisions to guide their philosophy! The simulation contains six distinct steps that guide students through the campaign and election process. This election simulation begins with students completing a questionnaire to figure out what matters to them and what candidate they will be i
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â American US History Curriculum | Part 1 PLUS American US History Curriculum
Candy Bar Elections
Looking for a mini unit to teach students about the election process? Look no further. . .With candy bar elections, students hold primaries and a general election while persuading their classmates to vote for the best candy in the "Chocolate" or "Chewy" parties.Includes election vocabulary, introduction to the election process, and a rubric for persuasive speech.If you like this, teach your students about the Presidential candidates with our "Election Extravaganza"Please rate this product &
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3rd - 6th
4th Grade Statehood Simulation! (3 Steps to Statehood Activity Set)
Emerge 4th grade students in the 3 step process of statehood with this interactive statehood social studies simulation activity! Students will take turns acting out scenarios from various land areas making up the Northwest Territory in the late 1700’s. Students will use a deductive reasoning recording sheet to determine statehood based on specific requirements met through simulations and determine through an included background information sheet. This activity is directly aligned to the Ohio’
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
Mock Election Project
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. The bundle includes the student directions, teacher directions, campaign manager task chart, presidential elections workbook, sample debate questions, and political party platform graphic organizer. My
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5th - 12th
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Electoral College Lesson & Cookie Election Simulation
Having trouble teaching your students about the electoral college? Look no further! This resource includes a mini lesson and simulation that will help your kids better understand how the electoral college works!Details:Powerpoint Mini-Lesson: The mini-lesson is 8 slides and covers the BASICS of the electoral college. I would say that this lesson is fitting for 3rd-5th grade. The lesson is set up in a Q&A format. Following the lesson, there are 12 slides with review/quiz questions about what
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3rd - 5th
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2024 Presidential Mock Election for Middle/High School (Virtual/Remote/Hybrid)
This resource is a one-stop shop for running a school-wide 2024 mock presidential election. Voting is done digitally so it allows students to vote from anywhere during the allowed voting period. Election can be determined by a popular vote or by a simulated Electoral College.The resource includes:- A customizable Google Form election ballot with instructions- Instructions on running the mock election- Optional Lesson Plan for 2024 Presidential Election with worksheet/answer keyAlso, make sure to
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5th - 12th
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Mock Election Day, Fun Democracy, Civics and Government Role-Play Bundle
This bundle set allows Teachers and Students to enact their very own mock Election process in their own classroom, to help students understand democracy, civics, the importance of voting and that…EVERY VOTE COUNTS!***Check out the reviews on this bundle set. It's a real hit with elementary students and their Teachers!***This mock election bundle gives students an opportunity to better equip them for later in life (when they’re old enough to vote for real themselves) by helping them to learn all
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1st - 6th
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BC Grade 5 Social Studies
The perfect bundle for Grade 5 Social Studies in BC. This covers 2 big ideas from the new Grade 5 Social Studies Curriculum. All activities invoke the curricular competencies of Social Studies because they engage students in critical thinking and inquiry. Big Ideas Covered:Canadian institutions and government reflect the challenge of our regional diversity.Immigration and multiculturalism continue to shape Canadian society and identity.What is included:Immigration Family Stories Project: Studen
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4th - 6th
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Canadian Election Simulation
Do you want to have your students experience what it is like to run a campaign in an election? Then this is the product for you! Get your students ready for the 2019 Federal Election! This simulation has students reflect on the classroom values that are important to them, form political parties and create a classroom mascot to represent those values. Students will have to create their campaign based on their platform. It all ends with a class vote and a winning mascot being chosen! What is incl
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â BC Social Studies MEGA Bundle for Grade 4 & 5
Canadian Government Bundle
If you need to teach your students about Canadian Government this year, then this is the bundle for you! It is everything you need to teach an engaging and hands on Government Unit. It also promotes critical thinking and questioning, two very important skills in the new curriculums that are being written across our country. These are the activities:Canadian Government Unit - this product uses the book 'Who Runs this Country Anyway' as the reading material and the product contains worksheets for
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5th - 7th
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Classroom City: Classroom Government, Economy and Management System
Have you been struggling with finding a management system that works? Have you always been intrigued by the idea of implementing a classroom economy? Have you been searching for a way to make social studies instruction more meaningful and engaging? If so, you've come to the right place! This unit allows students to experience what the real world is like. The students apply for jobs, open bank accounts, move into apartments, earn paychecks and pay bills! The unit also allows your students to lear
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3rd - 6th
Candy Bar Elections
A great way to have students learn how we decide WHO to vote for without getting political. There are three candy bar candidates and students will learn where they stand on the following issues: Nutritional Value, Ingredients, and Overall Appeal. There is a short text on the history of the candy bar, a nutrition slide and a commercial to help students decide which is the best candidate. What if someone is allergic to nuts in your family? Or gluten-free? Maybe that will sway your vote. Or m
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3rd - 5th
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Roles & Responsibilities of Citizens Around the World Fortune/Misfortune
Fortune/Misfortune is one of Bill Perryman’s, author of 7 Steps to a Language Rich Interactive Classroom, “The Games People Play.” This interactive activity allows students to simulate traveling around the world to eight different countries learning about the different roles and responsibilities of citizens. Some students will get lucky on their travels while others will face devastating misfortune!
Included in this activity is numerous critical thinking and thought provoking questions, o
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5th - 12th
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Electoral College Simulation: Fun, Authentic and Engaging
This simulation was designed three years ago for use with my Freshman Government classes, and I've conducted it every semester since.
The activity is designed to provide middle or high school students with a better understanding of how the Electoral College operates. After dividing students into five states, the teacher leads the class through a series of mock Presidential elections, in which the students of each state vote to determine the winner of the state’s electoral votes. The candidate w
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5th - 12th
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Complete Mock Election Guide
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This comprehensive guide will set up your mock election for you!
With step by step instructions to guide you through every step of the process. Major sections include:
Candidate research paper
Preparing to register voters
Student presentations while registering
How to facilitate registration
Preparing candidate speeches
Candidate Cheat Sheet
Wrap Up activities
Setting up election day
Election workers' duties
Post Election Analysis ideas
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While this guide is tailored to
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1st - 12th
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Super Hero Election Unit
Looking for a fun way to teach Elections? Let Super Heroes save the day! This unit is designed with Step-by-Step instructions to help you through the Election process. Each step has a description of the lesson/task. I have also provided helpful information and resources for each step. You can use the unit with one class, a grade level, or an entire school! It can be used with K-5 students. Step by Step directions, resources, and reproducibles are provided for each part of the election process.
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K - 5th
Election Day Activity & Simulation!
I spent almost an hour (not even kidding) looking for a resource to use with my third graders for election day... I wanted them to learn about the process we use to elect leaders, but didn't want to stand in front of them with some huge powerpoint! Eventually, I decided to create my own student-led resource...This activity simulates the election & voting process for students. They are put into different groups (parties) and will work together to be elected as the new classroom teacher!! They
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3rd - 6th
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Constitution Checks and Balances Hands-on Scenario
This lesson is designed to give students a chance to understand how our
government’s checks and balances system works. After years of teaching the
Constitution unit to 7th graders I began to discover that students sometimes have
great difficulty understanding how one branch of government oversees the other
branches of government in order to balance out the power between the 3 of them.
This simulation is meant to provide a hands-on activity for students to work in
groups of 3 and provide checks a
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5th - 8th
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Mock Election Project- Debate Questions
This project is designed to have students participate in a mock election where they learn about the American election process. Students will form political parties, create platforms, deliver speeches, engage in debates, direct political commercials, and become immersed in your classroom election. This resource includes sample debate questions for the class president and vice president debates. This activity is designed to be used alongside other resources that are available as a bundle! The bund
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Mock Election Project
Political Campaign Simulation
This fun and interactive simulation of a political campaign is a great way to engage and broaden a student's understanding of the decision-making that goes into political campaigns.In this simulation, students will act as the campaign manager for a dog, Roxy, and need to help her get the votes she needs to become president! Students will individually choose the candidate's political beliefs, political party, raise money, and spend the money raised on campaign events. All of these decisions will
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5th - 8th
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Valentine King & Queen Persuasive Writing & Activity
Students will learn about the election process, making nominations, running a campaign, secret ballots, and writing persuasive speeches to convince voters who to crown as Valentine King and Queen as class leadership roles. This is usually done two weeks before Valentine's Day to run campaigns and write speeches. On Valentine's Day, they will read their speeches before the voting and then a class king and queen will be honored. There is also a fun craft to create decorative crowns.
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2nd - 5th
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