Decision 2006 -- November 7, 2006

Websites

By the People: Election 2004 For Kids, Parent and Teachers...

http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/educators.html

The lesson plans listed below are organized by grade level and topic and by extension, the importance of voting in local, state and federal elections. ...

U.S. Presidents on the Internet

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr055.shtml

The presidents have a huge presence on the Internet. Biographical, historical, and political resources abound. Looking for photos, autographs, lists, trivia? It's all there!

Education World®: Special Theme: Primaries, Voting, and Elections

http://www.education-world.com/a_special/election.shtml

Lesson plans, Internet sites, and curriculum ideas will help your students understand the impact of this year's Election.

Lesson Plans for Grades 2-5

http://www.ncmanagers.org/Civic_Ed/elemlessonplans.html

Aimed at students in grades 3 and 4, but adaptable for other grade levels. ... Campaigning and voting. 10. Introducing city and county managers "Manager for

First Gov for Kids

http://www.kids.gov/k_gov.htm

Resource site with a number of links to other government pages for kids.

Kids News Room.com

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/election/election.asp

Questions and answers about the election process

Voting! What’s It All About?

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=396

With an eye on creating a graffiti-wall mural at the end of this cross-curricular unit, students listen to information read aloud from a variety of sources as well as read from fiction and nonfiction books. Students participate in an ongoing exploration of information from current sources including child-oriented Web sites, newspapers, and magazines—all devoted to election and voting information.

Books

America Votes: How Our President is Elected by Linda Granfield

How the US Government Works by Syl Sobel

Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts by Syl Sobel

“Election Related Books for Young People” http://www.cbcbooks.org/pdfs/electionbibliography2004.pdf