(30 minutes)

OBJECTIVE
Students advocate voting throughout their school and community.

MATERIALS
Materials vary depending on how your students advocate voting.

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• Tell your class that they have the opportunity to be spokespeople for Kids Voting USA. Inform them that they will be able to share their knowledge about voting and democracy with the school.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Ask, What messages do you want to share with the rest of the school? How can you share your passion for voting and democracy with other students? How can you influence other people to vote?
• Students may come up with their own messages as well as how to disseminate them, but you can mention these ideas as a start:
    -Make posters that celebrate democracy.
    -Make signs to encourage classes and students to participate in the election.
    -Bring in daily information for an election bulletin board.
    -Visit classrooms encouraging students to vote.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• What was the message you communicated to the school? How did you communicate this message (signs, posters, etc.)?
• Was it hard to convince people to vote? If yes, what made it so hard?
• How were you best able to communicate your message to the other students? Do you think you were effective in sharing your message?

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