Tools for the Classroom
Curriculum/Educators Guide*:
The Kids Voting USA Classroom Activities pages are full of valuable resources that will make civic learning meaningful and fun for your students while helping you meet your classroom goals.
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Classroom Tools
Link for GETTING READY FOR ELECTION DAY and ORGANIZING THE PROGRAM
Document |
Description/Purpose |
Who Uses It? |
When? |
Why? |
| 2012 Ballot PDF | Official 2012 Kids Voting Ballot | Students | 2012 Election | |
How to borrow a real voting machine |
procedures to make a request to borrow a real voting machine from the Bucks County Board of Elections |
teachers, principals, district coordinators |
anytime during the school year |
give students an authentic expereince operating a real voting machine. Ballot can be customized. |
Election Resources Web Link: 2012 Primary Candidates and Schedule
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Link to Kids Voting USA website. This is a listing of the candidates in the 2011 Republican Primary race, and the state by state schedule. |
Teachers |
Spring |
These are great discussion items to supplement KV Lessons |
Election Resources Web Link: General Web Resources for the 2012 Election
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Link to Kids Voting USA website. This is a selection of very good websites providing informatin about the 2012 election. |
Teachers |
Spring/Fall |
These are great discussion items to supplement KV Lessons |
Sample Debate Questions
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A number of questions used by the League of Women Voters in actual 2010 debates. |
Teachers |
Spring/Fall |
These are great discussion items to supplement KV Lessons |
Constitution Day Resources
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list of live links to a variety of inastructional resources about Civics and the U.S. Constitution |
Teachers |
anytime during the school year |
easy index of instructional resources with immediate links |
A list of favorite KV lessons organized by grade level groupings |
District Coordinator |
Spring/Fall of Kids Voting year |
To help teachers pick lessons from all KV lessons |
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PA Civics and Government Standards supported by Kids Voting Curriculum – grades K-12 |
Social Studies Coordinator |
Teachers use when teaching KV lessons |
To reinforce that KV lessons are resource for addressing state standards; to connect KV lessons to social studies standards for lesson planning purposes |
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Short document to reinforce that KV lessons are not intended to be extra burden but a resource to enhance instruction |
Social Studies Coordinator |
To promote using KV and support that it’s part of the curriculum |
To support using KV lessons |
Other Helpful Websites:
iCivics.org
iCivics prepares young Americans to become knowledgeable, engaged 21st century citizens by creating free and innovative educational materials. Founded in 2009 by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor iCivics has produced 16 educational video games as well as vibrant teaching materials that have been used in classrooms in all 50 states, and offers the nation’s most comprehensive, standards-aligned civics curriculum that is available freely on the Web.
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National Constitution Cener: The National Constitution Center offers new and exciting resources to engage students in the Constitution, current events and civic learning. Through a variety of lesson plans, online learning objects and discussion guide posters, educators can enrich the learning experience of their students both in the classroom and on their next field trip to the Center.
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