Election Day*
written by Patricia J. Murphy

Through pictures and simple terminology, students learn about the voting process and how important the process is for providing an opportunity for involvement in our government.

Activity Ideas

• Create ballots and a ballot box for the election. Tally the class’s election results in MS Excel™ using a tabulation formula so students can see the results change as the votes are entered.
• Web Resources:
  • Ballot Box example
  • Activities for Election
  • Make Excel Chart Wizard Tutorial

Additional Resources

• Duck for President by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004)
• Donkey and the Elephant
• Stars and Stripes
• Hot chalk Polling Activity
• Education World “Your Vote Counts” Lesson

*Election Day by Patricia J. Murphy (Children's Press, 2002)

Primary literature link for grades K-2:
100th Day Worries (Counting) Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books (Lincoln) Abe Lincoln Remembers (Lincoln) Abe Lincoln's Hat (Lincoln) The Carrot Seed (Plants) Election Day (Election) Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia (Family) Giraffes Can’t Dance (Dancing) Hurty Feelings (Feelings/Emotions) I Pledge Allegiance (Community) I.Q. Goes to the Library (Research) If I Were President (Elections) If You Give a Pig a Party In My Family/En mi Familia (Family) In the Blink of an Eye (Life Science) It is the Wind (Weather) It's OK to Be Different (Diversity) Just Like Home/Como En Mi Tierra (Homes/Community) Marianthe’s Story (Art) Meet the Orchestra (Music) Mercy Watson to the Rescue The Mission of Addition (Addition) Mr. Wiggle Looks for Answers (Research) My Teacher for President (Election) Pigs Will Be Pigs (Measurement & Money) Recycle Every Day!(Environment) Snowy White World to Save (Environment) Touch the Poem (Poetry) Stinky the Bulldog (Diversity) The Upside Down Boy / El Nino de Cabeza (Being Different) The Water Hole (Environment) The Whole Human Race (Diversity) When Marion Copied (Research) Whoever You Are(Culture Diversity)		6+1 Traits® Writing Ideas ideas and content organization word choice voice sentence fluency conventions presentation Project Based Learning: The Zoo The following are possible ideas or activities to use: Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True! If I Ran the Zoo Zoo

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