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I was looking at different subjects suggested under the Curriculum and Standards for 2nd and 3rd grade and one that stood out was Presidential Elections. I feel like I didn't learn much about the election process or voting until I was quite a bit older. In the classroom I currently work in, we talked briefly about the voting process back in November and did a Cookie Voting Poll and the kids really seemed to enjoy it, so I thought this was an important topic that can be expanded on in fun ways to catch kids attention.

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Students will be able to answer these questions. Why is it important to vote? What are the requirements to be a presidential candidate?

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Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).

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Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally

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Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts: Understanding How Our Country Picks Its President by Syl Sobel J.D.

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Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts: Understanding How Our Country Picks Its President by Syl Sobel J.D.

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Affordances: This book does a great job of breaking down what the election is, comparing it to student government to help kids relate to the information. It also has really interesting illustrations and some fun facts spread throughout

Limitations: This book is pretty wordy despite having less than 50 pages. I think it would serve better to utilize some of the pages and make a presentation or break it down in smaller parts and read it in portions as a hand out rather than students reading it individually.

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Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts: Understanding How Our Country Picks Its President

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Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts: Understanding How Our Country Picks Its President [Sobel J.D., Syl] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts: Understanding How Our Country Picks Its President

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The President of the Jungle by André Rodrigues, Larissa Ribeiro, Paula Desgualdo, and Pedro Markun

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The President of the Jungle by André Rodrigues, Larissa Ribeiro, Paula Desgualdo, and Pedro Markun

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Affordances: This book does a great job of describing the importance of the democratic process and how we can impact our country by voting. The book shows the animals being unhappy with their leadership, deciding to protest, choosing to have an election and shows the candidates campaigning for votes.

Limitations: This book is a very generalized example of the election process. I think this would work great as supplemental material but follow up information is required to expand on the information.

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André Rodrigues (Author), Larissa Ribeiro (Author), Paula Desgualdo (Author), Pedro Markun (Author) & 1 more

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Amazon.com: The President of the Jungle: 9781984814746: Rodrigues, André, Ribeiro, Larissa, Desgualdo, Paula, Markun, Pedro: Books

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Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

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https://ktwu.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/election-collection/

The informational section of the website states: "Voting and elections are an essential part of democracy. Keep up with election news, study the history and process of elections, learn about voting rights, and engage in classroom debates with these videos, activities, and lesson plans. Encourage your students to think critically about local and national issues and create media voicing their perspectives and advocating for change."

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Voting and elections are an essential part of democracy. Keep up with election news, study the history and process of elections, learn about voting rights, and engage in classroom debates with these videos, activities, and lesson plans. Encourage your students to think critically about local and national issues and create media voicing their perspectives and advocating for change.

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Interactive Choice Affordances and Limitations

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Interactive Choice Affordances and Limitations

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Affordances: This website has many different resources that go over topics including Civics & Democracy, Elections Basics, How Voting Works, Voting Rights, News & Current Issues, Media in Elections, and Civic Participation. These resources range from Videos, Media Galleries, Interactive Lessons and Interactive Maps. These resources could be utilized in many different ways in the classroom. There is also an option to share to Google Classroom if you utilize that in your classroom.

Limitations: The resources could be boring for students. There was a link listed below that said for students Pre-K-2nd Grade called You, Me & Community that featured similar, although more brief, topics and utilized PBS Kids Shows and Media. I would probably utilize that despite it being recommended for 2nd grade, not 3rd. I will link that below as well.

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https://ktwu.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/you-me-community/

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Find resources related to civics & government, geography, economics, and history. All of the resources are available in English. Some are available in Spanish. No student is too young to learn how to become civically engaged This robust collection will help to spark new conversations in your classroom.