This product is for a mini-unit teaching the 2016 Presidential Election. It is a 30 slide PowerPoint Presentation, 9 PDF files, and a four page teacher’s guide. These activities work best to accompany the book, “If I Ran for President” by, Catherine Stier, illustrator, Lynne Avril, but individual activities could be used on their own. Most activities are designed for second graders through fifth grade as well. The math and writing activities would be more appropriate for third through fifth grade. There is one writing activity (2 page PDF), two math activities (2 one-page PDFs), two science activities (2 one-page PDFs), two sets of reading comprehension quesitons and two social studies activities (1 three-page and 1 four-page PDF). Products are in a ZIP file. “If I Ran for President” is a Lexile level 910, approximately a guided reading level S. The book is appropriate for grades 2-5. There is a 15 multiple choice reading comprehension assessment included (4 page PDF). Also included are 20 reading comprehension questions for "My Teacher for President" by Kay Winters. This is a guided reading level J. There are 10 "right-there" questions and 10 inferential questions. Some additional materials would be required to complete the unit in its entirety: a copy(s) of the books, internet and printing access, classroom projector, paper and glue, calculators, and corn cobs. The Unit Activities – Social Studies Activities: 1. Make the Candidates 2. The Campaign Trail: An Interactive Sorting Activity Science Activities: 1. The Great Science Debate 2. Crunch with the Corn Farmers Math Activities: 1. Facts and Statistics about Mount Rushmore 2. Calculating Percentages **answer are included Writing Activity: Writing an Interview Turning an Interview into an Article Reading Comprehension Assessment: 15 multiple choice questions with answers Reading literature and/or informational text and being able to answer questions based from text is central in today's Common Core Learning Standards. Although the idea of formal testing can be intimidating, there are some benefits in improving measurable reading comprehension. There are even some fun ways to create better readers! Reading Comprehension Questions in Education Island. What skills are being mastered by answering questions? Reading Comprehension: One of the primary standards that needs to be addressed in the 21st century is teaching students to become efficient rigor. Reading comprehension is the foundation in developing literacy. Guided reading levels, or Lexile levels, have been created to meet a student’s individual need and build reading at their appropriate speed. This product is for comprehension questions to assess a student’s understanding of a piece literature at their specific reading level. In addition, by answering the “right there” type of questions, students will need to recall information and use close reading skills to go back into the reading to find the details to answer the question. “Inferential” type of questions require students to read the material, arrive at a response, analyze their response, and draw a conclusion based from this multi-level thinking. Close reading techniques are best to use when reading a piece of text for the first time. Close ( or sometimes Cloze reading) follows three basic steps: Look over the text (book or article). Look at the title, any bold words or heading. Glance at the pictures, charts, graphs, etc. Make a prediction! Read the text. Re-read the text looking for specific details and mastery. Complete the assessment task. Assessment Strategies By answering a variety of questions based from a piece of literature, student’s knowledge in finding answers by using close reading strategies will dramatically increase! How can you use these questions in your classroom? Upload questions into Powerpoint presentations or internet classroom games sites like com, Kahoot.it.com to create interactive classroom games. Print out questions to use as a formal assessment for students when completing the book individually or as a class. Send questions home as reading reinforcement when completing nightly reading assignments. Print out questions and cut into individual pieces for differentiated instruction and use in many different classroom strategies to increase lesson rigor. What are some instructional ideas to implement the use of these questions in my classroom? Jigsaw – this is a strategy where students study chunks of content in expert groups, then teach their content to each other. Divide students into groups of 4-6 people. These are called Jigsaw Groups. Jigsaw works best when you have the same number of students in each team; although this is rarely possible, try to get as close as you can. Divide the questions into equal piles for each group. (If you have 4 students per group, give each student in their Jigsaw Group the SAME five questions). Then, give the students time to read and answer their five questions together. When the class seems finished, give each group the answers to their questions. Have the students discuss how they decided on their answers, where they found the answers, and how they will teach the questions. Next, create new groups where there is one "expert" from each Jigsaw Group. Each Expert Group should have one student from each of the Jigsaw Groups. Distribute ALL the questions to each student. As the new groups go over the questions, each student will have the opportunity to be the "expert". The reason this works: Cooperative learning has been identified as one of the nine instructional methods proven by research to make a significant difference in student performance (Marzano, Pickering & Pollock, 2001) 2. Reciprocal Learning is one of the driving instructional means. These are activities where students coach each other through exercises that apply to the content. There are two types of Reciprocal Learning that could be used. The first is a “Think, Pair, Share” and the second is a “Back to Back and Front to Front”. In a “Think, Pair, Share”, students in pairs or small groups are given a question or topic. Then, they are given time to think about their response. Then, the partners share their thoughts with each other. Finally, they share their responses with the class. In the “Back to Back and Front to Front” method, students stand back to back with a partner. The same procedure is followed. Partners continually change throughout the unit. The reason this works: Students who work in peer partnerships make measurable academic gains, develop more positive attitudes toward subject matter, become less dependent on the teacher, and spend more time on a task when working with a partner than when working independently (King-Sears & Bradley, 1995). 3. Flipped Learning is a strategy where the students complete the traditional instructional work at home and class time is used for reinforcement, clarifying and challenging learners. Students will take home the book and questions. For "homework", the students will read and answer the questions at an individual pace. Students will answer the questions. During the next class period, class time can be used to dig further into the concepts for each question. The text can be reviewed and deeper connections made. With the shift to more learning outside of the classroom, the content moves from playing a “supporting” role to playing a central role. The reason this works: "Class time is now maximized in order to adopt various methods of instruction such as active learning strategies, peer instruction, problem-based learning, or mastery or Socratic methods, depending on grade level and subject matter.” (http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/the-4-pillars-of-flipped-learning-the-keys-to-successful-flipped-instruction/ 2014) 4. Mind's Eye is a fourth strategy which could be implemented, however, it would require additional preparation by the classroom teacher. How it works is that the teacher would choose 10-30 words from the text that evoke strong feelings or images in students' minds. Before starting the lesson, teachers give students a very limited overview of what they are about to read, so they have some content to build on. Read the words slowly and dramatically. Instruct students to create movies in their minds of what they think will happen in the text. As each new word is read, students should try to incorporate it into their mental picture. Students can then draw a picture, write a questions, make a prediction, or describe a feeling the mental picture gives them. Then, students will read the book and compare it with their initial thoughts. The questions will then serve as a formative assessment on the text. The reason this works: The impact of Mind'e Eye is based on the principle of dual coding, the idea that storing information in two ways (through language and images) makes learning stick better. This has been shown to be especially true for reading (Sadoski and Paivio, 2001). I have numerous reading comprehension bundles in my store. Here is a free sample of the quality of my work: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, by Paul Goble. This is a Guided Reading Level N. Here is a link to all the products I currently have available in my store: Reading Comprehension Questions in Education Island. Please follow me at my TpT store: Education Island, to stay current as I have over a hundred book question bundles that I will be publishing in the next six months. I'm working on some larger bundles by Lexile Level that will be available soon. This is a link to literature specific to winter. Stay connected with me: Blog: https://wordpress.com/posts/educationisland.wordpress.com Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/educationisland/ People who have used my products have said: "This question assessment is very well thought out and provides many ideas to incorporate into a Native American unit. Thank you for sharing!" Dana B. "These
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Hey ya'll! I'm a little late getting this post up. My baby girl is now 8 weeks old and she is keeping her mommy on her toes already. When I started this journey 3 years ago I was so eager to get started and share my creations with all of you. My very first post ever was about Election Day. I like to think that I've come a long way since then. While I've been busy with my little one, I have found some time to create and update. My Election Day unit was the very first thing I ever posted in my TPT store and it just got a MAJOR, much needed update. Before, it was just items to create a classroom election. Now it includes not only a class election kit but it also has comprehension, vocabulary and writing activities. Here is a sneak peak of all the new updates. I added some anchor chart headers. Your kiddos can write on post it notes or index cards to show what they've learned. Vocabulary cards were added to help students with those tricky words they need to know. Visuals are included for those pictorial learners. Elections and voting can be such a difficult concept for kids to understand. This election booklet can help teach them about what elections are, how to vote and how they can get involved. They can create this flip book to show what they learned from their comprehension booklet. It includes comprehension, vocabulary and writing practice. As you are discussing elections, talk about what kind of campaigns students their age can get involved in. They can create their own campaign posters and slogans. Everything you need to create a mock election is included too. There are voter registration cards, ballot cards and more. You can grab this entire unit in my TPT store. If you already own the old version, please make sure you redownload to get all the new updates. Want to save this for later? Pin the image below!
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This U.S. Presidents Report and Research Unit is perfect for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying the presidents of the United States. Great for U.S. presidents research and U.S. presidents reports! Everything you need for a successful unit. SCROLL DOWN TO THE PINK TABS TO SEE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND PRODUCT PREVIEW Page Count: 166 | File Type: Adobe Acrobat Reader
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We've counted the votes, and the results are in...This election unit can't be beat! Your students will have so much fun while taking part in interactive election and voting activities! NOTE: This mini unit is a part of our Presidents' Day & Election Day BUNDLE. Purchase the bundle and SAVE!!! Inside this unit, you will find: 1. Recommended Book List 2. Election Journal for Students: Tracking our Next President {with teacher tips} 3. A Letter to Our New Leader Draw & Write 4. Classroom Election Teacher Guide 5. Ballot Box Decorations 6. Voter Registration Cards 7. Student Ballots (class party election & blank ballots) 8. The Results Are In! Tally the Votes Printables 9." I Voted!" Student Printable Bracelets {color & b/w versions} 10. Election Day: Find the Missing Word Perfect for grades K-2nd! For Kindergarten students, some printables may require a more guided instruction approach. First and second grade students will be able to complete printables more independently. Enjoy! ~ Curriculum Castle
If you want a fun voting lesson for kids, use these presidential election activities includes electoral college, ballots & voting stickers!
Whether you celebrate Presidents Day or not, you can use these Presidents Day activities for kids as you study American history in your homeschool.
Learn about elect process and the president of the USA with these FREE printable Voting for Kids reader to prepare for November elections!
Learn about the history of the White House and the presidents who have served in it! Follow the early lives and political careers of the US presidents and see how they came into office, with full-color photographs of campaign memorabilia, family portraits, handwritten letters, mementos, and more. Discover how Abraham Lincoln saved the Union, why teddy bears are named after Theodore Roosevelt, and how Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the nation with the Louisiana Purchase! Eyewitness Presidents looks at key players, political events, and historic moments throughout each president's term. Learn how each commander-in-chief led the United States through war, political turmoil, and times of peace with full-page spreads and easy-to-understand information about America's history. Each revised Eyewitness book retains the stunning artwork and photography from the groundbreaking original series, but the text has been reduced and reworked to speak more clearly to younger readers. Every colorful page features vibrant annotated photographs and the integrated text-and-pictures approach that makes Eyewitnes a perennial favorite of parents, teachers, and school-age kids. 72 pages, paperback. Grades 5-6.
ELECTIONS are just not for "election day" or "President's Day"... This is a week long unit that involves your kiddos in the election process. The unit incorporates literature, math, writing, and social studies. This unit includes: * power point slide presentation * literature * writing * vocabulary * math graphing * week long lesson plans I hope that this unit provides your students with a fun, exciting learning experience. God Bless, ~Mrs. Finn tags: elections, mini unit, election mini-unit, president, president mini-unit, ballots, presidential mini-unit, elections, and voting
What a wonderful year for our country! This Election Day unit is specially designed to get the littlest learners involved and intrigued with the election process. Help your students navigate and comprehend elections with a variety of engaging activities that provides them with first-hand experience. The activities in this Mini Unit include: 1. Pros & Cons Activity- Helps students choose a Candidate 2. Who's your candidate? Activity 3. The Electioncis Coming! Poster- Helps students campaign for their candidate. 4. Campaign Buttons 5. Extra, Extra! Read all about it!- Student created newspaper article about both candidates 6. 4 Different Colorful Ballot Box Decorations 7. 3 Styles of Ballots 8. I Voted! Buttons 9. And the Winner is... Activity- Student Evaluation of election results 10. The People Have Spoken! Newspaper Article 11. The President- Graphic Organizer/Web 12. The President- is, can, has Graphic Organizer
Would you like to be president for one day? This is a great mini-unit in celebrating Presidents' Day. And, it's FREE! As president, you have important duties, make important decisions, and events to attend. In this unit, you need to be familiar with the role as president, have knowledge of important issues, follow a daily schedule, and conduct a news conference. - Where are you from? - I Wonder – Things you wonder about being president - I Would Like to be president – Give reasons why you would like to be president. Convince your students why you would be the best candidate - Duties of the president - Presidential cabinet - Today’s agenda - Important issues - My Favorite president - News conference Please continue to visit my store for more units about our government and Presidents. Presidents' Day Branches of Government Project Based Learning Resources Presidents Day Activities Blog Post ******************************************************************* Customer Tips Earning TPT Credits TpT credits are points, which can be applied to future purchases which will save you money. For every dollar you spend on TpT, you'll earn 1 credit. After you make a purchase, rate, and comment fairly on the product page of your purchased item. You need to do both to earn your credits. I value your feedback so I can create quality products for your classroom. ******************************************************************* If you become a follower, you’ll be the first: - To know about new sales and discounts, - Free products, - And new product launches
Election booklet, PowerPoint, ballots, and tally sheet make up this fun mini-unit. The booklet comes in both black and white and color and can be printed and made into a book for students to keep. Perfect for beginner readers and a great way to learn about voting and elections. The text features woo...
This is a mini-unit to prepare for President's Day. It involves activities to go along with selected literature about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Look for: - Anchor chart templates - Graphic Organizers - 4 printable writing activities - 1 Center Activity with recording sheet I hope this mini-unit will enrich your student's learning about two of our greatest presidents. Download the preview for a free graphic organizer that is included in the mini-unit. Please visit my teaching blog for more freebies and ideas to go along with this and other activities in your classroom! www.tattlingtotheteacher.blogspot.com **Updated with a new Venn Diagram**
Hey ya'll! I'm a little late getting this post up. My baby girl is now 8 weeks old and she is keeping her mommy on her toes already. When I started this journey 3 years ago I was so eager to get started and share my creations with all of you. My very first post ever was about Election Day. I like to think that I've come a long way since then. While I've been busy with my little one, I have found some time to create and update. My Election Day unit was the very first thing I ever posted in my TPT store and it just got a MAJOR, much needed update. Before, it was just items to create a classroom election. Now it includes not only a class election kit but it also has comprehension, vocabulary and writing activities. Here is a sneak peak of all the new updates. I added some anchor chart headers. Your kiddos can write on post it notes or index cards to show what they've learned. Vocabulary cards were added to help students with those tricky words they need to know. Visuals are included for those pictorial learners. Elections and voting can be such a difficult concept for kids to understand. This election booklet can help teach them about what elections are, how to vote and how they can get involved. They can create this flip book to show what they learned from their comprehension booklet. It includes comprehension, vocabulary and writing practice. As you are discussing elections, talk about what kind of campaigns students their age can get involved in. They can create their own campaign posters and slogans. Everything you need to create a mock election is included too. There are voter registration cards, ballot cards and more. You can grab this entire unit in my TPT store. If you already own the old version, please make sure you redownload to get all the new updates. Want to save this for later? Pin the image below!
Happy Halloween! It's Elisabeth from Literacy and Lattes with my first Primary Punchbowl post! Yay! I'm so happy to be blogging here with these fabulous, talented teachers! Here in central Ohio we had trick-or-treat on Thursday night, so today feels a little anticlimactic...BUT how cute are my little Muppets!?! OK - down to business! It's election week and even though this isn't a big one in Ohio, I love teaching my first graders about voting. This is such a fun unit to teach and the premise is simple: Which cookie is best? Oreo or Chocolate Chip? I like to start with the book Vote for Me! by Ben Clanton and talking about commercials, yard signs and ads. These are some of my other favorite voting read alouds that I use throughout the week. To get an idea about advertisements, we watch a commercial for Chips Ahoy and one for Oreo and then taste test the mini version of each cookie. Next the kiddo make a "yard sign" for the cookie of their choice. We hang our yard signs in the hallway to help advertise for the cookie each kiddo wants to win the election. On the first day we also register to vote. The kiddos make their own drivers license to bring to the polling place on voting day and I add each of their names to the Registered Voters list. Then...It's voting day! Just like a "real" polling place, we make sure anyone coming by our door knows it's voting day! When it's time to vote, I try to set up the room so it looks like the places their parents will go to vote. First, the kiddos bring their drivers license to the Voter Check In table and sign in to vote. Once they have their ballot, they vote in our super secret voting booth.... And cast their ballots.... After voting, we use this graph to tally the votes. (Click the image to download the graph freebie!) You can see the whole Cookie Election unit in my TpT store by clicking here. The next day we enjoy the winner cookie! In my class it has almost always been a landslide win for chocolate chip...I'm curious to see how it turns out this year! Happy Halloween and happy voting! :)
Free President’s Day Unit Study and Notebooking Pages
Election Day is just around the corner, and I’ve got some ideas to involve children, yet remain “politically correct.” A week before the election ask children to tell you what they know about the upcoming election. (Try to remain as neutral as possible!) Explain that we are lucky to live in a democracy where every person gets to vote – and every vote matters! Tell the children they must be 18 to register as a voter, but you are going to have a “mock” (pretend) election in your classroom. 1st – Children must register to vote before the election. Let them sign their name on a sheet of paper and fill out a voter registration card. 2nd – Let children help you decorate a voting booth and a ballot box. Remind them about the importance of a “secret ballot” so nobody knows how you voted and nobody can tell you what to do. *A cardboard box set up on a table with one side cut off makes a perfect voting booth. A shoebox or cardboard box with a slit cut in the top will do for the ballot box. 3rd – Prepare a ballot with classroom activities children can vote on. You could have two books, two games, two songs, two art projects, etc. (Picture clues will help younger children with their selection.) Demonstrate how to mark their choice with an "X." 4th – On November 6th (or November 5th if your school is closed Election Day) choose three children at a time to “work” the polls. One child crosses off names on the voter registration sheet. One child stands at the voting booth and hands out ballots. A third child presides over the ballot box. After children have voted, let them make an “I Voted” badge from red, white, and blue paper. 5th – Count the votes and then read the book, sing the song, or play the game that won the most votes. Frequently throughout the year, let children vote on class activities (where either option is acceptable). The one with the most votes is the winner. The majority rules!
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Make it fun for kids to learn about American Presidents in this free, no prep Presidents Day Printable Mini Unit for kids of all ages.
Would you like to be president for a day? In this FREE mini-unit, elementary and middle school students can follow the schedule of the president, learn about the president's cabinet, and more. Writing and websites are included.
Election day was a lot of fun today. We read Duck for President to learn about the voting process. Then just like Duck we made mini campaign posters and paraded around the classroom trying to gain mor
Would you like to be president for a day? In this FREE mini-unit, elementary and middle school students can follow the schedule of the president, learn about the president's cabinet, and more. Writing and websites are included.
I'm pretty sure with all the political posts, ads, commercials, posters, signs, talk, etc. that I should have probably titled this post Check out These Adorable Puppies and Scrumptious Chocolate Cupcakes or something if I truly wanted to catch your attention. :) However, if you're still reading, be sure to check out the new mini unit I just posted on TpT for the upcoming Election Day in November. Our entire school will be taking part in a mock election, so I created this mini unit to help teach and reinforce the voting process, along with staying true to our theme using cross-curricular activities. Click on the picture below to take you to my TpT store! Included in this unit: I Will Vote, Will You? Song (color and black/white) Voting on Election Day Retelling Wheel My Box Book of Election Day I Voted! Headband I Voted! Bracelets/Wristbands Would you like to be the President? Analyzing Class Results Would you like to be the President? Header and Graphing Election Day Spin and Graph Skip Counting by 10's I also have a math freebie available for you! Just click on the picture below to download your copy! I've also started a new Election Day board on Pinterest. Here's a pin that I plan to use. It's a video from Scholastic that is only a little over two minutes long and stays unbiased enough to just present a few facts to students so they can get to know the Presidential candidates before our election. Source: magazines.scholastic.com via Lil' Country on Pinterest
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American President Worksheets for kids to learn about U.S. Presidents of the United States. Includes all 46 from George Washington to Biden.
This presidential unit can't be beat! Your students will have so much fun while learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln! We've included interactive printables and activities that will keep your students engaged while learning about our past presidents. NOTE: This mini unit is a part of our Presidents' Day & Election Day BUNDLE. Purchase the bundle and SAVE!!! Inside this unit, you will find: 1. Recommended Book List 2. Interactive Wheel Craft: Presidential Fun Facts! {for both Washington and Lincoln} 3. Washington and Lincoln: Venn Diagram 4. Presidents' Day Draw & Write 5. Describing George Washington & Abraham Lincoln 6. Writing About George Washington & Abraham Lincoln 7. "What a Wig!" Printable 8. "My Top Hat" Printable 9. "Is It True?": White House Fun Facts Game 10. Presidential Spin and Color {coins} 11. Campaign Poster Perfect for grades K-2nd! For Kindergarten students, some printables may require a more guided instruction approach. First and second grade students will be able to complete printables more independently. Please download our preview for sample pages...Enjoy! ~ Curriculum Castle
This Election Day Packet (mock election) is great for introducing the presidential election and the voting process to young students! These election activities were planned for a kindergarten classroom, but can easily be used in a first grade classroom as well with some supplemental resources. After...
