I stayed off the Internet. I forgot that I had a husband. I ignored my PT’s warnings that sitting too long at the computer is not good for me. I didn’t take the mound of dry cleaning in (AGAIN . . . sigh). And, I don’t remember if I ate breakfast or lunch yesterday. However,

I stayed off the Internet. I forgot that I had a husband. I ignored my PT’s warnings that sitting too long at the computer is not good for me. I didn’t take the mound of dry cleaning in (AGAIN . . . sigh). And, I don’t remember if I ate breakfast or lunch yesterday. However,

I stayed off the Internet. I forgot that I had a husband. I ignored my PT’s warnings that sitting too long at the computer is not good for me. I didn’t take the mound of dry cleaning in (AGAIN . . . sigh). And, I don’t remember if I ate breakfast or lunch yesterday. However,

I stayed off the Internet. I forgot that I had a husband. I ignored my PT’s warnings that sitting too long at the computer is not good for me. I didn’t take the mound of dry cleaning in (AGAIN . . . sigh). And, I don’t remember if I ate breakfast or lunch yesterday. However,

I've used both of these activities every year and they have always been a hit - especially on an election year! The two products in this bundle are tried and true with 7th and 8th grade students. What is the Electoral College - PowerPoint and Partner Activity I have used this Electoral College activity over and over throughout my two decades in the classroom, and it has always been a hit; especially on an election year! You are provided with a fully-editable, and detailed, 46-slide PowerPoint that explains how the Electoral College works, the potential flaws of the system, a student note sheet, and a reflection sheet where students write a minimum 100-word explanation on whether or not the Electoral College is a good system or not for electing a president. Note: I used the Ink Free font in the PowerPoint and MS Word. You can change the font to whatever you'd like since it is fully-editable, or if you don't have the Ink Free font for some reason. The activity is the best part! Students are partnered up and given a competition packet, a pair of dice, and some colored pencils to take part in an Electoral College simulation where they understand how important winning the Popular Vote is to get the Electoral Votes of each state. You will hear a lot of yelps when students win California as well as the moans of the students who didn't! The kids always have fun playing this and you'll be surprised how even your must reluctant learners will willingly participate . I hope you and your students have as much fun with this activity as my students and I have had over the years. A fun touch at the end is to take a photograph of the winners with the Presidential Seal along with the defeated (see preview). You could also put up a bulletin board titled "Future Presidents??" or "I Made it to 270 First!" Choosing a President with Mystery Candidates Presidential Election/Voting. I have so much fun with this activity every year so I hope you will too! When I teach about the election process I use this activity to demonstrate with students that you really need to know more about a candidate than just the surface level of information. Included in this activity are 10 "Mystery Candidates" that only have a brief description about them including their age, education, and career information. No picture is provided for the students and they are all real people throughout history including: The Mystery Candidates Are: George Washington, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, Marie Curie, Bernie Sanders, Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Thomas Jefferson. Students write an explanation in the box explaining why the characteristics of each candidate would be a strength or a weakness. Like I mentioned, this is a lot of fun and it really gets the kids excited to see if their candidate wins! Included in this resource are a copy of the packet of candidates with the age, education, and work experience of each candidate, a PowerPoint to use for students to discuss strengths and weaknesses before the mystery candidate's picture is revealed, and a ranking of presidential characteristics survey for students. It is fun to tally the scores of the candidates as well as the presidential characteristics survey so students can see what it would be like if their class actually got to vote. They can see what is most important to kids their age in regard to the characteristics of a president as well as who won based on the information provided for each candidate. Here's a few other products you might like... Presidents' Day, USA - Latitude & Longitude Elect a President with Mystery Candidates! Presidents of the United States - The "EYES" Have It! Presidents of the United States - Word Wall For a GREAT classroom management tool check out my BEST-SELLER! Student Conferencing "Deli-Style" CHECK OUT THE REST OF MY BUNDLES TO SAVE MONEY!! Connect with Surviving Social Studies... Be sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the ‘Follow Me’ next to my logo to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales. Follow me on Pinterest Follow me on Instagram Follow me on www.survivingsocialstudies.com Thanks for stopping by! Surviving Social Studies Terms of Use: Copyright ©Surviving Social Studies. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.

Need a quick math activity for either President's Day or the Presidential Inauguration Day? This packet contains: 2 math pages where students solve problems to learn facts about Inauguration Day (one for grades 4-5 and one for grades 5-6) 2 math pages where students solve problems to spell out a statement about President's Day (one for grades 4-5 and one for grades 5-6) 1 page that involves solving math problems while coloring 1 page that uses fractions knowledge to spell out President's Day words 1 page that uses fractions knowledge to spell out Inauguration Day words Pages labeled with a I (like President's Day I) have math problems appropriate for Grades 4-5. Pages labeled with a II (like President's Day II) have math problems appropriate for Grades 5-6. Choose the page that is best for your students! --------->>>This activity is part of my Holiday/Seasonal Math Bundle!!! ------------------------------------------------- ❖ Goodness, gracious! More Grade5Greatness! ❖ Grade5Greatness Blog Grade5Greatness on Instagram Grade5Greatness on Pinterest ------------------------------------------------- ❖ An Exciting Math Class! ❖ Math Winner Games! Perfect for winter! In groups students will name a country, design a flag, and compete in math events! State Testing 5th Grade Math Prep Students are campers at "Camp Lottamatha" while practicing math skills needed for state testing!!! Did you know that you can receive credit for your Teachers Pay Teachers future purchases by reviewing this? Also, you can FOLLOW ME by clicking here. This way you can learn about sales and products from my store. Thank you in advance!

I stayed off the Internet. I forgot that I had a husband. I ignored my PT’s warnings that sitting too long at the computer is not good for me. I didn’t take the mound of dry cleaning in (AGAIN . . . sigh). And, I don’t remember if I ate breakfast or lunch yesterday. However,

I stayed off the Internet. I forgot that I had a husband. I ignored my PT’s warnings that sitting too long at the computer is not good for me. I didn’t take the mound of dry cleaning in (AGAIN . . . sigh). And, I don’t remember if I ate breakfast or lunch yesterday. However,

Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day? Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell Ringers Get ready for the 2024 election with your students!! Used in over 2,500 classrooms, this is the most fun your students will have learning about the Electoral College! I have used this Electoral College activity over and over throughout my two decades in the classroom, and it has always been a hit; especially on an election year! [For the Google Drive version click here]. You are provided with a fully-editable, and detailed, 46-slide PowerPoint that explains how the Electoral College works, the potential flaws of the system, a student note sheet, and a reflection sheet where students write a minimum 100-word explanation on whether or not the Electoral College is a good system or not for electing a president. Note: I used the Ink Free font in the PowerPoint and MS Word. You can change the font to whatever you'd like since it is fully-editable, or if you don't have the Ink Free font for some reason. The digital version is also included in this resource - Check it out HERE The activity is the best part! Students are partnered up and given a competition packet, a pair of dice, and some colored pencils to take part in an Electoral College simulation where they understand how important winning the Popular Vote is to get the Electoral Votes of each state. You will hear a lot of yelps when students win California as well as the moans of the students who didn't! The kids always have fun playing this and you'll be surprised how even your must reluctant learners will willingly participate. I hope you and your students have as much fun with this activity as my students and I have had over the years. A fun touch at the end is to take a photograph of the winners with the Presidential Seal along with the defeated (see preview). You could also put up a bulletin board titled "Future Presidents??" or "I Made it to 270 First!" Enjoy! Here's a few other products you might like... Presidents' Day, USA - Latitude & Longitude Elect a President with Mystery Candidates! Presidents of the United States - The "EYES" Have It! Presidents of the United States - Word Wall For a GREAT classroom management tool check out my BEST-SELLER! Student Conferencing "Deli-Style" CHECK OUT THE REST OF MY BUNDLES TO SAVE MONEY!! Connect with Surviving Social Studies... Be sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the ‘Follow Me’ next to my logo to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales. Follow me on Pinterest Follow me on Instagram Follow me on www.survivingsocialstudies.com Thanks for stopping by! Surviving Social Studies Terms of Use: Copyright ©Surviving Social Studies. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.

*UPDATED FOR THE 2020 ELECTION* Election Day is right around the corner! These activities will keep your little voters engaged and motivated! Included is the packet are: What Makes a Good President and If I Were President - Writing Activities Presidential Election Vocabulary Cards Compare/Contrast Teacher to President Venn Diagram (whole class anchor chart and individual recording sheet) The President (can/have/is) Voter Registration Cards Duck for President and My Teacher for President Activity - Campaign Posters - Tally Recording Sheet Trump vs. Biden Ballot and Tally Recording Sheet Voter Pins Presidential Election Spin-a-Graphs - Duck vs. Teacher - Trump vs. Biden - Individual Recording Sheets for each graph Presidential Problem Solving - Two higher-level problem solving activities with ten-frames and manipulatives provided Tally the Votes Game - Students turn over their candidate cards and place that number of unifix cubes on their mat. The student with the highest number of "votes" or cubes wins both cards. The player with the most cards at the end is the winner. White House Roll and Cover Up Please ask any and all questions prior to purchase. This packet is only editable in the event of an error. [email protected]

Electoral College PowerPoint, Notes Sheet, and Activity I have used this Electoral College activity over and over throughout my two decades in the classroom, and it has always been a hit; especially on an election year! You are provided with a fully-editable, and detailed, 46-slide PowerPoint that explains how the Electoral College works, the potential flaws of the system, a student note sheet, and a reflection sheet where students write a minimum 100-word explanation on whether or not the Electoral College is a good system or not for electing a president. Note: I used the Ink Free font in the PowerPoint and MS Word. You can change the font to whatever you'd like since it is fully-editable, or if you don't have the Ink Free font for some reason. The activity is the best part! Students are partnered up and given a competition packet, a pair of dice, and some colored pencils to take part in an Electoral College simulation where they understand how important winning the Popular Vote is to get the Electoral Votes of each state. You will hear a lot of yelps when students win California as well as the moans of the students who didn't! The kids always have fun playing this and you'll be surprised how even your must reluctant learners will willingly participate . I hope you and your students have as much fun with this activity as my students and I have had over the years. A fun touch at the end is to take a photograph of the winners with the Presidential Seal along with the defeated (see preview). You could also put up a bulletin board titled "Future Presidents??" or "I Made it to 270 First!" Election Word Wall During election season there are a lot of vocabulary terms floating around on the news and social media that sound important, but what do they mean? This word wall will help your students understand these terms, and the best part is you can save a ton of time by not having to make this on your own! Here's What's Included: 1 page - "Election Vocabulary" title 100 pages with the following terms (1 per page): 270 to Win, Absentee Voting, Acceptance of Nomination, Affiliation, Ballot, Blue State, Campaign, Canvassing, Caucus, Challenger, Closed Primary, Concede, Concession Speech, Congress, Conservative, Constituency, Convention, Dark Horse Candidate, Debate, Delegate, Democrat, District, DNC, Donkey, Election Day, Electoral College, Electoral Map, Electoral Tie, Electoral Vote, Elephant, Endorsement, Exit Poll, Foreign Policy, Front-Runner, Gerrymandering, Grass Roots, Green Party, Gridlock, Hard Money, Inauguration Day, Incumbent, Independent, Lame Duck, Landslide, Left, Liberal, Libertarian, Mid-Term Election, Moderate, Moderator, Mud-Slinging, Negative Ads, Nomination, Nominee, Open Primary, Platform, Plurality, Political Action Committee, Political Party, Poll, Popular Vote, Precinct, President, Propaganda, Pundit, Quorum, Red State, Registration, Representative, Representative Democracy, Republican, Right, RNC, Running Mate, Run-off Primary, Senator, Soft Money, Sound Bite, Special Interest Groups, Split Ticket, Straight Party Voting, Stump Speech, Suffrage, Super PAC, Super Tuesday, Superdelegate, Swing State, Swing Voters, Swing Votes, Tea Party, Term Limits, Third Party Candidate, Throw Your Hat in the Ring, Town Hall Meeting, Vice-President, Vote, Voter I.D., Voter Turnout, Voting Booth, Write-in Voting Here's a few other products you might like... Presidents' Day, USA - Latitude & Longitude Elect a President with Mystery Candidates! Presidents of the United States - The "EYES" Have It! Presidents of the United States - Word Wall See ALL of my Word Walls! History Word Walls For a GREAT classroom management tool check out one of my BEST-SELLERS! Student Conferencing "Deli-Style" Looking for a bell ringer activity to start class each day? Full Year of Writing Prompts - 180 Bell Ringers Connect with Surviving Social Studies... Be sure to follow my TpT store by clicking on the ‘Follow Me’ next to my logo to receive notifications of new products and upcoming sales. Follow me on Pinterest Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Follow me on www.survivingsocialstudies.com Thanks for stopping by! Surviving Social Studies Terms of Use: Copyright ©Surviving Social Studies. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.

I stayed off the Internet. I forgot that I had a husband. I ignored my PT’s warnings that sitting too long at the computer is not good for me. I didn’t take the mound of dry cleaning in (AGAIN . . . sigh). And, I don’t remember if I ate breakfast or lunch yesterday. However,

I stayed off the Internet. I forgot that I had a husband. I ignored my PT’s warnings that sitting too long at the computer is not good for me. I didn’t take the mound of dry cleaning in (AGAIN . . . sigh). And, I don’t remember if I ate breakfast or lunch yesterday. However,