Introduce your child to the United States presidential elections process through hands-on activities! This Lap-Pak will take your child briefly through the establishment of the country’s government, and through the various aspects of a presidential campaign and how a U.S. president is chosen. See below for details, photos, and step-by-step tutorial! • Suggested grades: 3-8 • Mac & PC Compatible • ISBN: 9780991367856 • All Text, Masters, Directions, and Photos Provided (Supplies Not Included) • Related Projects of Interest: ALC-1068: U.S. Presidents Project-Pak Photos Details Reviews Sample Scope/Seq Video U. S. Elections takes you through the election process with reading material and hands-on projects that will reinforce lessons, as well as introduce you to new information. Included are 21 lap booking projects that incorporate creative writing, coloring and drawing, research, and more! The reading text comes in two formats to print, resulting in full-size pages of text for a binder, or a 24-page booklet to store with the lap book. Also provided is the text on audio, so your child can read along with the narrator or work on projects while listening! Beautifully detailed masters are provided for all printable projects! Step-by-step illustrated directions contain printing and assembly instructions for the text booklet, each project, and the lap book assembly. The menu also contains photos to aid you in viewing the finished projects. Should you wish to embellish the study with additional reading, a list of additional suggested resources is offered as well. LAP-PAK ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Definition of “Election” Different Forms of Government The American Experiment The Three Branches of Government Suffrage Who Do We Vote For? Terms of Office A “Handful” of Political Parties Caucuses & Primaries National Conventions The Presidential Campaign: Platform The Presidential Campaign: Stump Speaking The Presidential Campaign: Media — News Source The Presidential Campaign: Campaign Advertising — Spreading the Word! Raising Money Statistics Election Day The Electoral College Inauguration Day The Electoral Race! The “Vocabinet” I LOVE projects and since I’ve allowed my project-love to spill over into our homeschooling, I couldn’t resist a review of the lapbook projects available from Home School in the Woods. We recently reviewed HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections and I’m thrilled to bring you our results, starting with this video of my sweet students’ final reflection presentation… - Anitra Elmore at The Mama Zone blog ...Read the full review at: http://themamazone.com/hands-on-history-activities/ This has been an exciting and sometimes stressful year for my family. While it's just started, the news of the upcoming elections has led to many questions from my kids. In an attempt to answer some of them, we've looked to homeschool curriculum to guide us in teaching things from a perspective that shares our family's values. We recently reviewed the History Through the Ages Hands-On Lap Pak: U.S. Elections download from Home School in the Woods, and it has been a big help in our mission to inform our kids on our government and election process… - Linsey Knerl at Lille Punkin blog ...Read the full http://www.lillepunkin.com/2016/02/review-of-home-school-in-woods-history.html Home School in the Woods has long been a favorite for our family when it comes to history. This year is election year and was the perfect time to review HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections. We downloaded our product and set to work to help my 5th and 8th grader learn a bit about the election process and have a fun while doing it… - Melanie at A Year of Jubilee Reviews blog ...Read the full http://www.jubileereviews.com/2016/02/us-elections-from-home-school-in-woods.html I'm super excited about this one!! HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections from Home School in the Woods is perfectly timed to help you and your students understand the crucial times we are living in... it's a PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR! …From the definition of "election", learning the the history of our representative government and every step along the campaign trail, this lap book is the BEST comprehensive study on our US election process I have ever found! … - Renita at Mom of Many blog ...Read the full review at: http://momofmanybentzs.blogspot.com/2016/02/history-through-ages-hands-on-history.html Click below to download a sample of the narration "HANDS-ON HISTORY LAP-PAK: U.S. ELECTIONS" NARRATION SAMPLE Click below to view the Scope & Sequence "HANDS-ON HISTORY LAP-PAK: U.S. ELECTIONS" SCOPE & SEQUENCE Step-by-Step Tutorial: Product Overview:

Teaching the Presidential election and the election process can be fun and engaging with these tips and ideas for upper elementary.

Your students will love learning about the Presidential Election Process of the United States and the Electoral College with this unbiased interactive packet. The hands-on activities, including notebook foldables, bulletin board, electoral college activity, and more, will help your students learn and understand all about how the U.S. presidential elections work. Newly Updated with the 2024 Electoral College map!! Click the PREVIEW button above to see everything included! Watch the video by clicking the play button above to see all the great components of the digital version of this resource! Click here and SAVE 20% by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle. This resource includes both a printable version AND a digital version. The digital version is on Google Slides and is perfect for distance learning, independent work, centers, and more! This unit does NOT focus on any specific presidential candidate. It presents the election process and explains how the electoral college works in an unbiased way. This high-interest, engaging packet has 6 components: Informational Reading Passage & Questions Interactive Notebook Foldables: Flaps and information boxes for showing the Road to the White House. Includes Primary Elections and Caucuses, National Conventions, The Campaign, Election Day, The Electoral College, and Inauguration Day. Great for interactive notebooks! Electoral College Interactive Notebook Activity: Students work in small groups or independently to use an electoral vote map to see which candidate wins an election. Guaranteed to help students have a better understanding of electoral votes. Information Guides: These resources are good for building background knowledge and providing help with note-taking. Guides for Electoral College and Road to the White House are included. Electoral College Worksheet and If I Were President Activity Sheet: Students further explore the electoral college with this worksheet. Answer key provided. Use the fun "If I Were President" printable to let students think about actions they would take as President. These are perfect for displaying on this units' bulletin board! Large Bulletin Board Set: Use these pages for a bulletin board to create an informative display about the Road to the White House. Includes bulletin board header, pennant banner, and photo directions. Add the students' "If I Were President" pages for a great display! The packet also includes a teacher-direction sheet with photo examples of the projects in use in the classroom. It is very clear and easy-to-use; basically just print and go! My students love these activities; I think yours will, too! You may also be interested in these other Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units: Maps, Continents, and Landforms Explorers of the World Road to the Revolutionary War The Revolutionary War The 13 Colonies (Geography) Colonial America - Daily Life Colonial America - Jobs and Trades Lewis and Clark Expedition The Oregon Trail The Gold Rush The Civil War - Events Leading to the War The Civil War The U.S. Constitution 3 Branches of U.S. Government Elections and the Voting Process Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TPT purchases. I love that feedback! Also, FOLLOW ME and be notified when new products are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted. It pays to follow me! As always, please contact me with any questions! Thank you so much, Shelly Rees

Using unit studies + notebooking to teach your homeschool students about the elections process.

Introduce your child to the United States presidential elections process through hands-on activities! This Lap-Pak will take your child briefly through the establishment of the country’s government, and through the various aspects of a presidential campaign and how a U.S. president is chosen. See below for details, photos, and step-by-step tutorial! • Suggested grades: 3-8 • Mac & PC Compatible • ISBN: 9780991367856 • All Text, Masters, Directions, and Photos Provided (Supplies Not Included) • Related Projects of Interest: ALC-1068: U.S. Presidents Project-Pak Photos Details Reviews Sample Scope/Seq Video U. S. Elections takes you through the election process with reading material and hands-on projects that will reinforce lessons, as well as introduce you to new information. Included are 21 lap booking projects that incorporate creative writing, coloring and drawing, research, and more! The reading text comes in two formats to print, resulting in full-size pages of text for a binder, or a 24-page booklet to store with the lap book. Also provided is the text on audio, so your child can read along with the narrator or work on projects while listening! Beautifully detailed masters are provided for all printable projects! Step-by-step illustrated directions contain printing and assembly instructions for the text booklet, each project, and the lap book assembly. The menu also contains photos to aid you in viewing the finished projects. Should you wish to embellish the study with additional reading, a list of additional suggested resources is offered as well. LAP-PAK ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Definition of “Election” Different Forms of Government The American Experiment The Three Branches of Government Suffrage Who Do We Vote For? Terms of Office A “Handful” of Political Parties Caucuses & Primaries National Conventions The Presidential Campaign: Platform The Presidential Campaign: Stump Speaking The Presidential Campaign: Media — News Source The Presidential Campaign: Campaign Advertising — Spreading the Word! Raising Money Statistics Election Day The Electoral College Inauguration Day The Electoral Race! The “Vocabinet” I LOVE projects and since I’ve allowed my project-love to spill over into our homeschooling, I couldn’t resist a review of the lapbook projects available from Home School in the Woods. We recently reviewed HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections and I’m thrilled to bring you our results, starting with this video of my sweet students’ final reflection presentation… - Anitra Elmore at The Mama Zone blog ...Read the full review at: http://themamazone.com/hands-on-history-activities/ This has been an exciting and sometimes stressful year for my family. While it's just started, the news of the upcoming elections has led to many questions from my kids. In an attempt to answer some of them, we've looked to homeschool curriculum to guide us in teaching things from a perspective that shares our family's values. We recently reviewed the History Through the Ages Hands-On Lap Pak: U.S. Elections download from Home School in the Woods, and it has been a big help in our mission to inform our kids on our government and election process… - Linsey Knerl at Lille Punkin blog ...Read the full http://www.lillepunkin.com/2016/02/review-of-home-school-in-woods-history.html Home School in the Woods has long been a favorite for our family when it comes to history. This year is election year and was the perfect time to review HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections. We downloaded our product and set to work to help my 5th and 8th grader learn a bit about the election process and have a fun while doing it… - Melanie at A Year of Jubilee Reviews blog ...Read the full http://www.jubileereviews.com/2016/02/us-elections-from-home-school-in-woods.html I'm super excited about this one!! HISTORY Through the Ages Hands-on History Lap-Pak: U.S. Elections from Home School in the Woods is perfectly timed to help you and your students understand the crucial times we are living in... it's a PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR! …From the definition of "election", learning the the history of our representative government and every step along the campaign trail, this lap book is the BEST comprehensive study on our US election process I have ever found! … - Renita at Mom of Many blog ...Read the full review at: http://momofmanybentzs.blogspot.com/2016/02/history-through-ages-hands-on-history.html Click below to download a sample of the narration "HANDS-ON HISTORY LAP-PAK: U.S. ELECTIONS" NARRATION SAMPLE Click below to view the Scope & Sequence "HANDS-ON HISTORY LAP-PAK: U.S. ELECTIONS" SCOPE & SEQUENCE Step-by-Step Tutorial: Product Overview:

We spent the week learning about the voting process and differentiating facts from opinions. This hands on lesson helped the students forms their own opinions on who they think should be the next president. Read the following books to the students (If you don't have access to them all their are many online copies on youtube): -Duck for President -Grace for President -My Teacher for President Then, have the students create their own voting registration card and form opinions on who they think should be the president. Have them campaign by creating a poster and giving speeches! Conclude by having a class vote!

Give your students a unique interactive, multimedia experience for learning about the Presidential Election. The simple teacher prep and the easy-to-navigate digital LINKtivity learning guide are perfect for any upper elementary classroom (even great for substitute days)! Your students will love this self-paced, student-controlled digital activity that allows them to discover election history, the electoral processBut - instead of it being presented in a bland way, students will enjoy video, audio, fun graphics, and more to capture (and keep!) their attention! A complete multimedia EDU-venture! Students will especially love the I-SPY game to sport simple machines in real-world scenarios! The digital LINKtivity® is designed with diverse learners in mind and uses simple, user-friendly navigation features and even provides audio support that reads text to the students -- perfect for struggling readers or English language learners! STUDENT WILL LEARN: Election History 1789: First Presidential Election of George Washington 1870: 15th Amendment (African American suffrage) 1920: 19th Amendment (Women's suffrage) 1924: The Indian Citizen Act (Native American suffrage) 1965: Voting Rights Act Today - How elections and voting works today The requirement for becoming President Political Parties (Democrat and Republican) The Electoral Process Primaries & Caucuses National Conventions Campaigning and Debating General Election & The Electoral College Inauguration Ceremony Main Responsibilities of the President While using the digital learning guide students will complete a flipbook (printable or digital) to highlight the information that they learned in the guide. To view the LINKtivity®, you will only need access to the internet (no fancy software or programs needed!) The LINKtivity can be used as a whole class by projecting the digital guide on a SMARTBoard or white board, in small groups gathered around a single device or even as individuals by using personal tablets, iPads, chrome books...etc. HERE'S WHAT IS INCLUDED: A user-friendly teacher guide with all links and downloads accessible directly from the guide. An easy-to-use LINKtivity® Interactive Learning Guide (accessible in any internet browser) A student flipbook (printable & digital versions available!) to authentically showcase learning An answer key A kid-friendly rubric for student guidance and easy assessment WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING: LINKtivities are a unique 21st century learning tool that will engage your learners and leave them wanting more! Sharon R. says... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love all things Linktivity! This was a great resource to teach about the election. My students liked that they could complete at their own pace. Alexis L. says... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved this resource! Beautifully made and highly engaging! I particularly liked how inclusive and culturally sensitive the timeline was! Great job!!!! Karen Y. says... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My students were extremely engaged in this slide deck. I wanted to discuss the elections without taking about the candidates. The information provided, written and embedded videos were excellent resources. Thank you for taking the time to put together an excellent resource. ---------------------------------------------------------- New to LINKtivities? LEARN MORE HERE Already LOVE LINKtivities? Join the LINKtivity® Learning Membership! CLICK HERE to learn more! ----------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © The Classroom Nook. All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Introduce your children to the U.S. presidential election process with hands-on activities, great books, and a free unit study.

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