Election Day Voting Activities on Voter Rights & Behavior - Civics Activities

Dive into voting rights, voter turnout, voter registration, and voting methods in this 7-activity Election Day prep kit.

This kit works great as once-a-week stand-alone lessons or a two-week mini-unit leading to Election Day.

Or save for super easy sub plans any time in your Civics or Government class.

This resource comes in both printable PDF and paperless Google files.

Get this and a bunch more activities in the complete 3-5 week Voting & Elections PBL Unit and make engaged citizens out of your students.

Greatness is honoring and desiring to be a contributing member of one’s representative democracy.

Nothing is more real or urgent than preparing your students to be informed voters, even when they aren't 18 and if it's an "off" year election.

Multiple studies have proven that when teenagers participate in voting, even in a mock election, they are more likely to vote as adults; additionally, their parents have a higher voter turnout in that year's election. Be the cause of this highest form of civic engagement!

This year, let’s leave the way-out-of-date textbook behind and take students straight to the front-page news of today with primary sources, news articles and editorials, data graphs, and official campaign websites to answer the question, "What does it mean to vote in America?"

Included in this Voting Activity Kit:

Overview

• At-a-glance Overview sheet and detailed daily lesson plans for you
• Conceptual note-taking form for students to build their understanding of voting

Student Activities:

• Voting Rights Timeline match-up: work in teams to determine when groups of Americans received the right to vote
• Voting Rights podcast: jot down the fascinating facts about the history of voting rights in America while listening to an engaging Civics 101 podcast
• Voting Requirements: research the rules and deadlines to register to vote and cast a ballot in your state
• Voting Methods Pro/Con: research ways voting is done in America, from mail-in ballots to photo ID requirements to automatic registration
• Voter Turnout graph gallery walk: explore various data graphs on the complex issue of low voter turnout in U.S. elections
• How We Vote podcast: jot down the fascinating facts about Election Day logistics over time in America while listening to an engaging Civics 101 podcast
• Voting Around the World: examine and compare election day photos and voting laws from other nations

What Other Teachers Are Saying About This Kit

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was an engaging way to introduce voting rights and concepts to my government students. Several were surprised that voting rights weren't spelled out in the Constitution, despite us having gone over the Constitution earlier. – Cody

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Easy-to-use supplemental activities for my voting and elections unit. Thank you! – Elizabeth

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This resource is detailed, organized, and thorough. It was exactly what I was looking for in my high school special education classroom. Thank you for all your hard work that went into making this product! – Fellow TPT Seller

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great resource with a lot of activities that sparked meaningful discussions in class. – Tasha

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