Election Day Activites

Election season is here, and this one in particular will be getting a lot of attention in the media. Help your young learners understand the process by using great literature selections to help as you plan a thematic election unit.

To get you in the mood for thematic planning, check out our podcast interview with Mary Parry, author of Sadie McGrady, episode #24.

We want to make your planning a breeze!

We have for you a great cross-curricular packet that will not only offer students great academic skills practice, but also provides much more.

Contents include:

Literacy Activities

A Call From Mr. President: Alphabet Letter Fluency

Race to the Capital: Identifying Alphabet Letters and Sounds or Reading CVC Words

Washington and Lincoln: Reading and Matching Sight Words

Bear Country Voters: Writing Alphabet Letters

Patriotic Sounds: Isolating the Beginning Sounds in Words

Flags: Rhyming

The Flag: Sentence Tracing

Math Activities

Campaign Buttons: Ordering Numbers 0-12

Red, White, and Blue Party: Counting (or Adding) Objects

The Donkey and the Elephant: Comparing Numbers

Counting Stars: Counting Objects to Match a Given Number

Design a Flag: Recognizing Shapes Regardless of Orientation

Art Projects

Patriotic Art

Flag Construct

Social Studies

Let’s Vote

Campaign Buttons

Campaign Signs

Writing

Who Will Be Our President

If I Am President

Election Word Wall

Class Book: The Election

Guided Reading Books

The Flag

The Election

Songs/Fingerplays

The Three Little Colors

Washington and Lincoln

Mr. President

Presidents Day/Election Thematic Unit

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Product Description

President's Day or Presidential Election Thematic Unit.

Your classroom or homeschool students will love this President's Day or Presidential Election Thematic Unit. Enjoy teaching young children about Mr. President while practicing academic skills that are strategically linked to Core Standards.

Contents Include

Literacy Activities