Provide grades 3-5 students with a clear understanding of government and politics while teaching the voting process and democracy concepts. Teachers will appreciate the flexible lesson plans, extension activities, and interactive opportunities that integrate key literacy skills with important social studies content. Students will explore the connections between national, state, and local elections and develop their critical-thinking skills and overall knowledge of the election process through engaging activities that include:

• Analyzing and evaluating primary sources
• Participation in a mock election
• Solving engaging mazes and puzzles
• Making connections between paired fiction and nonfiction texts