This blog entry is dedicated to sharing ideas on how to incorporate this year's election in your classrooms. Post your comments here with ideas for the different subject areas. For example, LA can focus on persuasive techniques in campaign ads, SS can discuss candidates' platforms and how different programs could affect the state/country/world. Science can identify the candidates' take on the environment. P.E. can analyze each candidate's approach to solving national health issues. You get the idea. Post your ideas/resources for your subject area and any others here!
7 Comments
Erica
9/2/2008 10:57:37 pm
With the election being on everyone's mind, I would love ideas! I had previously thought about using the election statistics as a discussion point with my kids...what does that statistic really mean?
Doretha
9/3/2008 10:34:25 am
In science I think we could look at graphing how the candidates are doing in each /area/state/nationally. Survey the school for who they will vote for and have students make predictions and then check out the results. we could compare boy and girl results. I am so glad I remembered how to do this blogging thing. There is good information when you blog. I also want to personally say thank you to you and Debby for stepping in
Cara
9/4/2008 11:41:26 am
EduHound's recent newsletter focuses on elections: http://www.eduhound.com/cttarchives/090408ctt.cfm
Cara
9/10/2008 05:20:38 am
Both presidential candidates wrote exclusive essays for the new issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine, outlining how young people can shape this election and our world.
Sherry Elvington
9/21/2008 04:44:08 am
As a part of Constitution Day, this past week, my students and I began class with a prior knowledge of assessment of the various powers of the presidency. I made several statements like: You must be born in the United States to be elected president; and, The citizens of the U.S. elect the President. If the students agreed with the statement they went to one side of the room and if they disagreed they went to the other side of the room. I then used my mimio and pulled up Article II of the Constitution that describes the powers of the presidency. Students and I highlighted the passages that addressed the statements and we discussed the electoral college, and other points of interests raised by the students as we reviewed Article II.
Cara
9/23/2008 12:25:30 am
Thanks, Doug, for this fantastic website that features each candidate's platform on major issues in an engaging way:
Doug
10/28/2008 04:28:12 am
Social Studies teachers will be having students elect candidates on the Kids Voting election ballot they have created. Check out www.kidsvoting.org/cabarrus Leave a Reply. | AuthorsCara Wolford ArchivesJune 2010 Categories |
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