Lesson Plans & Activities

"Get Out the Vote!" - Meet the Candidates

• Grade Level:

  Gr. K | Age 6, Gr. 1 | Age 7, Gr. 2 | Age 8, Gr. 3 | Age 9, Gr. 4 | Age 10, Gr. 5 | Age 11, Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15, Gr. 10 | Age 16, Gr. 11 | Age 17, Gr. 12 | Age 18

• Subjects:

  Current Events, History & Social Studies, Government, Politics

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Jul 24, 2012

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Summary:

Ready to “get out the vote?” Using MimioVote assessment is particularly appropriate when teaching about the 2012 elections. The Presidential and Congressional elections are in the news, in the media, and in everyday conversations, so even the youngest students are motivated to learn about them. Teaching about the elections is also a fresh way to cover state and local standards.

In this lesson, students will learn about the 2012 Presidential candidates through a variety of fun and engaging interactive activities . Be sure to download the appropriate grade leveled lesson to suit your classroom needs.

Each lesson is designed to incorporate relevant topics tied to the 2012 Presidential and Congressional election. Lessons in this series were developed to support the “Get Out the Vote” lesson supplement created by Mimio. Download the PDF of this resource here.

Check out the other lessons in this 7 part series, available by selecting the titles below:

Election Vocabulary

Meet the Candidates

Polling

How Does the President Get Elected?

Who Can Vote?

Political Parties and Issues

Deciding Congress

Get Out the Vote PDF Guide

Lessons were created by Lindy George, Paul Gigliotti, and Claire Pavia.

Learn more about how to use the Mimio "Get Out The Vote" lessons in your classroom!

Click on the link below to watch this informative webinar hosted by THE Journal.

2012 Elections: How to Integrate Student Response Systems into Your Classroom

This fascinating webinar discusses ways in which to use MimioVote in your classroom and highlights the Mimio “Get Out the Vote” series for the upcoming presidential election.

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Barack Obama, campaign, congress, democracy, election, Election 2012, interactive, MimioStudio, MimioVote, Mitt Romney, president of the United States, vote

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  • Staff Development

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  Subjects

  • Counseling
  • Education
  • ESL
  • History & Social Studies
  • Mathematics

  • Media Lessons
  • Physical Education & Health
  • Reading & Language Arts
  • Science
  • Staff Development

  • Technology
  • Tools
  • Visual & Performing Arts
  • World Languages

  Grades

  • Pre-K | Age 5
  • Gr. K | Age 6
  • Gr. 1 | Age 7
  • Gr. 2 | Age 8
  • Gr. 3 | Age 9

  • Gr. 4 | Age 10
  • Gr. 5 | Age 11
  • Gr. 6 | Age 12
  • Gr. 7 | Age 13
  • Gr. 8 | Age 14

  • Gr. 9 | Age 15
  • Gr. 10 | Age 16
  • Gr. 11 | Age 17
  • Gr. 12 | Age 18

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