LESSON PLANS
Students learn who their state and U.S. representatives are, discuss major political issues, and write letters to…
Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…
WORKSHEETS
Ask students questions about the U.S. Representatives in your state, with this worksheet. An outline of a formal…
Use this printable to teach pupils the purpose of the U.S. Constitution. Pupils will also analyse the language and…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students read about the Progressive Movement and "The Age of Reform" in this printable reading warm-up. After reading…
Students read a passage about the federal government and answer questions about the text. This printable reading warm-up…
Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in reaction to the bicycle helmet safety issue. This is an…
GAMES AND APPS
Your students will really enjoy completing this activity which involves turning the review of the functions of the…
In this reading warm-up, students read a short biography on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and answer reading comprehension…
Print out and give pupils this writing activity to teach them more about World War I, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, and…
Enrich student's understanding of Teddy Roosevelt's life and career with this discussion guide to a biography about the…
This election vocabulary will help teaching students about the U.S. Government.
Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.
Introduce middle school students to the courts, the legal system, and the anatomy of a criminal trial through Theodore…
This worksheet presents many of the arguments in favor of and against Australia's compulsory voting policy. It asks…
Use these bingo cards to play Bingo, after learning election vocabulary.
This printable warm-up includes a nonfiction reading passage and comprehension questions on the War of 1812. Use this…
Play bingo with election vocabulary to have fun and assess your students' knowledge of the words. This is a great game…
ASSESSMENT
The answer key for the State Offices Matching Quiz.
REFERENCE
Read about Julia Ward Howe -- an American suffrage leader.
An article explaining the 2000 census, and the changes in U.S. Representative apportionment.
The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Born: Aug. 4, 1961 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. made history in June 2008, when he became…
Introduce young students to the work of Nobel prize-winning writer Toni Morrison in Remember, a narrated pictorial…
