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Having lived in countries that didn’t hold elections on a regular basis,
or where the elections didn’t really matter, I always stressed to my
students the importance of being informed about the candidates running
for office. I also encouraged them to accompany their parents or
guardians when they went to their polling place to vote. It’s my firm
belief that if teachers can get their students interested in the
political process and help them understand how elections work in this
country, then when they are older they will be more likely to be regular
voters.
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Blog post from MiddleWeb with suggestions for preparing students to watch the debates and questions for post-debate discussions
8 websites recommended by the School Library Journal
A collection of resources for teaching about civics, bias, and immigration issues
Teaching 4th Gr. Civics This Election Year
Teaching 4th Gr. Civics This Election Year
Blog post from MiddleWeb with links to resources about the Constitution, the three branches of government, voting, and more
The Election and the Educator
The Election and the Educator
11 suggestions for teachers on how to appropriately discuss the election with students, by an Edutopia columnist
Description of the Letters to the Next President project, from Teaching Channel
Website where students age 13-18 can submit their own letters (deadline November 8, 2016)
American Presidents Series 2015-16 webinars
Links to webinars profiling 10 presidents
Links to webinars profiling 10 presidents
For more resources about the presidential election that you can use in your classroom, please check out the materials in this month's link up.