Voting & Elections Lesson: How an Election Works, Grades 4-6

How does an election actually work, from signing up to the final count? This lesson begins with a class vote by raised hands while everyone watches. Students spot what could go wrong, and that leads straight to the secret ballot.

What's inside

• 17 slides, with speaker notes on all 17
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student reading, 1 page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages (lesson plan, reading, worksheet and answer key together)

Answer key included

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