Voting Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterAugust 26, 2008


History

On this day in 1920, the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote was ratified.

Writing Prompt

In your opinion, what are the most important qualities that a person running for President of the United States should have?

Vocabulary

Define each of the words below:
Election Vocabulary
1. President
2. Election
3. Ballot
4. Campaign
5. Candidate
6. Convention
7. Caucus
8. Oath
9. Primary
10. Citizen
11. Incumbent
12. Term

Reading

Learn more about electing the US President here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_election.pdf

Math

Presidents at Inauguration Graph: How Old Were They? Find out here: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2089.shtml


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