ELECTION RESOURCES
Civics is all around us. There is a lot to know about the government and how “We the People” interact with the government and each other. New Civics in Real Life articles are released each week and offer students a one-page wealth of information about current events happening.
DEBATE MATERIALS
With the debate season underway, these guides will allow you and your students to get the most out of the debates.
ELECTION NIGHT
Engage students in the election night action with these teaching tools from C-SPAN Classroom
- 2024 Election Night: What to Expect
- This lesson and resources expose students to election night vocabulary and has them answer video questions in order to better understand the coverage and results
- 2024 Election Night: Viewing Guides and Activities
- Guides: Note-Taking Chart, Victory and Concession Speeches, Network Coverage Comparison
- Activities: Blank Electoral Map, BINGO Cards
LESSON PLANS K-12
The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship provides FREE materials for all Florida civics and government benchmarks. All materials are provided in Word, PDF, and Google format.
For lessons about elections and voting, check out these elementary benchmarks: SS.K.CG.2.2; SS.K.CG.2.4; SS.3.CG.1.2; SS.3.CG.2.2; SS.4.CG.2.2; SS.5.CG.2.2; SS.5.CG.2.3; SS.5.CG.2.4; SS.5.CG.2.5
For lessons about elections and voting, check out these middle school benchmarks: SS.7.CG.2.2; SS.7.CG.2.6; SS.7.CG.2.7; SS.7.CG.2.8; SS.7.CG.2.10; SS.7.CG.3.6; SS.7.CG.3.14; SS.8.CG.2.6
For lessons about elections and voting, check out these high school benchmarks: SS.912.CG.2.2; SS.912.CG.2.3; SS.912.CG.2.6; SS.912.CG.2.7; SS.912.CG.2.8; SS.912.CG.2.9; SS.912.CG.2.10; SS.912.CG.2.11; SS.912.CG.2.13; SS.912.CG.3.4
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Many other organizations also provide high-quality, no-cost materials that may help in learning and reviewing content related to elections and voting.
National Political Party Websites:
- Communist Party USA
- Constitution Party
- Democratic Party
- Green Party
- Libertarian Party
- Republican Party
- Socialist Party USA
State of Florida Election Information:
Other Curricular Resources:
- 270 to Win
- FiveThirtyEight
- Ballotpedia
- League of Women Voters of Florida
- Rock the Vote
- iCivics
- Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained, Ted Ed
- The Living Room Candidate
- PBS Election Central
- Purple (short film)
- U.S. Department of State
- Civics Renewal Network
- National Archives: Voting Rights
- National Archives: Presidential Elections & Inaugurations
- National Archives: U.S. Voting & Elections
- DocsTeach: Elections & Voting
- Sphere Election Hub