This Election Day Digital Bulletin Board includes 43 slides about USA elections, two scavenger hunt activities, and a printable recommended reads list. Recommended for Grades 3-6.
This Election Day Digital Bulletin Board includes 43 slides about USA elections, two scavenger hunt activities, and a printable recommended reads list. Recommended for Grades 3-6.
This Election Day Digital Bulletin Board includes 43 slides about USA elections, two scavenger hunt activities, and a printable recommended reads list. Recommended for Grades 3-6.
This Election Day Digital Bulletin Board includes 43 slides about USA elections, two scavenger hunt activities, and a printable recommended reads list. Recommended for Grades 3-6.

Election Day Digital Bulletin Board | Grades 3-6

$7.00

Make your Election Day library display a learning opportunity! This Election Day Digital Bulletin Board introduces Grades 3-6 to voting, political parties, and USA elections through trivia, vocabulary, and discussion prompts.

Run the Election Day scrolling slideshow during library checkout, let students complete the matching scavenger hunts, or pause the slides to discuss election topics. Editable text makes it easy to customize for your library or classroom.

***This resource is specific to USA elections and can be used across any US election cycle.***

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS ELECTION DAY DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARD

  • Recommended grades: 3-6
  • Formats: PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF
  • Editable: All text is editable; images are locked in the backgrounds
  • Duration: Includes 43 scrolling slides. If each slide scrolls after 30 seconds, the slideshow will complete a full cycle in 22 minutes.

 

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET

  • Election Day scrolling slideshow with 43 student-facing slides
  • PowerPoint and Google Slides versions, plus PDF printables
  • Picture scavenger hunt
  • Informational scavenger hunt + answer key
  • Recommended Reads list
  • Instructions for setting the slideshow to scroll on a timed loop

 

Use it as an informational display, an Election Day library activity, or a starting point for classroom discussions.

THIS ELECTION DAY SCROLLING SLIDESHOW INCLUDES:

  • Election vocabulary: ballot, polling place, political party, absentee voting, presidential oath, and Inauguration Day
  • Voting: reasons people may not vote, long lines, and voting from another country
  • Political parties: Republicans, Democrats, and red and blue election maps
  • Presidential facts: youngest elected president, presidential inauguration ages, and the presidential oath
  • Media literacy: positive and negative political ads, missing context, and fact-checking claims, including AI responses
  • Trivia questions and answers
  • Would-You Rather questions
  • School connections: student council and the US Constitution

 

Customizable slides also provide space for daily and weekly schedules, library announcements, birthdays, and a student council spotlight. Edit or delete these slides to fit your school.

ELECTION DAY SCAVENGER HUNTS

Keep students busy during checkout as they search the scrolling slideshow for pictures and information!

  • Picture scavenger hunt: Students find and color nine images in the scrolling slideshow. No reading is required to complete the activity.
  • Informational scavenger hunt: Students find answers to nine questions about USA elections in the scrolling slideshow. Includes answer key.
  • Editable text: Customize the questions for your students.

 

The two student activity pages and answer key total three pages.

ELECTION DAY RECOMMENDED READS

Extend your Election Day library activities with an editable, print-friendly list of 27 election-themed books for Grades 3–6.

  • Includes picture books, fiction, graphic novels, and nonfiction
  • Hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency
  • Every title received at least two positive professional reviews listed in Titlewave
  • Editable so you can feature books available in your library

 

LOW-PREP AND EASY TO CUSTOMIZE

Review the slides, personalize or delete the school-specific pages, and set the slideshow to scroll using the included instructions.

At 30 seconds per slide, the 43-slide rotation takes about 22 minutes. Adjust the timing to suit your students.

UPDATES

Revised for use across US election cycles, with historical examples rather than a current-president feature.

Your purchase includes access to future updates.

Most recent update: October 24, 2026

MORE FOR NOVEMBER:

This Election Day Storytime is for Grades K-3. It's a great library lesson to explain the election process in the USA. Includes Google Slides version.   This is a 5-page voting and tallying activity for Grades K-2. It's an easy Election Day activity that also practices math skills.   This November Digital Bulletin Board is for school libraries serving Grades 2-5.

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