Election Day Storytime – USA Election Process – Elementary Library Lessons

Description

***PLEASE NOTE that this resource is specific to the US election process only.***

THIS ELECTION DAY STORYTIME IS MADE ESPECIALLY FOR:

• new elementary librarians
• elementary librarians on Specials rotation
• secondary teachers who are now elementary librarians
• busy parents who just don’t have time to create detailed elementary library lessons

I have been all four of these at the same time! My storytimes are the elementary library lessons I would have wanted when I was a new, overwhelmed, and exhausted school librarian.

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS ELECTION DAY STORYTIME

• Recommended for: Grades K-3
• Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable

***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• 41-slide PPT + Google Slides
• List of 19 election-themed recommended reads for K-3 (1 page)
• 2 differentiated Scavenger Hunt Activities (2 pages + answer key)
• editable, standards-aligned lesson plan (TEKS, AASL, and CCSS)

ELECTION DAY SLIDES INCLUDE:

• Non-partisan information about how voting works in the USA
• Original storytime song lyrics about voting
• How to sign “vote” in American Sign Language – includes video link, text instructions, and images
• Sample whole-class vote: What’s for dinner?
• Slides for guided discussion of elections and voting: includes definitions of polling place, ballot, campaign, vote, term, political party.
• Slides about who can vote, where we vote, barriers to voting, and how some people will be unhappy after elections, no matter who wins.
• All slides are illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart and photos for K-3.

ELECTION DAY STORYTIME RECOMMENDED READS

• Includes picture books, fiction, and nonfiction for Grades K-3.
• total of 19 titles
• titles are editable, so you can customize the books included for your library
• All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.
• All titles received positive professional reviews on Titlewave for Grades K-3. Many titles received starred reviews.

These are the TEKS (Texas) that are addressed in this lesson:

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS FOR TEXAS (TEKS):

• Kindergarten: 113.13 (B15, Citizenship)–“identify ways that public officials are selected, including election and appointment to office”
• Grade 1: 113.13 (14D, Citizenship)–“explain and practice voting as a way of making choices and decisions”
• Grade 2: 113.13 (12C, Citizenship)–“identify ways that public officials are selected, including election and appointment to office”
• Grade 3: 113.13 (9C, Government)–“identify ways that public officials are selected, including election and appointment to office” AND (15C, Citizenship)–“explain the duty of the individual in state and local elections such as being informed and voting”

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