Presidential Elections | News Quiz is from PBS.

It’s pretty clear who the Presidential nominees are going to be, so I figured it was time to publish a best list, which I will continue to update.

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Here’s what I have so far:

My NY Times post, Nine Ways to Teach Election 2016 in the E.L.L. Classroom, is filled with ideas and resources applicable to this year.  Here’s another one I did about the Presidential election that has some still useful lesson ideas.

Here’s a lesson from The New York Times Learning Network: The Final Vote for President: Learning About the Electoral College.  Again, it’s from 2016, but still useful.

 

Debating Our Destiny: Do Presidential Debates Matter? – Lesson Plan is from The PBS News Hour.

Teaching and Learning With the 2016 Presidential Debates is from The New York Times Learning Network, and has excellent teaching ideas and hand-outs – and can be slightly modified for this year.

Ten of the Most Successful Presidential Campaign Ads Ever Made (with Lesson Plan) is from KQED.

 

Students Create Video Ads for Historical Presidential Elections is from The New York Times Learning Network.

The New York Times has published a very nice series of “unforgettable” moments from past Presidential debates. You watch the short video clips and then vote for your “favorite.”

Teaching With the Presidential Debates is from The New York Times Learning Network is from 2016, but still has great ideas.

Watching Debates With Kids is a good piece from Middleweb, and includes a nice downloadable sheet that students could use while watching the presidential debates.

English Page has some interactive vocabulary lessons related to presidential elections that would be helpful to English Language Learners.

iCivics, best known for its Social Studies oriented learning games but also offering many other resources (see WOW! IT LOOKS LIKE ICIVICS WANTS TO BE THE ONE-STOP SHOP FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS) has a Win The White House game.

 

 

Lesson of the Day: How Does the Electoral College Work and Why Does It Matter? is from The NY Times Learning Network.

Is the Election Still a Teachable Moment? is from Ed Week.

IDEAS & RESOURCES ABOUT WHAT & HOW TO TEACH THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION – PLEASE SHARE YOUR OWN ADVICE & PLANS

How does the US election work? is from Al Jazeera.

Teaching Resources for the US Elections is from Facing History.

Call for Change: Your Election 2024 Project is from KQED.

Kamala Harris is from Brittanica for Kids.

Kamala Harris is from Biography.

Kamala Harris’s life, career and firsts from AG to the vice presidency is from The Washington Post.

Comparing the Career Timelines of Trump, Vance, Harris and Walz is from The NY Times.

election headquarters is from iCivics.

Teaching about Voting and Elections is from Facing History.

These next two are from my Ed Week column:

Don’t Ignore Polarization in Classroom Election Discussions

Strategies for Teaching the 2024 Election (Hold on to Your Hat)

What happens if there’s a tie in 2024? Be ready for a ‘contingent election’ is from CNN.

Words Used at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions is from The NY Times.

Coming of Age in 2024 | Explore Your Political Identity and Values: We’re asking teenagers around the world to tell us what it’s like to grow up in this political moment using words, images, audio or video.

Call for Change: Your Election 2024 Project is from KQED.

Road to 270 is an interactive from NBC News.

Our Election 2024 Student Conversation Forums is from The NY Times Learning Network.

Can you mastermind a US presidential campaign? is a game from The Financial Times.

Waves of Interest is a really interesting – and interesting looking – data visualization tool that lets you compare and contrast Google searches on electoral topics between now and 2020.

Mapping Every US Election Since 1840 is from Google Maps Mania.

Teenagers on What Has Shaped Their Political Beliefs and Values is from The NY Times Learning Network.

The US elections: what choices for Europe?

Young People Shake Up Elections is from the Smithsonian.

Freedom Summer and Today’s Election Process is from Learning For Justice.

When was the last time a presidential campaign fought to win your state? is from The Washington Post.

Presidential elections provide opportunities to teach about power, proportions and percentages is from The Conversation.

Struggling to Discuss the Election in Class? These 5 Steps Can Help is from Ed Week.

Processing US Election Results is from Facing History.

See how people like you vote and how that’s changed over time is from The Washington Post.

Misinformation is everywhere this election. Can you tell what’s real? is from The Washington Post.

Who won? How AP calls the election, in ‘single largest act of journalism’ is from The Washington Post.

See how your neighborhood is giving to Trump and Harris is from The Washington Post.

How people cast their vote in each state, and how it’s changing is from The Washington Post.

How the election winner becomes president and where it could go awry is from The Washington Post.

Teaching about the Elections is from Helping Multilingual Learners Thrive.