Torrey Maloof 
Understanding Elections Levels 3-5 

Provide students in grades 3-5 with a clear understanding of government and politics while teaching the voting process and democracy concepts. Teachers will appreciate the flexibility of the lessons, activities, and interactive opportunities that integrate key literacy skills and overall knowledge of the election process through engaging activities that include analyzing and evaluating primary sources, participating in a mock election and debates, evaluating the electoral college, making connections between paired fiction and nonfiction texts, and solving engaging mazes and puzzles. Encourage civic discourse with this essential social studies resource!