Name: Chloe Olsen

Date: Monday May 2, 2016

Content Area: Civics and Government: Voting Part 1
Grade Level: 4th Grade

Big or Essential Question: How does the voting process work? Citizens understand
their rights and practice their responsibilities in a vibrant society.

Curriculum Standards: 5.3.4.E: Explain the voting process.

Lesson Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate how the presidential election works and is divided into two parts
(primaries and general elections).
2. Define 6 out of 8 vocabulary terms (see below).

Assessment: The students will fill out their Presidential Election Brackets. The
students will cut, match, and paste vocabulary terms to their definitions.

Resources and Materials:

Duck for President by Doreen Cronin

Presidential Election Brackets (blank copies;1 per student)
Presidential Election Brackets (answer key; teacher use)
Vocabulary Flashcards (front and back sheets; 1 set per student)

Vocabulary:
Primary Elections: the first round of the presidential election to choose which
candidates we want as a nation to represent each political party
General Election: the second round of the presidential election to choose
between the final two candidate and make him/her the next president of the U.S.
Vote: a choice or decision (noun); to make a choice or decision (verb)
Poll: a survey of a particular group of people
Ballot: a paper or card used to vote
Electoral College: a group of representative that vote for our nations president
and vice president; their vote is based on the citizens votes. The candidate that
wins 207 electoral college votes wins!
Candidates: members of the community that are running for president.
Political Party: an organized group of people with similar beliefs and opinions.

Anticipatory Set: Read, Duck For President, aloud to the class. If wanted, play
YouTube read aloud version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VQnfNvDbms

Procedures:
 1. Following the anticipatory set, have class discussion about the book.
2. Have students participate in a think-pair-share answering, what I know about
voting.
3. Have class discussion about voting.
4. Go off the students knowledge of the current election. State the candidates for
each political party running. State how the presidential election has two parts:
primaries and general election.
5. Compare the presidential election to a basketball bracket. Have the students
complete their presidential election bracket. (See Attached)
6. Collect the students brackets for completion. Display in the classroom.
7. Have students complete vocabulary assessment.
8. Collect the students flashcards to grade.

Adaptations: Display bracket on board for all students to have visual aid. Read
flashcards aloud for AE, CG, and NV. Predetermined grouping for think-pair-share.

Closure: Review vocabulary terms.