Elections and Government Resources for Kids
Activities and resources to get your whole family excited about elections and government!
ELECTION ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Kindergarten-6:
- Kids Voting Activity Kit– Fun activities for kids to make campaign posters, bumper stickers, flags and more from MomsRising.org
- Race to the Ballot: The Our White House Presidential Campaign and Election Kit for Kids! – The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance created this toolkit to help adults who live and work with young people engage with our kids in informed discussions about the presidential campaigns and election, teach them to think critically, and energize them to learn more about the political process in America.
Tweens and Teens
- Elections Just for Kids – Activities, fun facts, and teacher resources from the Davis County Clerk’s Office in Utah
- Elections Collection – Lesson plans, book resources and videos from Scholastic
- Win the White House – Free educational app from iCivics that challenges you to manage your own presidential campaign by debating timely issues, strategically raise funds, poll voters, launch media campaigns and make personal appearances
- Cast Your Vote – Free educational app from iCivics that teaches kids how to become an informed voter
ELECTION RESOURCES FOR KIDS
PK-4
- Why Voting is Important – Video for kids by Kids Academy
- Sesame Street: Election Day – Video about election day from Big Bird and friends
Tweens
- Fun Facts About Voting – Educational video for students from Fresberg Cartoon’s educational weekly video series
- Why should kids care about voting? A Scholastic kid reporter asks Pres. Obama
- Every Vote Really Counts – Junior Scholastic article about close elections
Teens
- History of Voting! Video by Rock the Vote
- The fight for the right to vote – Video by TedEd with Nicki Beaman Griffin=
- Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained – TedEd video with Christina Greer
- The Power of The Youth Vote – TedEx Talk by Mindy Romero,founder and director of the California Civic Engagement Project
UNDERSTANDING OUR GOVERNMENT
Tweens and Teens
- iCivics.org – Free educational app games for kids to learn about all aspects of the government
- Three Branches of Government – Worksheet from Junior Scholastic
- Checks and Balances – Worksheet from Junior Scholastic
- The Impeachment Process – Worksheet from Junior Scholastic
- The U.S. Constitution – Scholastic video on how the Constitution came to be and how it still shapes the world today
- The First Amendment – Article and video by Scholastic on the freedoms afforded by the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights
- What is the Difference Between Democrats and Republicans? – Video by Illustrate to Educate on differences in logos, ideals and stances on major issues
HOW KIDS CAN PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT
Elementary and Tweens
- Make Your Voice Heard – Worksheet from Junior Scholastic to help youth learn how to write a persuasive letter to their legislator
- Student Activism in Action – Junior Scholastic article about student activism after the Parkland school shooting in 2018
