1. Elections Lindsay Burlas ED 417-01 Developed for the Second Grade

2. Standard ► Government  1) Identify leaders such as Mayor, Governor, and President, and explain how they are elected by the people.

3. Objective ► To have my students understand how elections work ► To have my students understand who the Mayor, Governor, and President are.

4. Activities ► Read as a class Duck for president. ► Class will discuss the roles of the president, governor, and mayor ► The students will write a paragraph about either the president, the governor, or the mayor and what they do. ► The students will have to write a paragraph about why they would want to be president and what they want to do, or why they would not want to be president. ► Class will simulate the voting process.

5. Materials ► The book, Duck for President By: Doreen Cronin ► Two pieces of writing paper per student ► Markers, crayons, and pencils ► Voter Registration Card ► Election Ballots ► Ballot Box ► Tally board

6. Duck For President ► Read the book to the class ► Discuss the book and election process

7. The President ► Is the head person over the United States ► Approves or denies the laws that congress makes ► Meets with the leaders of other countries ► Requirements:  Must be 35 years old  Natural Born citizen  Live in the U.S for 14 Years

8. The Governor ► He is in charge of the state ► Presides over the state legislature ► Ted Strickland

9. The Mayor ► Is in charge of a city ► Presides of the city council ► Appoints the police of chief and fire chief ► Mayor of Cincinnati

10. Who is Who ► Students will write a paragraph about what the President, Governor, or Mayor does.

11. I want to be the President because…. ► Students will write reasons why they would like to be president and what they would like to accomplish as president ► If a student would not like to be president, they can also write about that and why not ► After students are done writing, they will gather around the authors chair and take turns reading what they wrote

12. Simulating Voting ► Asks students to make a decision about what game they are going to be playing at recess and get some volunteers to give their game ► Make a list of the games to vote on ► Have students fill out voter registration cards ► Then have students fill out ballots to vote and drop them in the ballot box ► Choose two students to tally the votes on the board ► Conclusion: announce the winning game

13. Websites for Students ► Ohio Government Ohio Government Ohio Government ► Project Vote Smart Project Vote Smart Project Vote Smart ► Ohio Kids Ohio Kids Ohio Kids ► Bens Guide To U.S. Government for Kids Bens Guide To U.S. Government for Kids Bens Guide To U.S. Government for Kids ► Kids Voting USA Kids Voting USA Kids Voting USA