The Activities connect the community with the classroom and culminate with a trip to official polls on election day. All activities are complete with teacher plans, handouts, and additional resources included. It's the indispensable companion piece to The Activities . It is loaded with valuable tools to maximize the classroom experience. The activities are designed for use across grade levels and across curriculum fields.
Typical lessons involve younger students in role-playing, craft activities, and classroom elections.
Older students may be involved in constructing policy options or holding formal debates. The activities emphasize information gathering and critical decision-making, with structured extension to home discussion of political issues. All students are invited into official polls on election day to cast their own ballot in a real-world voting experience. The curriculum has been indexed to the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies . Of the ten themes that form the framework of the social studies standards, five are present in Civics Alive .