They were quite the citizens and were so eager to learn about Democracy.
The Elephants
The Honeybees
- Researching the candidates' biographies and the election process in the computer lab
- Watching videos about the election in the computer lab/classroom
- Student-Power teaching from the Social Studies Book
- Cooperating in Group Discussions on The Election Process
(Their questions even had me thinking, so I had to catch up on my research!)
- Creating Uncle Sam Hats to show knowledge while saying,
"I want you to VOTE!"
- Creating Haiku Poems to show knowledge
(3-Lined Poem with 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables. I will upload a close-up of these soon!)
- Creating election probability graphs and acrostic poems based on classroom results (in Mrs. Green's math class)
- Participating in a School-wide Vote on Election Day in the library
- Wearing Red, White, and Blue on Election Day
- Eating lunch in the classroom on Election Day
(Some students chose to spend their good behavior tickets on the event)
- Reflecting on the results after the election by viewing the electoral votes for each candidate and reading the newspaper of President Obama's Re-election
I hope your children were able to teach you something!
I have enjoyed reading the notes and comments from you sharing what they taught you!
Enjoy the pictures :-)
Haiku Poems
Bulletin Boards
Researching Candidates
Watching a Video and Power Teaching
on Election Campaigning and Process
VOTING!!!
Reflecting on Results
~ Ms. Lightfoot
