K-3 Election Resources:

• “Let’s Vote!” (K)

• Daniel Tiger - How Grown-Ups Vote (K-1)

• Election Day - All About the Holidays (1-3)

• You, Me, and the Community 

• PBS Kids - You Choose (1-5)

  • Presley Talks About Voting

  • Presley Talks About the Government

  • Presley Talks About Important Issues for Kids

  • Presley Talks About Washington D.C.

• Peg & Cat - The Election Problem (K-2)

• My Vote Counts Lesson Plan (K-3)

• Elections & Voting: My Vote Gives Me Power (K-2): Lessons for civics, voting, and engagement. 

• Kid Citizen: (K-5): Topics in civic engagement and responsible citizenship for children. 

K-5 Election Resources:

• Kid Citizen: (K-5): Topics in civic engagement and responsible citizenship for children. 

• PBS Learning Media Election Central (Grades 4-12) 

• iCivics - Election Headquarters (Grades 4-8)

• Gilder Lehrman Institute, “American Symbols…” 

• Learning for Justice, Voting and Voices, A Pledge for Our Future

• NJ Mock Election: 

• Ballotpedia has a breakdown of national, state, and local elections. 

• iCivics - Election Headquarters (Grades 4-8)

• How America Works (6-8)

• PBS Learning Media Election Central (Grades 4-12) 

• Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024:  useful information from the News Literacy Project

• Learning for Justice, Voting and Voices, A Pledge for Our Future

• Teaching for Democracy Alliance, Instruction on Elections and Voting

• Civics Renewal Network, Resources for Teaching about Voting and Elections

• Close Up, 2024 Election Toolkit

9-12 Election Resources: 

• “I Side With” is an online questionnaire that helps students understand where they stand on particular issues or with particular candidates. This can be a good platform for self-reflection, discussion, journaling, etc. 

• PBS Learning Media Election Central (Grades 4-12) 

• Ballotpedia has a breakdown of national, state, and local elections. 

• NJ Mock Election:  

• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: Primary and Secondary sources on the history of election day in the United States. 

• Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024:  useful information from the News Literacy Project

• Eagleton Institute of Politics, RU Ready in the Classroom

• Teaching for Democracy Alliance, Instruction on Elections and Voting

• Civics Renewal Network, Resources for Teaching about Voting and Elections

• Political Science Now, Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

• Close Up, 2024 Election Toolkit

• Council on Foreign Relations, The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy