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🗳️ Little Voices, Big Impact — Exploring Election Day
Free voting printables, Arthur’s mascot election, and a kid-friendly guide to running for president.
Karly Moura & Christina Sciarrotto
October 27, 2026
Ready-to-go Election Day lessons & printables for K–2!
As Election Day approaches, this week’s What’s New in K–2 is packed with engaging tools, activities, and playful lessons to help our youngest learners explore civic participation and the voting process.
Through hands-on resources and interactive circle-time discussions, your students will discover what it means to make choices, support their classroom community, and use their voices to make a difference!
📬 Inside This Issue:
đź’ˇ Tips, Tools & Templates: Kid-Friendly Election Day Activities
đź“ş Teaching with TeachFlix Jr: If I Ran for President
🤠Giggle of the Week: "Does Anyone Have Any Questions?"
❤️ Teacher Share: Send Us Your Classroom Ideas!
đź’ˇ Tips, Tools and Templates
💡 Election Day in K–2
Civics in primary grades is all about community, fairness, and having a voice. Whether you’re voting on a class read-aloud or running a mock election between two favorite snack choices, here are top picks to bring the concept of voting to life:
🗳️ The Basics of Voting: Introduce civic participation with PBS LearningMedia’s Election Day Resource.
👓 Arthur’s Class Election: Teach students that every vote counts alongside everyone’s favorite aardvark using the Arthur: My Vote Counts Lesson Plan (complete with ballots, video clips, and a classroom mascot election!).
📌 Interactive Bulletin Board: Transform your hallway or classroom display using the Kids Voting USA K–2 Activity Bulletin Board.
🌱 Civic Habits for Little Learners: Explore practical strategies for cultivating thoughtful young citizens at Growing Voters.
📚 Book Lists & Themed Units: Discover seasonal read-aloud recommendations tailored for K–2 on The Seasonal Homeschool Election Day Page.
✂️ Hands-On Printables: Download free coloring sheets, graphic organizers, and tally trackers from Read Brightly’s Voting & Election Printables.
🗳️ Cast a Real Ballot: Give students authentic voting practice with the interactive Kids Voting USA Ballot Game.
đź’ˇ Quick Classroom Idea: Host a "Cookie vs. Popcorn" or "Favorite Recess Game" ballot vote! Have students fill out secret ballots, place them in a decorated shoebox ballot box, and count the results together on a classroom tally chart.
đź“ş Teaching with Teachflix Junior
🗳️ If I Ran For President
In this delightful story, a diverse group of kids takes young readers behind the scenes of what it really looks like to run for office. From dreaming up big ideas to help others, to giving speeches, campaigning, and celebrating on Election Day, it breaks down government concepts into relatable, bite-sized moments for early learners.
🎥 Video Link: If I Ran for President
✏️ Classroom Companion Resources:
Curriculum Guide: Deepen comprehension and vocabulary with the Storyline Online Teacher’s Guide.
Literacy Activities: Grab word puzzles, writing prompts, and memory games from Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
Student Writing Template: Have your students share what they would do to make the world better with this customizable Canva Student Writing Sheet.
🤠Giggle of the Week
Source: Bored Panda