Learning How to Vote

At the end of our extensive Government unit, we decided the best way to help the information stick and to encourage students to get involved in our city, state, and federal governments through voting was to actually go through the steps ourselves. After many lessons on how government affects us and the way that the government runs, our class had a firm understanding that it is important to vote to elect the people we trust to make the best decisions. While knowing there are several steps to the process, we acted it out in hopes that we would understand the order of the voting process even better. Each student registered to vote by filling out a blue voter registration card, then received a voting ballot if they met all of the qualifications. After receiving a voting ballot, the students would wait in line to cast their vote in one of our top secret voting booths. Each student was educated on the options listed on the ballot and what they entailed prior to receiving their ballot. At the end, I counted each vote and announced the winner for our class. I then shared our results with the other 2nd grade teachers so we could determine which choice had the most votes and would win for our grade level. As it turned out, majority ruled....INDOOR RECESS!

Voting Booth