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Lesson Plans - 2nd Grade

Election Scavenger Hunt

Students hunt through newspapers for a list of election-related news.

If I Were the President

Students think critically about the campaign issues in the current election

President’s or Prime Minister’s Portfolio

How are elections held? What do government leaders do? Begin with a briefcase that opens up new branches of learning.

Every Vote Counts

Student pollsters gather, summarize, display, and analyze their opinion poll results. What more could you ask?

Join the Revolution!

On April 19, 1775, the battle of Lexinton and Concord was fought. Your students can relive that unusual battle and follow the progress of the entire war — from that first day to the British surrender at Yorktown — by participating in some of the Revolutionary War activities below.