Election Resources October 2004
By Linda Lindroth

Mapping the Presidents
Try this mapping and American History review from National Geographic for the elections this fall...

Here is a lesson plan, complete with national standards, for plotting the birthplaces of all the Presidents on a map of the U.S. Students will color in states based on the number of Presidents born in that state using a map key for the colors (creating a choropleth map).

National Geography Standard 1: "How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective."

National Portrait Gallery – Hall of Presidents
Smithsonian Institute
Turn your classroom walls into a Hall of Presidents. With Election Day on November 2nd, why not create a Hall of Presidents in your classroom or school hallway.

National Student/Parent Mock Election
Curriculum guides, lesson plans, and activities for all grade levels to study the election. Downloadable html files and PDF documents to help you with your study of Election 2004.

By the People – Election 2004
Lesson plans for kids, parents, and teachers from PBS. TeacherSource allows teachers to search by standards for PBS lessons, activities, and games, books, and web sites for many topics. There are more than 40 detailed lesson plans on the election with procedures, materials, and links to web resources. All the lessons are matched to standards.

Education World: Election 2004 Classroom Activities
Activities and lessons for teaching about the electoral college, the right to vote, the campaign trail – all the way to the inauguration in January!

Linda K. Lindroth is Technology Editor and Web Coordinator for Teaching K-8. She is also a Technology Resource Teacher in a K-5 computer lab in Lexington, KY.