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Our classroom is mainly 4th graders who are on target with their learning
Before beginning, I will check my microphone and ask A.B. if they can hear me clearly. outcomes.
Show the class the first poster, Governor Brad Little. Talk about how just the people of A.B. has cochlear implants, I will need to make sure that student has them turned
Idaho voted for him to be our governor. Discuss some roles our Governor has. Show on and I am wearing the clip-on microphone that goes with them.
the class the posters of Idaho’s Senators, Senator Mike Crapo and Senator James E
Risch. They were also chosen by the people of Idaho. Talk about what they do as C.D. is newly integrated into our classroom, Autistic with a one on one. They will
Senators. Finally show the posters of Idaho’s Representatives, Representative Mike have help writing and being engaged. Goal for this student is inclusion right now
Simpson and Representative Russ Fulcher. Take questions. Tell the class that at the as they are brand new to the general education setting and is only in here a
end of the day I will be hanging these posters on the bulletin board for them to look at couple times throughout the day. I expect that C.D. will be excited about this
these next couple weeks. 10-15 minutes. activity.
Transition to talking about how the election process works. Briefly touch on the voting E.F. and G.H. will need very clear, concise instructions and a little more time to
history to give a little preview of a future lesson. Ask if anyone has ever been to the answer questions and complete their work. E.F. will also need some help staying
polls with their parents while they voted. Define “polls”. Tell the class that when voting on task.
for state officials, the candidates campaign for months, even years, ahead of time.
Define “candidates” and “campaign”. Official voting is supposed to be secretive; they
even give you a folder called a ‘Secrecy Sleeve’ for your ballot so that no one can look
at who you voted for. Why would it matter if someone saw who you voted for? What if
you saw that someone voted for someone you didn’t? Discuss. 10 minutes.
Instruct the class “I don’t want you to take your pencils out quite yet, I want you to listen
to the directions for this first,” while starting to pass out Classroom Party Ballots.
Remind the class that they earned a class party due to their good behavior. Tell the
class that they will be voting today on what they would like to do for their party. Some
suggestions I might offer while distributing the ballots include: Pajama day, movie and
popcorn, an extra recess, etc. I will ask for three suggestions from students who can
raise their hand. Once everyone has a ballot, students may take out their pencils. At
this point, I will move to stand next to E.F. to keep them on task and from distracting
peers. Call on the first student for suggestion number one, students write it in the first
spot on the ballot and I will write it on the whiteboard. Call on second and third students
for the next two suggestions, students add them to their ballot, and I write them on the
whiteboard along with the first one. Once three choices have been suggested, I will ask
for a show of hands: Raise your hand if you think we should do [number one]. Why?
Call on students and discuss. Raise your hand if you think we should do [number two].
Why? Call on students and discuss. Raise your hand if you think we should do [number
three]. Why? Call on students and discuss. Talk about how giving reasons and trying to
persuade your friends to vote a certain way is exactly what candidates do when they
campaign. “Sometimes voters think they want to vote for a certain person or thing, but
after thinking about it and hearing reasons from other people they might change their
mind. Trying your best to make a smart choice is very important.” Ask for examples of
times they changed their mind in picking something to do or somewhere to go. Why did
they change their mind? Did someone talk them into changing it? Did they do it for their
friend? Discuss. During this time, I will look to the one on one for C.D. for a “thumbs up”
or “thumbs down” to gauge how they are doing be a part of the class. I will now move
back to the front of the class. “Now that everyone has had a chance to think about what
party they would like, I want you to pick ONE. Mark it on your ballot. Do not show your
neighbor! This is secretive! No talking. When you are done, fold your ballot in half and
walk it up to the front, “cast your vote” in this ballot box, and get your “I Voted” sticker.”
As students cast their vote and receive their sticker, I announce “[Student] has voted!”
for each student. 20-25 minutes
Count the votes by tally marks next to the choices on the whiteboard. Celebrate the
winning choice! Mention the names and roles of the five Idaho elected officials we are
learning about and once again discuss how they won by having the most votes just like
our class party has been decided! 5 minutes
Who can name the 5 Idaho state officials we talked about today? Who is our governor? What does he do? Who are our
What to ask or say to students?
Senators? What do they do? Who are our Representatives? What do they do? Pass out post assessment (exit ticket) to
be completed and turned in.
References
Sources cited in APA Brad Little. (2020, March 7). Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Little
Jim Risch. (2020, March 30). Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Risch
Mike Crapo. (2020, March 29). Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Crapo
Mike Simpson. (2020, March 14). Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_
Simpson
Russ Fulcher. (2020, March 26). Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Fulcher
The Official Website of the State of Idaho. (2019, January 7). Elected Officials. Retrieved March 27, 2020,
from https://www.idaho.gov/government/elected-officials/