2013 Suggestions for using Kids Voting Lessons
Grades 9-12 Fall 2013 www.kidsvotingusa.org
Local Elections: Though many aligned KV activities are great for this year, the following lessons
are some suggestions to consider. They are listed by Lesson Title, theme section, and NC
Essential Standard for Social Studies (ES) and/or Common Core (CC).
Voting & Local Governments – Elections & Voting (My Vote Gives Me Power)
CC 9&10 Writing History/Soc.St. 1,6,7; Math 4,7
CC 11&12 Writing History/Soc.St. 1,6,7; Math 4.7
Stop That Teenager Before He Votes – Elections & Voting (Suffrage Then & Now)
CC9&10 Reading History/Soc.St. 6,8; Writing History/Soc.St. 1,3,7; Math 1
CC11&12 Reading History/Soc.St. 6,8; Writing History/Soc.St. 1,3,7; Math 1
My Turn: Targeting A Problem for Teens – Civic Engagement (Communicating With Others)
CC9&10: Reading History/Soc.St. 1, 3,6,7,10; Writing History/Soc.St. 1,5,8
CC11&12: Reading History/Soc.St. 1,3,6,7,10; Writing History/Soc.St. 1,5,8
1965 Alabama Literacy Test – Elections & Voting (Suffrage Then & Now)
ES: CE.C&G.1.5
CC9&10: Reading History/Soc.St. 1,2,4,5,10; Writing History/Soc.St. 8
CC11&12: Reading History/Soc.St. 1,2,4,5,10; Writing History/Soc.St. 8
CC World History
Save Your Rights – Democracy & the People (A Citizen’s Rights & Responsibilities)
ES: CE.C&G.1.1; CE.C&G.1.4; CE.C&G.1.5
CC9&10: Reading History/Soc.St. 4,5; Math 1,4
CC11&12: Reading History/Soc.St. 4,5; Math 1,4
Selling the Candidates – Informed Citizen (Technology/Media Literacy)
CC9&10: Reading History/Soc.St. 1,2,8
CC11&12: Reading History/Soc.St. 1,2,8
CC World History
Please see www.kidsvotingusa.org (register & log in) to find these and more Kids Voting
activities for both Civics & Economics and World History as well as their alignments to
both the Common Core and NC Essential Standards for Social Studies.
Other helpful websites:
Kids Voting NC Teachers page – access lessons & other websites at www.kidsvotingnc.org
NC Civic Education Consortium aligned lessons/activities – www.
www.http://humanities.unc.edu/civics/
Citizenship Quiz – History Channel quizzes, long and short –
www.history.com/interactives/citizenship-quiz