Learning About Elections

The main lesson learned throughout Christina Brown's third-grade unit, "Every Vote Counts" is that only six out of ten Americans exercise their right to vote.

The theme was to host a schoolwide election for the 2024 Presidential election, and each student in grades K-6 exercised their right to vote.

According to Brown, the unit gives students an idea of the voting process to increase their likelihood of voting later.

Equipped with glue, stars, and markers, the class created patriotic tablecloths, voting stations, and a ballot box.

To mimic the real voting experience, the election leaders, also...